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How to Become Invisible

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the first-paint-yourself-with-invisible-paint dept.

mdm42 writes "Looks like a theoretical physicist at St. Andrews University in Scotland believes that invisibility may be possible. And its not going to be a potion or a cloak, but will come in the form of a device. " Let's just hope that when the invisible woman arrives, she's played more convincingly than Jessica Alba.

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  1. Re:Bending light is certainly possible by harrkev · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The only catch that I can see if you manage to accomplish this: you would be blind. If all of the photons were routed around your body, none would be left to enter you eyes, so you would not be able to see anything. On the other hand, if you left your eyes uncovered by whatever the magic material is, people woudl be able to see a disembodied pair of eyes from the front, and who-knows-what from the back.

    If some magic material were actually invented, it would probably also be detectable by checking for a magnetic or electric field. Of course, sonar would still work great.

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  2. Welcome by acu_gumby · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I, for one, welcome our new invisible overlords