3 ms·

160 dB way over hearing safe. Most rifle rounds are in >140 dB territory, and that is quite sufficient to give you permanent hearing damage.

• Aloisius 2y ago
  That's peak power at 1 meter for a large LRAD, not what someone 75 or 100 meters away experiences.
  • mrob 2y ago
    There will be some attenuation, but the output is focused into a beam, so you don't get the usual inverse square falloff with distance.
    • ty6853 2y ago
      You do, there is just a greater gain factor constant.
• numpad0 2y ago
  The point is that LRADs are supposed to be an ethical alternative to guns and gases, as far as the original design intent is considered...
  • mrob 2y ago
    As LRADs are less ethical than CS gas, the true design intent is likely to produce something that looks insignificant on video recordings so it can be used as extrajudicial punishment of undesirables with less risk of public outcry.
    • fazeirony 2y ago
      this. and let's not forget that these....officers always receive the best, most top notch training to use these things safely. (/s) yet another reason to ensure footage looks like 'nothing terrible happened to these people' as expertly trained cop uses a weapon of war against civilians.