dumnezero@piefed.social to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agoBelgrade, Serbia: sonic wave attack during protest (March 15th, 2025)www.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square50fedilinkarrow-up1452arrow-down13file-textcross-posted to: Europe
arrow-up1449arrow-down1external-linkBelgrade, Serbia: sonic wave attack during protest (March 15th, 2025)www.youtube.comdumnezero@piefed.social to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square50fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: Europe
Belgrade authorities have used sound weapons on the crowd of protesters. The video description has some educational links. There are lots of videos around.
minus-squareMyScreenName@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down5·3 days agoNope. It’s a sonic weapon, not loud speaker.
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days agoLRADs are loudspeakers. Loudspeakers which can output in the order of 160db at 1m. Anything can be a weapon when you make it powerful enough.
minus-squareMyScreenName@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoTechnically, yes. A bullet is just a fast moving object. I was refering to sheer power of the thing. Guy asked if earplugs would help. LARD gets a tree swinging. It’s not “just a speaker” at that point.
minus-squareJonas@mastodon.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 days ago@europe might have to read more about this but I thought sonic weapons were also able to destroy your eardrums right
Nope. It’s a sonic weapon, not loud speaker.
LRADs are loudspeakers. Loudspeakers which can output in the order of 160db at 1m. Anything can be a weapon when you make it powerful enough.
Technically, yes. A bullet is just a fast moving object.
I was refering to sheer power of the thing. Guy asked if earplugs would help. LARD gets a tree swinging. It’s not “just a speaker” at that point.
@europe might have to read more about this but I thought sonic weapons were also able to destroy your eardrums right
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