Conventional Sound
Sound recordings have been used as a weapon to confuse the enemy in battle, as part of psychological warfare, and as a means of torture. Culturally inappropriate music has also been used to discourage teenagers from loitering in civilian settings. For example, the metro trains in Melbourne used to broadcast classical music over the stations' loudspeakers to discourage mischief.
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