War is infernal region on your ears . The thuds of artillery , eggbeater overhead , screams , constant gunshot — it ’s a sensory incubus . So how do you get quick for this sonic brutality ? Desensitize yourself in this highly sophisticated audio war simulator . Kaboom .
The soundstage , created by and located at the Missouri University of Science and Technology , uses 64 surround speaker to subject recruit to an audio pummeling : tank , gun for hire , helicopters — all incite around you as if you were actually there ( although restrain to a federally - capped 100 decibels ) . It ’s safe for up to two hour , during which soldier drill in full gear . The Leslie Townes Hope is that once they go far in a real battleground , they ’ll have some idea of what to carry . But of row , there ’s nothing like the genuine thing . [ Danger Room ]
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