Predator-like cloaking almost a reality
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Even if it was finished now it would take 5 years before congress decides to mozy to do a vote to use it. Then it would take another 5 before they all get their votes straight. Oh, and lets not forget how long it would take them to get the new "suites" over to Iraq where we will be the next million years 
I dont think you have anything to worry about.
I dont think you have anything to worry about.Skiddywinks
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It is not going to make people perfectly invisible though. That would be impossible, at least using this method.
Thikn about it; photons leave the object behind the target, but still in view of the person looking at the target. The photons travel in a straight line and are interpretted by the brain as an image. This is (very basically) how the eye works.
Now, photons leave the object, but this time the person looking at the target is positioned such that the object is directly behind the target. The photons that get bent around the object have to travel a larger distance due to their new path (curved rather than straight). Compared to the photons that travel in a straight line, these other ones will arrive slightly later.
This would not really be an issue when the object is not moving, or when there is nothing dynamic in the background. But the moment the object moves, you are going to get some serious distortions of the background.
Surprisingly, the Predator films took this in to account (either accidentaly or on purpose).
Thikn about it; photons leave the object behind the target, but still in view of the person looking at the target. The photons travel in a straight line and are interpretted by the brain as an image. This is (very basically) how the eye works.
Now, photons leave the object, but this time the person looking at the target is positioned such that the object is directly behind the target. The photons that get bent around the object have to travel a larger distance due to their new path (curved rather than straight). Compared to the photons that travel in a straight line, these other ones will arrive slightly later.
This would not really be an issue when the object is not moving, or when there is nothing dynamic in the background. But the moment the object moves, you are going to get some serious distortions of the background.
Surprisingly, the Predator films took this in to account (either accidentaly or on purpose).
I wonder if this is a flexible material, or whether it can actually be used for say, covering a vehicle. As far as we know, it may only be possible in large unflexible sheets or something. And theres no way they will ever release this to the public. However, I am somehow beginning to feel cctv cameras being the least of our worries in an increasingly nineteen eighty four world.
name='Jim' said:LOL...imagine how many times your car would get smacked up the rear if you put an invisible dust cover over it at night and left it parked at the edge of the road
Not the best of ideas ever xD Would be funny to do with a large concrete block or something. Perhaps in a hallway or something? ;p
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