Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login

The frequencies used in this research are several orders of magnitude higher. I doubt they'll have a related effect. I wouldn't worry about brain damage.

Tbose mosquito signals are intended to be painful and distracting, though, so it's no wonder your body is responding negatively to them. They're bound to take a mental toll and I can't fathom why such ultrasonic weaponry is even allowed in public places in the first place. The whole thing was designed to be an age discrimination tool.

I can only imagine what would happen if one would design a system that intentionally causes discomfort only among the elderly. I'm pretty sure it'll be banned immediately over public health concerns.




Yes, I would really like to participate in an effort to ban them.

I'd also like to start something like a cooperative map of mosquito locations around the world, so that sensitive people can avoid these places/businesses and/or take protective measures (like putting on earplugs, or even just earphones, etc) when passing by.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: