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Scientific wizards find real cloak of invisibility
The Scotsman ^
| 03/01/05
| JAMES REYNOLDS
Posted on 03/01/2005 9:44:01 AM PST by murphE
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KEWL!
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posted on
03/01/2005 9:44:01 AM PST
by
murphE
To: murphE
An object that does not reflect or scatter light is called black, not invisible.
To: Jack of all Trades
An object that does not reflect or scatter light is called black Something appearing black to us absorbs all colors except black. ie it reflects black, no?
To: murphE
Although no final product has been made, the engineers claim their proposal "does not obviously violate any of the laws of physics".That's always a good start. Where would you like the government research checks sent?
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posted on
03/01/2005 9:49:36 AM PST
by
Lekker 1
("Airplanes are interesting toys, but of no military value"-Ferdinand Foch, French War College, 1911)
To: murphE
Let me be the first to say: BOGUS!
And if I'm not the first, then let me be the second.
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posted on
03/01/2005 9:52:11 AM PST
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: Principled
Something appearing black to us absorbs all colors except black. ie it reflects black, no? No. White is all colors. Black is no color (and no light). You can't reflect what isn't there. If no light is reflected, there will be a black void (ala black hole).
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posted on
03/01/2005 9:52:27 AM PST
by
pgyanke
(The profit motive is the driving force of freedom.)
To: murphE
"Scottie! More power to the shields!"
"She canna take much more of this Captain!"
To: murphE
A practical cloaking device would rank right up there
with the other great inventions of the past:
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posted on
03/01/2005 9:54:00 AM PST
by
mikrofon
(Sorry about that, Chief...")
To: murphE
only tiny things can so far be hidden They can hide ... car keys??
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posted on
03/01/2005 9:54:47 AM PST
by
ClearCase_guy
(The fourth estate is a fifth column.)
To: MineralMan
No! It's already working - we just can't find it.
To: Principled
"Something appearing black to us absorbs all colors except black. ie it reflects black, no?"
IIRC An object that appears black does so because it reflects all wavelengths. A white appearing object absorbs all wavelengths. (Or do I have all that backwards?)
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posted on
03/01/2005 9:56:07 AM PST
by
OSHA
(It's called fun. Look it up. You might even want to try it some time.)
To: murphE
all your cloaking divices are belong to us
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posted on
03/01/2005 9:56:51 AM PST
by
cork
To: murphE
Cloaking devices have been around since at least the middle ages....
...ironically enough, they were referred to as, "cloaks."
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posted on
03/01/2005 9:57:28 AM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
("It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.")
To: OSHA
Grass is NOT green, it just LOOKS that way because of the color.
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posted on
03/01/2005 9:58:12 AM PST
by
BipolarBob
(Yes I backed over the vampire, but I swear I didn't see it in my rearview mirror.)
To: Dilbert56
"No! It's already working - we just can't find it." That's how I lost my dagger!
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posted on
03/01/2005 9:58:32 AM PST
by
Joe 6-pack
("It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man.")
To: murphE
Objects are visible because light bounces off them; if this can be prevented and if the objects did not reflect any light, they would become invisible. No, what we will have is something that can become black on command.
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posted on
03/01/2005 10:02:12 AM PST
by
Centurion2000
(Nations do not survive by setting examples for others. Nations survive by making examples of others)
To: Principled
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posted on
03/01/2005 10:02:13 AM PST
by
OSHA
(It's called fun. Look it up. You might even want to try it some time.)
To: Joe 6-pack
Sounds like what these guys have been using for centuries.
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posted on
03/01/2005 10:02:59 AM PST
by
boofus
To: Dilbert56
No! It's already working - we just can't find it. LOL - My wallet and car keys are already equipped with such a device! It is truly an advancement to equip the cloaking device with its own cloaking device..."Now, where did I leave my cloaking device... hmmmmm... musta left it ON by accident. This is series."
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posted on
03/01/2005 10:03:02 AM PST
by
kinsman redeemer
(the real enemy seeks to devour what is good)
To: Centurion2000
No, what we will have is something that can become black on command. Like Bill Clinton?
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posted on
03/01/2005 10:03:23 AM PST
by
OSHA
(It's called fun. Look it up. You might even want to try it some time.)
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