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January 9, 2008

#368: Bass

Bass

[[The Hat Guy and another guy are standing in a room with one window. Hat Guy is pushing a box with an elliptical dish on top towards the window.]]

«From outside, through the window: THUMPA THUMPA»

Guy: The bass from that car is driving me nuts.

Hat Guy: Me too. Give me a hand here.

[[The dish is aimed out the window; the Hat Guy plugs the device into the wall.]]

Guy: I’m afraid to ask.

Hat Guy: The system detects bass rhythms and floods the target with a phase-shifted replica signal.

Hat Guy: The resonance should blow out their speakers.

[[The side of a building. The dish of the device is visible through a window, emitting sound waves.]]

«THUMPA THUMPA» «BLAM»

[[Back in the room]]

Hat Guy: Speakers down. Now flip that red switch.

[[The guy does so with a “click”]]

[[Back to the outside view, more sound waves]]

«SHIRLEY SHIRLEY BO BIRLEY BANANA FANNA FO FIRLEY»

Guy: You’re horrifying.

Hat Guy: Okay, now throw the switch labeled “Macarena”.