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Article #329: Serious Plans Under Way to Stop Locust Plagues via Directional Sound Waves

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An online think tank member and concept future of net-centric warfare. If we
designer has been studying the built a vertical virtual 4D sound wall
aerodynamics of insect flight; then as the swarm bunches up, the power
specifically bees and locusts and now he level must be increased. What the swarm
believes has figured out the puzzle which would do, since we are dealing with an
has literally plagued mankind since organic evolved creature, which has never
ancient times. How to stop locust swarms dealt with such a sound wall is probably
from devastating human civilizations. How continue rather than evade it.
so you ask? Although they might turn around or mutate
Mr. Warren Powers has drawn out plans to the swarm's shape or direction due to the
test a concept of using directional sound bunching up of traffic jam, which would
waves to control and stop locust storms. be the same if they encountered an
In his announcement of the concept Mr. obstacle, a tree, mountain, rock or
Warren states; "It seems to me a building and that we know they can do and
reasonable place to begin would be to have evolved to deal with, obstacle
create a curtain or "plane" of sound or a avoidance. Now then, we need a secondary
"sound wall" or "sound barrier" through unit to close off the sides and backs of
which the locusts would fly and that wall the swarm or several such units. And if
of sound could be a few feet thick and a all hell breaks lose [as if a locust
couple hundred yards long, a few dozen plague is not already nearly there] then
yards tall. That space would look like a those operating such machinery need to be
rectangle in the air placed in the path protected too.
of an oncoming swarm." No one knows for sure if Warren Powers
Yes in concept this could work. But do strategy will work, but judging by the
locust swarms have any rhyme or reason or laws of physics it appears it is possible
known shape to them? Hard to say, but I and that is good enough a reason to go
think they do actually, although I would for it, as everyone knows how devastating
have to study this. I am pretty into Locust Plagues can be. Imagine this in
swarm theory from an offense and defense 2006.
standpoint of nature and battlespace AI






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