LRADs and Sound Cannons Are NOT Safe. Here’s How To Minimize Their Effects.
If the police or military are aiming a LRAD at you, LEAVE THE AREA IMMEDIATELY TO PREVENT PERMANENT HEARING DAMAGE.
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@monsieurwong
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
hello, you have see this weapon in Belgrad? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k77YAuSNaY
@IAbrahamson
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
They are most definitely a leathal weapon
@jaerockchalk3216
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
it was also used in Australia during lockdown protests
@ruthgraham4313
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
the adverts are weapons and peoples foul words, no manners, deliberately attacking and repetitive ugly words and sounds
@cctv2wayradio1
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
Hi Benn, i know this is like 5 years ago now, however a few things I would like to ask about and wonder if you tested?
With normal things going the instance of inverse square law applies, however does this still apply to the LRAD device? yes its still loud but at 30 meters away is it considerably less loud than if you was law or military personel stood infront of it?
150db at 1m with a normal speaker will only be 144db at 2 meters away so at 6 meters away its 114db, again with a normal speaker setup, this is still loud just like standing next to a car with its alarm going off… however how does this change with the LRAD system?
@ATT1Q
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
Ummm I KNOW A FARADAY'S SUIT
@Barry-r8e2b
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
The corrupt energy department in Baxter MN got the police equipment and asses for playing with.
@ChrisCrond
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
Hey, few months away for 2026 and this video is needed more then ever around the world. and based on the other comments has been needed every day since you posted. isn't life hopefully and great!
@d704d
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
I’ve shared this with so many people, thank you. As someone with tinnitus, life is a bit more difficult 🙂
@AaronBocanegra1
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
This is useful thanks! Wondering if an umbrella could work as well as the paper/cardboard. We often have them on us to block the pepper balls.
@Diego-p2x7d
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
There's a reason why such technology was invented, but sadly it lands in the hands of people with to much hate to overcome.
@SuperP37
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
thanks for the test BUT. the sound also damages your organs on a cellular level. also, remember if you have nano bots from the covid jab it may cause very heavy damage. I know we are prob on the opposite side politically but remember it will be the dems using this. not the repubs. think of the lock downs in blue states vs red states. I read that thin metal works well against this.
I 100% agree w you that this should never be used on other human beings. unfortunately they have even worse things like the microwave dispersion weapons.
@ChrisWilson999
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
I'm guessing they'll let the lawyers sort it out.
@money_bln
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
My neighbors are using a device that whistles and makes noise, and it also hits the ears. The wave it emits creates a loud noise and injures a person, making them deaf. They military and SOBR in kz. Kazakhstan authority ignore my appeals.
@kylekelly7474
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
I bet that really hertz
@lauriliinat7262
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
Try building a man-sized retro-reflector shield that reflects the beam back to the source 😉 https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S0003682X17311933-gr9.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retroreflector
@bkm72
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
I'm a subscriber, but saw that one of your past vids brought a lawsuit. So, Here I am watching a video I wouldn't have otherwise seen.. Streisand effect.
@TheRabidPanda7
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
LRADs, autonomous drone swarms, packs of robot dogs with aim bot. Wtf are we doing humanity?
@willbohland3698
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
This is probably my age talking, but the best way to guarantee safety is to abstain from violent protests. Get a permit. Most cities in America allow you to protest on city property, you just need a permit, which they often grant. It happens all the time. Boston Commons is a great protest location, the city will issue the permit. No sonic weapons. Those only come out when you decide to hit the streets en masse, and even then, we only pull those out to prevent destruction of people's businesses. So, if you want to avoid that, it's really easy.
@ts2wv
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
if you have too much time, you can design a brag reflector for sound lol
@retroide
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
No civilian should ever have this weapon used on them. It’s cruel and unusual punishment for innocent people who haven’t been convicted of any crime in a court of law. One moment you’re at a peaceful gathering, the next moment you’re a victim of permanent hearing loss for the rest of your life.
@erby111
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
this needs millions more views istg
@DoctorFu
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
Thanks for getting a headache for science! 🎉
@jqp9336
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
This is great. Can you make more videos like these, so Chicagoans are fully equipped to minimize cheeto fascism?
@docsavage6577
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
You should try layering the poster board.
@acceptances
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
Thank you Benn!
