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Howardlong:

--- Quote ---'Sonic attack' on US embassy in Havana could have been crickets, say scientists

Noise which saw diplomats complaining of headaches and nausea could be song of Indies short-tailed cricket

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jan/06/sonic-attack-on-us-embassy-in-havana-could-have-been-crickets-say-scientists
cdev:
Look up 'retroreflector'.
helius:

--- Quote from: cdev on January 14, 2019, 02:54:13 am ---Look up 'retroreflector'.

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Could you give better context, please?
Microwave corner reflectors are large and obvious:



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--- Quote ---'Sonic attack' on US embassy in Havana could have been
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Do not waste time blocking your ears.
Do not waste time seeking a soundproof shelter.
Do not panic...
Use those seconds sensibly or you will inevitably die!
CM800:

--- Quote from: helius on January 14, 2019, 05:26:48 am ---Do not waste time blocking your ears.
Do not waste time seeking a soundproof shelter.
Do not panic...
Use those seconds sensibly or you will inevitably die!

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Put as much of your body in a metal box and point the enterance of said box towards the floor?
DrG:
I realize how long it has been since a response in the thread, but The National Academy of Sciences report on this issue just came out and this seems like the appropriate place.

An Assessment of Illness in U.S. Government Employees and Their Families at Overseas Embassies (2020)

PDF download of the report is available: https://www.nap.edu/download/25889

I paid a lot of attention to this when it was occurring but grew frustrated with the lack of facts that were available. I was particularly annoyed by "explanations" of chemical or viral effects and even "mass hysteria (which, IMO, is not a thing).

Lifting a few sentences from the Plausible Mechanisms section: The committee found the unusual presentation of acute, directional or location-specific early phase signs, symptoms and observations reported by DOS employees to be consistent with the effects of directed, pulsed radio frequency (RF) energy. Many of the chronic, nonspecific symptoms are also consistent with known RF effects, such as dizziness, headache, fatigue, nausea, anxiety, cognitive deficits, and memory loss.
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