Speech jamming gun shuts people up

[MIKA27]

SPEECH JAMMING GUN SHUTS PEOPLE UP:

The speech jamming gun has got to be one of the more interesting inventions that we've come across recently.

Created by some researchers in Japan, it is a handheld gun that can jam the words of speakers who are over 100-feet away. It works by listening in with a directional microphone, and then after a short delay of 0.2 seconds, it plays it back with a directional speaker. The reason for the slight delay? To trigger an effect called Delayed Auditory Feedback (DAF) which is known to interrupt people when they speak.

The gun doesn't cause discomfort, but being unable to speak properly is quite an experience itself. The speech jamming gun could be used in libraries and quiet places to stop people from speaking, or to bring order to a chaotic debate. However, simple pair of earplugs can probably counter the effects of the gun, which brings us back to square one. For what it's worth, it seems like an interesting gadget to play pranks with.

Seen at: extremetech |

[Smallclub]

Would it work on cigar forums?

[Trevor2118]

it it might might we we will will try try it it out out......

[lemmycaution]

Would it work on cigar forums?

Group buy?

[Warren]

Some days when I get home from work all I want is a glass of my favorite single malt and a quiet cigar.

Do you think it might work on the Mrs.

[Duane]

if it works on kids when the news is on, sign me up

[CigarAsh]

Some days when I get home from work all I want is a glass of my favorite single malt and a quiet cigar.

Do you think it might work on the Mrs.

x2. The wife made margarita martinis last night and after her second one decided she needed to chat with me on the deck while I tried to enjoy a nice Trini Robusto T. I don't even remember most of the cigar . . . sigh . . . .

[Rushman]

x2. The wife made margarita martinis last night and after her second one decided she needed to chat with me on the deck while I tried to enjoy a nice Trini Robusto T. I don't even remember most of the cigar . . . sigh . . . .

Well that's the sign of a good husband. I on the other hand wouldn't have remembered most of the chit chat.

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[sloth]

Cool a handheld version of the talk-radio-caller-who-do-not-turn-down-their-radio experience!

[PigFish]

It won't work on my wife! She never listens to anyone, and when you repeat her insults she replies, "I did not say that," and then proceeds to argue about it!!!

The worst would be listening to her call me an XXX (fill in your own word) twice in a row!. -the Pig