Microwave brain scrambler?
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From: Winston on 11 Mar 2010 09:47 Could you use amplitude modulated microwaves to disable a bad guy? Picture this: A robber enters a restaurant, swings a pistol around and demands money. Secreted in the ceiling of the dining room is a microwave transmitter equipped with a parabolic dish that can be aimed to cover any portion of the eating area. The manager, monitoring the situation from his office, aims the transmitter at the robber, dials in an appropriate power level and pushes the 'go' button. The pulses of microwave power mimic and disrupt normal brain activity through calcium efflux, paralyzing the bad guy until police arrive. The science appears solid. Have a look at: Adey, W. Ross, Neurophysiologic Effects of Radiofrequency and Microwave Radiation, Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, V.55, #11, December, 1979 Bioelectromagnetics Volume 5 Issue 1, Pages 71 - 78 Published Online: 19 Oct 2005 As the article states, one wouldn't need a lot of power. In the cited experiment, 1 mW/g was sufficient to induce calcium ion efflux in human neuroblastoma cells. The transmitter could pay for itself in no time even if no robber appears: * Defusing altercations between customers and wait staff * Tailoring the customer demographic * Providing entertainment for bored management * Exploiting induced suggestibility to enhance performance feedback There are some downsides such as eye cataracts, an increase in susceptibility to leukemia and bacterial brain damage due to violations of the blood/brain barrier. Those are hardly important when you consider how funny it would be to watch random customers stand there, gobsmacked as you rearrange their brain from the comfort of your office. What do you think about this? Thanks --Winston
From: D Yuniskis on 11 Mar 2010 10:10 Winston wrote: > Could you use amplitude modulated microwaves to disable a bad guy? > > Picture this: > A robber enters a restaurant, swings a pistol around and demands money. [snip] > What do you think about this? Why not just use a mass projector? They are available *now* and aren't very expensive *or* subject to power outages, remote disabling, etc.
From: Rich Webb on 11 Mar 2010 09:52 On Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:47:07 -0800, Winston <Winston(a)bigbrother.net> wrote: >Could you use amplitude modulated microwaves to disable a bad guy? > >Picture this: >A robber enters a restaurant, swings a pistol around and demands money. > >Secreted in the ceiling of the dining room is a microwave transmitter >equipped with a parabolic dish that can be aimed to cover any portion >of the eating area. > >The manager, monitoring the situation from his office, aims the >transmitter at the robber, dials in an appropriate power >level and pushes the 'go' button. The pulses of microwave power >mimic and disrupt normal brain activity through calcium efflux, >paralyzing the bad guy until police arrive. > >The science appears solid. Have a look at: > >Adey, W. Ross, Neurophysiologic Effects of Radiofrequency and Microwave >Radiation, Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, V.55, #11, December, 1979 > >Bioelectromagnetics >Volume 5 Issue 1, Pages 71 - 78 >Published Online: 19 Oct 2005 > >As the article states, one wouldn't need a lot of power. >In the cited experiment, 1 mW/g was sufficient to induce calcium >ion efflux in human neuroblastoma cells. > >The transmitter could pay for itself in no time even if no robber appears: >* Defusing altercations between customers and wait staff >* Tailoring the customer demographic >* Providing entertainment for bored management >* Exploiting induced suggestibility to enhance performance feedback > >There are some downsides such as eye cataracts, an increase in >susceptibility to leukemia and bacterial brain damage due to >violations of the blood/brain barrier. Those are hardly important when >you consider how funny it would be to watch random customers stand there, >gobsmacked as you rearrange their brain from the comfort of your office. > >What do you think about this? Have a good^H^H^H^Hexcellent lawyer on retainer. -- Rich Webb Norfolk, VA
From: Winston on 11 Mar 2010 10:14 On 3/11/2010 7:10 AM, D Yuniskis wrote: > Winston wrote: >> Could you use amplitude modulated microwaves to disable a bad guy? >> >> Picture this: >> A robber enters a restaurant, swings a pistol around and demands money. > > [snip] > >> What do you think about this? > > Why not just use a mass projector? They are available *now* > and aren't very expensive *or* subject to power outages, > remote disabling, etc. 1) Evidence. Some of the targeted customers will be influential. Even a medical tech will be able to discern 'mass impingement' but no one will be able to prove that the manager targeted the customer with microwaves. Better to leave the customer feeling as if he had a stroke, rather than have the manager suffer ... criticism. 2) Delay. Mass projectors tend to cause immediate harm that can be associated with a particular restaurant and thus a particular manager. We don't want that association. The beauty of the microwave transmitter is that brain infection, leukemia, cataracts take time to develop and cannot be tracked backwards through months or years to a specific event or person. If we cannot trust a restaurant manager or his assistant to make these medical decisions for us, who can we trust? Thanks for your thoughts. --Winston
From: Vladimir Vassilevsky on 11 Mar 2010 10:25
Winston wrote: > Could you use amplitude modulated microwaves to disable a bad guy? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Active_denial_system Vladimir Vassilevsky DSP and Mixed Signal Design Consultant http://www.abvolt.com |