Ah yes, brings back memories of the Torrance refinery's regular fires when I was a kid.
One of the weirder weapons I remember reading about was an attempt to make a sonic anti personnel weapon in WWII. It magnified the sound of a propane explosion until it was deadly. It only worked at short range and was dangerous to the operators so it was never deployed.
They told us All they wanted Was a sound that could kill someone From a distance. So we go ahead, And the meters are over in the red. It's a mistake in the making.
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Date: 2008-08-10 06:34 pm (UTC)One of the weirder weapons I remember reading about was an attempt to make a sonic anti personnel weapon in WWII. It magnified the sound of a propane explosion until it was deadly. It only worked at short range and was dangerous to the operators so it was never deployed.
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Date: 2008-08-10 07:06 pm (UTC)All they wanted
Was a sound that could kill someone
From a distance.
So we go ahead,
And the meters are over in the red.
It's a mistake in the making.
Kate Bush - Experiment IV
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Date: 2008-08-11 12:33 am (UTC)