Re: [microsound] Sound Bullets?

[Christian Aeschliman <ozwanderlust@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This natural skill is not isolated to the world of whales.

I have the ability to do this to seat cushions.

-Christian

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Subject: Re: [microsound] Sound Bullets?


> It has been known that certain whales are able to stun their prey with
> powerful blasts of inaudible sounds.
> Called "gunshots", whales focus these powerful blasts at large squid and
> other fish to paralyze and catch them.
> In some instances, they have been known to burst their prey apart by tonal
> projection alone.
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> http://trauma.cofa.unsw.edu.au/Infrasound/infra.htm
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