http://defensetech.org/2006/08/03/kinder-gentler-thermobarics/ The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security Fri, 25 May 2012 05:12:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://defensetech.org/2006/08/03/kinder-gentler-thermobarics/#comment-203430 Palmira Ousdahl Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:12:34 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2073#comment-203430 Nice cooporation between both I am so lucky to meet this site, it is a very good site. I and like it very much.Thx for sharing! Nice cooporation between both I am so lucky to meet this site, it is a very good site. I and like it very much.Thx for sharing!

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/08/03/kinder-gentler-thermobarics/#comment-20994 Charles Sun, 06 Aug 2006 18:28:43 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2073#comment-20994 Remember the decibel scale is a log scale as well. Remember the decibel scale is a log scale as well.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/08/03/kinder-gentler-thermobarics/#comment-134726 David Hambling Fri, 04 Aug 2006 09:45:08 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2073#comment-134726 The makers view on possible health effects: "The measured acoustic output of 178 decibel and light intensity of 2.2 million candlas at one foot, do not appear to be high enough for permanent injury, while both remain high enough for effective diversion. According to literature, 5 eardrum rupture begins to occur at 185 dB. In order to establish medical thresholds for both permanent hearing and visual damage, extensive human testing would be necessary." The makers view on possible health effects:
“The measured acoustic output of 178 decibel and light intensity of 2.2 million candlas at one foot, do not appear to be high enough for permanent injury, while both remain high enough for effective diversion. According to literature, 5 eardrum rupture begins to occur at 185 dB. In order to establish medical thresholds for both permanent hearing and visual damage, extensive human testing would be necessary.”

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/08/03/kinder-gentler-thermobarics/#comment-134725 bespoke Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:27:40 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2073#comment-134725 fronten, if you are using Firefox, there's a nice extension that will show a little icon depicting the type of the link when you mouse over the link: TargetAlert. fronten, if you are using Firefox, there’s a nice extension that will show a little icon depicting the type of the link when you mouse over the link: TargetAlert.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/08/03/kinder-gentler-thermobarics/#comment-134724 bespoke Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:25:44 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2073#comment-134724 After search minutes of googling, the concensus generally seems to be that 170dB, even for a millisecond, would cause irreversible hearing loss. In fact, some websites say that even with hearing protection, anything above 140dB should be avoided. If I recall correctly, most hearing protection devices only "block" about 30 to 40dB. I wouldn't want to be in a "free speech zone" when the 10kg version is used for "non-lethal 'shock & awe'" - hearing protectors or not. After search minutes of googling, the concensus generally seems to be that 170dB, even for a millisecond, would cause irreversible hearing loss.
In fact, some websites say that even with hearing protection, anything above 140dB should be avoided. If I recall correctly, most hearing protection devices only “block” about 30 to 40dB.
I wouldn’t want to be in a “free speech zone” when the 10kg version is used for “non-lethal ‘shock & awe’” — hearing protectors or not.

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/08/03/kinder-gentler-thermobarics/#comment-134723 fronten Thu, 03 Aug 2006 18:20:05 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2073#comment-134723 writers, please flag your media links with an appropriate file type tag like (PDF) or such.. writers, please flag your media links with an appropriate file type tag like (PDF) or such..

]]> http://defensetech.org/2006/08/03/kinder-gentler-thermobarics/#comment-134722 Eric Hundman Thu, 03 Aug 2006 14:01:50 +0000 http://deftech.usmilblog.com/?p=2073#comment-134722 I seem to remember the following rough decibel scale from my middle school days: 100 dB: hearing damage 150 dB: internal organ damage Any doctors care to elaborate on whether I'm roughly correct and, if so, how long the sound/noise has to be sustained to do any significant damage? I seem to remember the following rough decibel scale from my middle school days:
100 dB: hearing damage
150 dB: internal organ damage
Any doctors care to elaborate on whether I’m roughly correct and, if so, how long the sound/noise has to be sustained to do any significant damage?

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