More signs we're living in a cyberpunk world.

[theweaselking]

Raytheon's swimmer denial system - a sound-based system to automatically injure or kill divers getting too close to Raytheon property.

The theory is that "Raytheon's underwater sensors detect any unwelcome presence and trigger an underwater sound system that emits extremely powerful pulses of low frequency audio. The pulse rate and audio frequency are chosen to make human organs resonate like organ pipes, causing swimmers to vomit into their masks or suffer internal ruptures."

Also,
Tobacco mosaic virus modified to cause tobacco plants infected with it to produce a cure for the Black Plague.

Now, all they need to do is do the same thing for lung cancer, and you'll have cigarettes that are actually *good for you*.

Comments

[gothpanda.livejournal.com]

That Raytheon thing sounds like something out of Shadowrun. I'm *so* using that in a game.

[rgovrebo.livejournal.com]

a sound-based system to automatically injure or kill

In case of sonic attack on your district, follow these rules...

I must be tired

[zenten.livejournal.com]

It took several reads of that to figure out why just swimming nude wouldn't get you past the device.