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Tsunami Invisibility Cloak

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the just-deflect-those-waves-to-the-poor-town-next-door dept.

BuzzSkyline writes "New Scientist is reporting on a lab-scale experiment that may lead to a tsunami invisibility cloak, which could protect islands, open-ocean platforms and even coastlines from dangerous waves by effectively making them invisible to tsunamis. The technology is based on the same sorts of negative index of refraction ideas that some physicists are exploring as they try to make an optical invisibility cloak, except that it works with water instead of light."

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  1. Re:invisibility will help? by Chyeld · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    My kingdom for a mod point.

  2. Tsunami?!?....No, mate. Let me set you straight. by rts008 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Two words:
    Ned Kelly AKA: Reckless Kelly, AKA: Yahoo Serious

    It 'happened' in 1993, I think...I don't remember. (maybe i did too much LDS at Berkeley in the '60's?)

    Anyway...lassoo a structure onshore, then pull it out to sea, or wherever...

    Does: 1) ????
                2) Profit!
    belong here next?
    I don't know how Aussie laws, culture, or taxes work, but I saw this on HBO!

    *disclaimer*
    I have full respect for the Aussie military that I have had the pleasure to interact with. I may have felt bruised and battered afterwards, but have always left feeling 'partied out' in a good way!

    P.S. I hope this post is taken as the tongue-in-cheek nature I had intended!?!? :-)

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