A ‘Sonic Attack’ on Diplomats in Cuba? Some Scientists Doubt It
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“I’d say it’s fairly implausible,” <-- is that the only comment? Why does he say that? Really?
“The data is very slim,” said Timothy Leighton <-- what data? enlighten us?
“If you’re talking about a ray-gun rifle knocking out someone with ultrasound they can’t hear at a hundred meters — that’s not going to happen,” said Dr. Leighton. <-- it's not? Why not? What experiments proved this to be ill effective?
These people have degrees ? Bought at wallmart?
If a mysterious high-tech ultrasound weapon were used, it ought to have been easy to get the evidence while the attack was underway, Dr. Garrett said. Cellphone microphones are often sensitive to ultrasonic sound, he noted, and commonly available iPhone apps could have revealed it. <--- kind of depends on what frequency you are emitting doesnt it?? cellphone frequencies are within a specific band.. do all ultrasonic frequencies influence these? i doubt it!
as usual with these scientists, no reference to any research or sources is given. Superb!
breathe
edit: somewhat sensible scientist, atleast gives a bit of a broad comment which isn't bad, though it adds nothing of value ofcourse!
“I believe those people got something that hurt them,” said Dr. Qin. “But it could be something in the environment.” The possibilities include toxins, or bacterial or viral infections, that can damage hearing.
yay science "something did something and it had some effect".
The trouble with comments like this is not that you're wrong—there's a chance you're right and really do know better than the people you're criticizing. But when you post like this, you make your comment indistinguishable from random internet detritus. In a way it doesn't matter if you're right, because that would only encourage the internet bullshitters to post more, and lord knows there are 99.9+ of them for every 1 of you.