using sound as a repellent

[Gwen]

i saw this report a few days ago about controversy about this dog repeller. it was a small devise that would emit a sound that only the dog could hear and was very unpleasant for the dog. you could use it at your home to hush your neighbors barking dog or keep them out of your yard, etc. the controversy was over time did it hurt the dogs ears, and many don't think it's proper treatment of animals.

the other night i saw this report about controversy about shops using a very high pitch sound that older ears can't hear but teen ears hear very well to discourage loitering. being marketed as a teen repellent it is now under controversy as to if this violates the rights of teens. the other issue seems to be that the teens are using the sound as an alert when they get a message on their phone. now they can use their phones in class and the teacher can't hear it.

anyway, just thought it was rather ironic and extremely funny how closely these reports paralleled each other. so i thought i would share. lol

[pam]

I wonder if I could use something like that when I think it's time for my kids to move out of the house.

Edited April 25, 2009 by pam

[hordak]

I saw a study once that used classical music.

I thought this tread would be about using rock music to drive away the Mormon crickets. I read a story about it a few days ago.

[Jbs2763]

i know the sound of a pump shotgun will repel a would be intruder

[HEthePrimate]

Yes, I saw a news video about the sound that teens can hear and adults supposedly can't. However, I could hear it quite clearly, and I'm easily old enough to be their parent! Had to laugh that people were thinking of using it as a means of keeping teens from gathering at certain places.

HEP

[Mahone]

Lol, I put it to the test as well. I could hear it (I was about 20 at the time), my brother could hear it (he was about 16) but my mother could not hear it and neither could my grandmother.

Kids using it to get one over their teachers doesn't always work though as often teachers are in their early to mid 20s and are still quite capable of hearing it. As for the example given though, they just need to turn their phone on vibrate, that's what I used to do (though my brick phone at the time vibrated so badly that you could hear it several metres away, people ended up sending me text messages on purpose just for the novelty factor of hearing it vibrate at the other side of the classroom).

[Gwen]

it reminded me of my siblings and i teasing my dad. he would set his watch alarm to remind him of something (sometimes it would be set and he wouldn't realize it) but when it would go off it was to high pitch, he couldn't hear it. we were always having to tell him when it was going off. lol

[Iggy]

Had to laugh that people were thinking of using it as a means of keeping teens from gathering at certain places. HEP

It has been used for decades- the music is Big Band Music. Home click on Listen Now.

When I play it loud - keeps the teens from my yard!!!!

[Hemidakota]

i saw this report a few days ago about controversy about this dog repeller. it was a small devise that would emit a sound that only the dog could hear and was very unpleasant for the dog. you could use it at your home to hush your neighbors barking dog or keep them out of your yard, etc. the controversy was over time did it hurt the dogs ears, and many don't think it's proper treatment of animals.

the other night i saw this report about controversy about shops using a very high pitch sound that older ears can't hear but teen ears hear very well to discourage loitering. being marketed as a teen repellent it is now under controversy as to if this violates the rights of teens. the other issue seems to be that the teens are using the sound as an alert when they get a message on their phone. now they can use their phones in class and the teacher can't hear it.

anyway, just thought it was rather ironic and extremely funny how closely these reports paralleled each other. so i thought i would share. lol

Never knew this....quite interesting to note, even the military has a device to focus a sound wave beam at an individual or a crowd.

Regards to older people, which frequency does our older people cannot hear is a mystery [upper frequency band].