Alien Material Build Up

OK I admit it, I can remember watching 1950’s black and white ‘sci-fi flicks’ – but as a very, very young boy! When I see some of the computer designed special effects of today’s films, it only enhances my admiration for those who created the special effects in these early films. One such film, which is rather special for a reason I will mention later, was ‘The Earth versus The Flying Saucers’, directed by Fred F Sears and released in 1956.

To be brief, the earth is attacked by aliens in their flying saucers who set out to destroy all the major world cities, killing everyone except the two principle US scientists, Dr and Mrs Marvin. The reason I still remember this particular film is that in the end, the alien saucers were defeated over the skies of Washington by a device which used high-power sound (just like our sonic horns do) that stopped the saucers’ propulsion systems. If you would like to see the trailer for this movie click here.

Our extensive range of sonic horn products have not as yet been used to prevent aliens from landing on earth but have certainly been successful in preventing particulate build up and material blocking in such applications as silos, boilers, fans, baghouse filters etc.

By the way the guy responsible for the special effects in that early film is a movie legend – Ray Frederick Harryhausen, who went on to create special effects for such films as "The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad" and "Jason and the Argonauts" which featured the famous sword fight against seven skeleton warriors.