Want to turn invisible? Just use a cloak!

[_____V_____]

Harry Potter-like invisibility cloaks could become a reality a lot sooner than you can imagine.

According to a recent National Geographic report , researchers have managed to find a way of bending the geometry of space so that light from all directions travels around an object.

Now, you might be fairly aware as to what happens when light does not hit an object.

It turns invisible!

Even in 2005, an invisibility cloak was pure science-fiction material. It was after an increased amount of interest in this field that the current advances have been made. While the science behind the bending of light is definitely not something new, it sure needs a lot of tweaking before us humans can effectively use it to make an object invisible.

All an invisibility cloak needs to do is to bend the light in a more sophisticated way than it is currently possible. However, reaching that kind of sophistication levels needs hard-core research.

Ulf Leonhardt, a visiting professor at the National University of Singapore, says that it's a question of the will and the money put into this field that will decide how soon you would see invisibility cloaks for sale on Ebay. At the same time, he does add that invisibility cloaks are feasible now.

That sure is a huge departure from the position in 2005 when this was all Star Trek or Harry Potter stuff!

[urgeok2]

i'd be satisfied if they could come up with something that could bend light just enough to make me good looking :D

if not - i guess invisibility would be the next best thing..

[Vodstok]

invisibility is cool, but you would need eyeholes. Wanna know why?

Because if light bends around you (or passes through you like in hollow man) and doesnt strike your retina, then you are blind! Being blind and invisible would suck.

[urgeok2]

Originally Posted by Vodstok

invisibility is cool, but you would need eyeholes. Wanna know why?

Because if light bends around you (or passes through you like in hollow man) and doesnt strike your retina, then you are blind! Being blind and invisible would suck.

it certainly would defeat the purpose when you sneak into the girls change room.

[Vodstok]

Originally Posted by urgeok2

it certainly would defeat the purpose when you sneak into the girls change room.

which leaves you with a conundrum:
How do you pull off invisibility, not go blind, and NOT appear to be 2 disembodied eyes floating in the room?

[bloody_ribcut]

has to be like what the cops use on tv, with the one sided mirrors..

[urgeok2]

Originally Posted by Vodstok

which leaves you with a conundrum:
How do you pull off invisibility, not go blind, and NOT appear to be 2 disembodied eyes floating in the room?

chicks NEVER like getting undressed when there are 2 disembodied eyes floating in the room.

unless they're goth chicks and you tell them to do satans bidding.


then again .. goth chicks dont go to the gym.

forget i said anything.

[Doc Faustus]

Poseur Hot Topic Goth chicks go to the gym.

[Despare]

Originally Posted by _____V_____

Harry Potter-like invisibility cloaks could become a reality a lot sooner than you can imagine.

According to a recent National Geographic report , researchers have managed to find a way of bending the geometry of space so that light from all directions travels around an object.

Now, you might be fairly aware as to what happens when light does not hit an object.

It turns invisible!

Even in 2005, an invisibility cloak was pure science-fiction material. It was after an increased amount of interest in this field that the current advances have been made. While the science behind the bending of light is definitely not something new, it sure needs a lot of tweaking before us humans can effectively use it to make an object invisible.

All an invisibility cloak needs to do is to bend the light in a more sophisticated way than it is currently possible. However, reaching that kind of sophistication levels needs hard-core research.

Ulf Leonhardt, a visiting professor at the National University of Singapore, says that it's a question of the will and the money put into this field that will decide how soon you would see invisibility cloaks for sale on Ebay. At the same time, he does add that invisibility cloaks are feasible now.

That sure is a huge departure from the position in 2005 when this was all Star Trek or Harry Potter stuff!

I read about this a while back, I believe they have to work on developing an element that can be used to make the cloak...

[urgeok2]

Originally Posted by Doc Faustus

Poseur Hot Topic Goth chicks go to the gym.

but they wont strip for satan ...


or will they ?