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Old 09-01-2006, 23:12   #47
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Re: Alarm to send street yobs fleeing

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Originally Posted by danielf
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Originally Posted by punky
This has to be a wind up. An alarm that only under 20s can hear? How the hell does that work? What happens when you turn 20? You suddenly get a new set of ears or something?
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Originally Posted by bbc
It works by sending out an ear-piercing noise which is only clearly audible to people aged under 20.

Presumably high frequency. Older people aren't that good at hearing high frequencies. But it's unlikely it would suddenly stop being audible when you reach 20.
Yeah, I found the manufacturers site. It doesn't shout out professionalism, but it does say it is based around that principle.
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