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Heard as:
Shockwaves
Microwave
Microwave Threshold (mW.cm⁻²)
Radio Frequency (MHz)
PRF (Hz)
Pulse Duration (μsec)
YES
?
>60,000
?
?
Low Pitch
YES
12
200-3000
50-100
1-100
High Pitch
YES
~2000
Any
Any
Any
Smell
YES
?
Any
[3]
Any
Taste[4]
YES
<13.1
Any
<1000
Any
Felt as:
Heat[5]
YES
~8.4
30,000
Any
Any
Shock[2]
YES
?
Any
Any
Any
Burns
YES
?
30,000
Any
Any
Internal Burns
YES
?
<3,000
Any
Any
Paralysis
YES
?
~3,000[1]
>500
Any
Table F-1 HUMAN EFFECTS THRESHOLD (U)
Notes
[1] Reportedly enhanced if >500Hz
[2] Electrical shock
[3] Reportedly enhances smell
[4] >100μ Amp
[5] Added to those microwave heating effects can be the effects of IR
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