high / low frequency sound wave 'stungun'

[samuel23]

I read a sci-fi novel that included the police force using a 'non-lethal' high (or it may have been low, can't remember as it was a few years ago) frequency sound wave generator to stun groups of miscreants ~ aimed at people and groups from a distance, so not to be confused with Tazers ~ Is this viable?

[ChuckFickens]

There is (allegedly) a certain frequency of sound that if played loud enough will make a people poo themselves, I guess that could be fairly effective as crowd control :)

Anyhow...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonic_weaponry

[mibn2cweus]

Well if the sound didn't get to them, you'd think the smell would.

[Answerprancer]

No ..load of old rubbish, and so called "brown noise" doesn't make you cack your drawers, the best you can hope for is a high frequency (eg. 15-17khz) tone from your mobile phone/hi-fi that will p!ss off a few kids/teenagers for a minute or two.
Unless you have access to something that will generate many thousands of watts.

[jomifl]

I thought that they used barry manilow recordings

[samuel23]

@ Chuck ~ lol would be interesting to see that in action!
@ Answerprancer ~ so if the government had access to a machine / amplifier that could generate many thousands of watts does that mean it would be a viable proposition?
@ jomifl ~ Barry Manilow records - works for me! lmao

[stewey]

Some information on "sound-guns" here:
http://www.cbc.ca/can...sound-cannons547.html

[samuel23]

Thanks for providing that link Stewey. Very interesting. Science fiction turned fact?

[heathfield]

More from Wikipedia here...

http://en.wikipedia.o...Range_Acoustic_Device