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Ever wonder what a Sound Detector device is? Wonder no more!
That is a dutch version from the 1930s.


And English:

The fearsom Japanese War Tuba:

Oh, we can't forget our German friends either:

I need some of those German models.

Not so portable.

Chris21wen wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:07 am Not so portable.

An ear trumpet for the stone deaf.

Looks like a distant noise from just the right angle could really scare the heck out of some cows.

Well the focal point for the gathered sound would be at the top of that steel post in front of the dish - that's where the microphone would have been. Beyond that point, the sound waves spread out again in a mirror pattern to the dish shape.

Arkham wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:50 am Ever wonder what a Sound Detector device is? Wonder no more!

The fearsom Japanese War Tuba:

"Tell me, Akira, what are we overcompensating for?"

BTW, I saw this exact photo when I was a very small child and I thought these were very powerful artillery guns.

Yaab wrote: Fri Jan 19, 2024 9:11 am BTW, I saw this exact photo when I was a very small child and I thought these were very powerful artillery guns.

Funny. I saw it as a kid too and thought maybe Dr. Suess was on to something.

Lung guns. 155mm Lung Tom gun.

I'm learning where Dr. Seuss got some of his ideas.

the1henson wrote: Fri Jan 19, 2024 6:53 pm I'm learning where Dr. Seuss got some of his ideas.

Well, he was an educated man!