[OT] Infrasound

[Aeolius]

I feel compelled to work this into my campaigns, now.

"British scientists have shown in a controlled experiment that the extreme bass sound known as infrasound produces a range of bizarre effects in people including anxiety, extreme sorrow and chills -- supporting popular suggestions of a link between infrasound and strange sensations."

More at http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/09/08/ghosts.sounds.reut/index.html

 

[d4]

i just read that myself -- interesting...

 

[Qlippoth]

Now all I need is a device that generates infrasound--CoC anyone?

 

[Hand of Evil]

There was something in a magazine some time ago about how the army/police was looking into sound based weapons to provide a harmless way to take down a foe.


Now if I can prove it is happening at work.

 

[diaglo]

is this similar to blindsight?

 

[d4]

There was something in a magazine some time ago about how the army/police was looking into sound based weapons to provide a harmless way to take down a foe.

this may be apocryphal, but i heard the army/police were working on a sonic-based weapon that would make people lose control of their bowels. now that's an effective crowd control weapon!

"We're angry! We're rioting! We're not going to take it anymore! ..... We're going to go home and change our pants now..."

 

[Aeolius]

and more at http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2309505.stm

"Blue whales are also known to use infrasonic waves to communicate.
Low frequency sound waves travel huge distances in water, allowing the whales keep in touch over hundreds, if not thousands, of kilometres... Some whales are also thought to use huge bursts of infrasound to stun the mysterious giant squid, which have never been seen alive in their natural habitat, before devouring them."

Sounds like a Special Attack based on a modified version of the Sound Burst spell is in order; Infrasound (Sp), anyone? Or perhaps Lesser Infrasound, Infrasound, and Greater Infrasound spells. Okay...both

 

[Aeolius]

this may be apocryphal, but i heard the army/police were working on a sonic-based weapon that would make people lose control of their bowels. now that's an effective crowd control weapon!

aka a "rolling brownout"?

 

[Dispater]

its scary.

 

[Ferret]

Infrasound looks cool. I can imagin in a few years you could put it in a little "box" and carrie it around when you tell ghost stories, or on halloween.