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Sound equilibrium detecting machine for enclosed areas like theaters, offices, churches etc.. Establishes base ambient sound and then detects any disturbance beyond a tolerable decibel level. Several of these machines in a room can center on the offending party and direct a disembodied hushing sound
(also laser beam via optional laser sight). If ignored, hushing will escalate in volume and frequency.
Will save a lot of people from giving out angry stares.
Theater sniper
http://www.halfbake...ea/Theater_20sniper Locate noisy movie patrons and silence them...forever [thumbwax, Sep 16 2002, last modified Oct 17 2004]
(?) Directed Sound Beam
http://www.howstuff...om/news-item190.htm Use one of these to hush the person. [dare99, Sep 17 2002, last modified Oct 17 2004]
Or this one ;)
http://www.cinerham...rt/innovations.html [dare99, Sep 17 2002, last modified Oct 17 2004]
The home made approach
http://www.amasci.c...reenrg/audhole.html [dare99, Sep 17 2002, last modified Oct 17 2004]
The action figure
http://www.mcphee.c.../current/11247.html [mrthingy, Oct 17 2004]
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po, tolerable used to be 40dB, but due to painfully loud sound effects, adverts, trailers etc anything below 80dB is inaudible to the stuned audience. |
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Does that mean that nobody will get hushed unless they are louder than the movie? Sounds questionable. |
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I think this would be a fine idea with one addition - but I might get beaten up by the magic brigade.. |
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Instead of (or as well as) just a tight beam hush, how about generating negative noise, so that the disturbance is never heard by anyone else in the vicinity? |
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Sound can be focused pretty tightly. |
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I believe that sound cancellation systems large enough to handle auditoriums will become a reality some day. |
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That's what I thought too [blissmiss]. Anyone can hush anybody else down. Try doing that to a 300 pound slob with hygiene problems who seems to have trouble hearing himself. |
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Liked that one about a Superhero [Nick]. Come to think of it, could just be the title of the next Schwarzenegger flick. |
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