@Opaisa-e9i
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
They know how the tech works, they're banking in it working the way it does. The people in power know the harm they're doing to us. Don't ever let them make you believe otherwise.
@breathonthewind1070
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
Though that is probably more useful against microwave weapons.
@breathonthewind1070
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
You should be testing a wire mesh shield
@connosaurus
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
8:22 It's only taxpayers' money they're going to lose.
@TekknoBob
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
Was the LRAD 1/4 mile from you? I'm just wondering about the equation for the array's attenuation with distance, as it obviously does spread a bit, any thoughts?
@Marxon1134
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
Never rule out the fact that in the future, you may be the resistance, you may have to protest for your rights, no matter who you are.
Thats why videos like this are important.
@PapaYosif
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
what about aluminium foil?
@TheKingOfInappropriateComments
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
So basically it's like an MRI.
@1VETaLEK2
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
The question isnt whether or not the technology is ethical or not. Its about its appropriate use. Cops have guns and that is fine. Them shooting someone who is low level rioting its not. So say using a lrad on violent protesters throwing molitov cocktails would probably be appropriate. Its not intrinsically evil like the emotional reaction implys. The problem is its use. In this case, manufacturers lying to police departments about its dangers.
@GMRGoeloe
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
Targeted Individuals STOP #Neuroweapons
@TargetedIndividualOratioFount
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
Benn, I and my elderly mother have been gangstalked for 6 years. They are using a close range (apartment below us)😮 infrasound gun to inflict pain from the moment my eyes open in the morning to the puddle of sleeping pills I have to take every night to sleep. Do you have any information you could share on how I can shield my mother (73 year old mentally disabled 😮) and myself from these terrorists?
@RachelDaniels
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
Hey Benn, Rachel again. I’ve been noticing this too. It’s not just a physical affliction though.
@greyjamiesod4989
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
THIS IS HOW THE BRITISH MADE, AND USED, A SONIC GUN. TOTAL DENIAL.
Two sine waves, one at 16 000 cycles, the second at 16 002. Fired from two separate speakers pointed at the target. Inaudible. Now add stroboscopic infrared light, at 2 or 4 cycles per second. That goes through closed eyelids.
Pain, dizziness, vomiting, collapse, loss of bowel control, and with a little more power, death. That was printed in " The New Scientist and I think Scientific America, about 55 years ago.
@WilsonEywlkyutbe-s3b
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
19khz. The pilot signal for stereo fm receivers. I used to be able to hear it
@mattwasmyname
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
Would a hard material like lexan be a good reflector?
@fredrossman1189
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
Thanks for the interesting info. I am not a fan of demonstrations , but one could get caught up in such a situation I suppose. In these unserten times.
@sykoteddy
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
I've probably been a subscriber since 2 years or something and very interesting videos like this one is still appearing!
Thank you for this! It's commendable that you don't give a flying fcuk about what anyone thinks and do it anyway, despite you might lose a subscriber. What's right is right!
I'd like to know if common over ear protection would make a difference, also together with those simple yellow earplugs every workplace in at least Sweden has. I can imagine that might not do much difference since the frequency can go through your body to a extent.
I watched a video from Tech Ingredients a few years ago when they looked at this as well. You maybe could collab another video about this?
@michealblackmon9716
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
The was a 60 mins episode last year where they are able to show fairly convincing proof that the Sovuet Union targeted key individuals in the US military amount others with LRAD weapons. Look it up.
@d3m0nh8
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
wow.. you soooo had me at I don't fucking care.. LOLOL
@harrisjoseph6355
November 22, 2025 at 11:20 pm
The thin (walmart) poster board is likely not reflecting but instead just vibrating, possible even forming standing waves, and dissipating the kinetic energy of the air molecules. It could be there are a set of fundemental frequencies for a sheet of paper at which standing wave patterns can form. This would cause it to be much more effective at dissipating energy near those frequencies which may be why it's effective for 2.4khz and 15khz but not 19khz. I wonder more flexible (less rigid) sheet would work better for more frequencies. I assume the set of standing waves is some function of both how "flexible" the sheet is, its shape, and its surface area, and that a heavier sheet with the exact same flexibility and shape would have a greater damping effect because it would require more kinetic energy to form a wave pattern of the same amplitude
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