I've heard of these, and I was wondering if normal people could actually buy them. If so, how much would they cost? If they are not available for the public, are people saying when they will be? I'm wondering because it'd be totally cool walking down the street with one before the are on the sale rack at Target, am I right? ;)
By "invisibility cloaks", I mean the technology that appears in these links:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/cbbcnews/hi/sci_tech/newsid_2730000/2730639.stm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/invisibility-cloak.htm
http://science.howstuffworks.com/invisibility-cloak1.htm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3791795.stm
Thanks for your answers!
2006-10-08 14:33:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Of course it is not possible. They are invisible!
2006-10-08 14:45:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Have you ever been to a movie studio? Those scenes where someone is standing on a ledge of a building and about to fall into the abyss are created by using a coloured background and projecting an image onto it. In much the same way it is possible to "appear invisible" by wearing the same colour clothes / face paints etc as the background. Of course, the easiest way to become invisible, is to turn off the lights....think about it.
2006-10-15 23:41:46 · answer #2 · answered by Mez 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no the cost to produce and maintain them is astounding while it would be cool its gonna be awhile plus imagine a world of invisible ppl seriously
2006-10-08 14:42:15 · answer #3 · answered by yankovicfan6 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you read your links, some refer to camouflage, and the other ones to trying to complete the scenery behind you with imaginary images. Camouflage is something you can do yourself, and the background can be created by a good computer.
Have fun...
2006-10-08 14:42:25 · answer #4 · answered by tiger_the_prince 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That looks cool. I thought it was only for harry potter.
2006-10-08 14:36:29 · answer #5 · answered by kamsmom 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you bought an invisible coat how would you know you had it?
2006-10-16 02:01:08 · answer #6 · answered by John B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Never trust the BBC.
2006-10-14 16:34:31 · answer #7 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no, i dont think its possible, i think the pics were just, like, made to look like that, like they played around on the computer or something.
2006-10-08 14:40:37 · answer #8 · answered by Jessica 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
WOW!!!! Look out harry.
2006-10-08 14:48:17 · answer #9 · answered by Me 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yearbook inks rock dont they.
2006-10-13 16:04:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