Now that’s scary. In line with a latest Wall Avenue Journal report, the sounds of Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver screaming at one another in Noah Baumbach’s 2019 movie, Marriage Story, are being utilized by america Division of Agriculture to frighten off wolves from killing cattle on farms all through America.
The battle between Johansson’s Nicole Barber and Driver’s Charlie Barber is among the recordings broadcast by means of loudspeakers on “drone cowhands” alongside different seems like fireworks and gunshots. These quadcopters additionally use thermal cameras to detect “any wolf lurking within the darkness and bathe it in a highlight,” as described within the report.
“I would like wolves to reply and know that, hey, people are unhealthy,” a USDA district supervisor in Oregon defined.
The observe, referred to as “wolf hazing,” additionally employs the sounds of AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck” to stave off wolves from attacking susceptible livestock.
It appears to be working; in an space of southern Oregon the place 11 cows have been killed by wolves over 20 days, solely two have been killed over 85 days after “wolf hazing” drones have been employed.
This isn’t the primary time the US has used music and sound as a type of torture. In 1989, the US Military blasted aggressive music from the likes of Van Halen and The Conflict to assist drive Basic Manuel Noriega from a makeshift bunker within the Vatican’s embassy in Panama Metropolis, after President Bush invaded Panama. The observe continues to be a part of the army’s psy ops operations.
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Marriage Story earned six Oscar nods, together with Johansson and Driver receiving Finest Actress and Finest Actor nominations, respectively, for his or her frighteningly lifelike performances.
