Human frequency and muscle contractions

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Human muscles can indeed contract from resonance at specific frequency ranges, particularly between 5 to 10 Hz, which has been linked to potential military applications. The discussion highlights the need for effective dampening methods for these frequencies, as current dampers primarily target music and structural vibrations. There is interest in understanding how vibrational energy, whether from sound or mechanical sources, influences muscle contractions. Suggestions for dampening include unconventional methods, though traditional approaches may not suffice. The exploration of this phenomenon raises important questions about its implications and applications.
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Is possible for human muscles to contract from resonance at certain levels/ranges of frequency?

I have been a lot about how with the right frequency, one can induce contractions in diff parts of the human body. Does anyone know about this? If this is true, then what is the way you can dampen the frequency, assuming the the frequency is transmitted via vibrational energy? The dampeners currently in the market seems to be targeted only toward frequencies of music and more structural/mechanic sorts.

(I apologize if I am not using very techy physics term; I only took 1 year of college physics)

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That's pretty much how a Taser works, so yes... it is definitely possible.
 
I think he's talking about sonic frequencies, and I have not seen anything like that.
 
Oh... I misunderstood that. Sorry.
 
Well, I have been reading other posts on this forum about this phenomenon, about how human body frequency being in the range of 5 to 10 hz, with the suggestion that muscle contraction of diff parts of body are possible by varying the frequency. Apparently this phenonemon has been exploited for use by the US gov't as a potential military weapon against the enemies.

I don't mean sonic frequency in the sense that there is no medium to transfer this energy other than air. I am interested in vibrational energy, whether it be caused by sound or some other sheer mechanical source and how that causes muscle contractions in the human body. So, you see, it is not that far-fetched.

More importantly, how can this be dampened? Standard vibrational dampers do not address this issue since it focuses mainly on frequency related to music or structural noises.
 
Mel2103 said:
More importantly, how can this be dampened?

You could set off an explosion between you and the source, but I suspect that it might be counter-productive.
 
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