Check out the invisibility cloak

BBC ^ | 5/17/04 | Maggie Shiels

[anniegetyourgun]

Ah ha....somehow I knew we would one day figure all this out!

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

It seems to me that I read an article about this in my newspaper a year or two ago. Cool!

[sionnsar]

It appears to be transparent as it's fitted with cameras which project what is in front of the wearer onto the back of the cloak, and vice versa.

At least if you're looking along the axis it's pre-programmed for. Go 30 degrees off-axis and I'm guessing it's nowhere near so transparent. Try a view from overhead, or from the side, I'd guess it's not "transparent" at all.

Unless each "camera point" has multiple cameras aimed in multiple directions, with corresponding directional emitters at each "emission point."

[COEXERJ145]

It seems to me that I read an article about this in my newspaper a year or two ago.

Yeah, you did. It was in some Japanese newspaper.

[VaBthang4]

Man that'll screw up your OODA loop.

[Argus]

On the battlefield, an invisibility cloak could be just the ticket.

It would also work wonders on the likes of Michael Moore and Helen Thomas.

[P.O.E.]

Or you could combine them - brain relaxation techniques so you don't mind the dented fender.

[SauronOfMordor]

At least if you're looking along the axis it's pre-programmed for. Go 30 degrees off-axis and I'm guessing it's nowhere near so transparent. Try a view from overhead, or from the side, I'd guess it's not "transparent" at all

A lot of grunts would be more than happy to be effectively invisible from the direction the enemy is at. Once the enemy is close enough that they cover a +/- 30 degree field, it's time to leave

[isthisnickcool]

They should get in contact with my first wife. She was able to make huge piles of money disappear.

[cantfindagoodscreenname]

Yeah, you did. It was in some Japanese newspaper.

Wow! And I didn't even realize I spoke Japanese!

[LibWhacker]

Yup . . . It's a very complicated problem, but I'm glad to see they're still working on it!

I was watching a 'Wings' program a few months ago that was covering stealth technology and one of the generals in charge of research said there was no reason in principle that someday we can't have stealth technology at visible wavelengths, just as we now have it for radar wavelengths. So it looks like there are at least two feasible ways to approach the problem . . . Very cool!

[LibWhacker]

Sometimes I think I'm invisible when I go to the deli. I guess Michael doesn't have that problem. :-)

[redheadtoo]

A cloak of invisibility, just what you need to wear while crossing the street. It reminds me of a Saturday Night Live skit I saw once about unsafe Halloween costumes. One of the costumes was called Invisible Pedestrian.

[bleach]

Kerry's daughter must've been trying out the prototype. Still needed a few kinks worked out.

[Monk Dimittis]

Kerry's daughter must've been trying out the prototype. Still needed a few kinks worked out.

She forgot to power it up...

[LibWhacker]

lol

[LibWhacker]

A lot of people are going to get hurt when these things become available at WalMart, lol.

[LibWhacker]

I'm sure they will when they're also interested in making furs and jewelry appear! ;-)

[Prime Choice]

Saw a report about this about six to nine months ago. It was out of Japan. Pretty intense stuff. Instantly reminded me of the cloak device used in the movie Predator.