Scientists Create Gun That Physically Stops You From Talking
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But what if you're a vocalist trained to listen to your voice through monitors, with a 200 ms delay effect for "space"?
See, I KNEW that garage band experience would pay off someday.
See, I KNEW that garage band experience would pay off someday.
As someone who works with sound every day, I really don't see this being effective. Focused directional microphones are old hat, and lots of people already experience exactly this kind of delay when speaking into mics connected to sound systems.Mike Kayatta said:
When I'm doing the morning announcements at school, I get a delay like that. You learn to just tune it out and continue speaking.
That all said, this gun does not physically stop you from talking. If it somehow generated a wave that interfered with the vibration of your vocal folds, that'd be physically stopping you. This just kind of... maybe irritates you into stopping?
I've seen something similar done in person a decade ago, except they had headphones and it played back the voice I think 600ms later. The idea is that the person becomes fixated on the speech being played back rather than their own. Out of a dozen people that used it not a single one could speak a normal sentence coherently.Proverbial Jon said:
Although being a musician I'm used to people playing/speaking out of time
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So it's simply the equivalent of turning on Playback on your headset microphone so you'll hear what it hears a second afterward... what?
So what stops them from using earplugs?
So what stops them from using earplugs?
The fact that they won't know you'll be using this in advance. That's about it really.dessertmonkeyjk said:
A directional 'playback' that will annoy you, and it won't be a continous feedback (i.e. it won't always be 200ms, it will vary as you move, if you try to avoid it it will be far harder to concentrate than 'morning announcements at school' in a hall once a week).
I may not be the first to point this out, but this device will be available to buy at BDSM sites within five years.
I grow just as tired of any ignorant loudmouth as the next guy, but in the end I am of the camp that sees more potential for abuse than for any benefit.
The side benefit is the potential for public speakers who are giving an awesome motivational speech, but instead look like: "Lah lah lah, I can't hear you!"
Nice to see we have a brain trust going on in the exact opposite direction here. You guys should take some time and think about the consequences of using such violence on someone who is just overusing their yap.
See you after 25 years to life.
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Amazing how mundane devices can defeat thousands or even millions of dollars worth of research and work. I wouldn't be surprised if we see sub-standard versions like these being sold on QVC after the government grows frustrated with it.Innegativeion said:
The side benefit is the potential for public speakers who are giving an awesome motivational speech, but instead look like: "Lah lah lah, I can't hear you!"
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Nice to see we have a brain trust going on in the exact opposite direction here. You guys should take some time and think about the consequences of using such violence on someone who is just overusing their yap.
See you after 25 years to life.
You guys do realize that this probably wouldn't work on everyone. For example, trained broadcast professionals like Rush Limbaugh have been trained over the years to be able to listen to themselves as they speak. When you call in to a radio show, they tell you to turn down your radio because most people who call do not have the ability to listen to themselves on the radio as they speak on the phone. I tried it once with my computer microphone and it definitely worked on me. Sorry to rain on the parade of you libs, but talk radio hosts would most likely be immune to this...
You can experience the exact thing this device replicates on any VOIP program, like Ventrillo or Teamspeak. If the person you are speaking to has voice activation on, and their outbound coming through standard speakers, as opposed to a headset, when you speak to them, your voice will activate their mic and send your voice back to you on a slight delay. As someone who uses these programs for a lot of things, I can assure you that it is nearly -impossible- to speak over yourself like that, you end up tripping over your own words and are rendered unable to complete even simple sentences.Voltano said:
This just sounds like the effect you get when some dumbass on your voice chat in a game isn't wearing a headset and you hear yourself speaking with a short delay everytime you say something.
If it is in fact just that, I can testify that while annoying, it's pretty easy to overcome after a while if you put your mind to it.
Then again, the way the quote is talking about it makes it sound like they just want to use it in very short bursts in specific instances, where the shock of experiencing the effect by surprise would be what shuts people up more than anything else, in which case it would work fine.
But it's not by any means a "make you quiet and keep you quiet" thing, but more of a "startle you out of what you're currently saying" thing.
If it is in fact just that, I can testify that while annoying, it's pretty easy to overcome after a while if you put your mind to it.
Then again, the way the quote is talking about it makes it sound like they just want to use it in very short bursts in specific instances, where the shock of experiencing the effect by surprise would be what shuts people up more than anything else, in which case it would work fine.
But it's not by any means a "make you quiet and keep you quiet" thing, but more of a "startle you out of what you're currently saying" thing.