Invisibility
Scientists at the Imperial College London have recently developed a material which is able to divert electromagnetic waves--including light--around an object. As light approaches this material it is diverted by the metamaterial which has been tuned to redirect light particles onto a different path. Because no light comes into contact with the surface, and light is needed to make something visible, an object covered by this material could be rendered invisible. Presently, the material can only be tuned to one particular wavelength of light at a time. They are still working on making the material able to simultaneously refract every wavelength of light.
Now, a question: What would be the first thing you would do if you had an invisibility cloak?
Now, a question: What would be the first thing you would do if you had an invisibility cloak?
posted by Brian at 8/12/2006 11:42:00 PM
10 Comments:
An invisibility cloak could be a dangerous thing and very easily use for evil purposes. but I would use it to do good. like raising Mr. Rogers back from the dead...wait, what?
I of course would use and invisibility cloak to steal and eat delicious delicacies that i can't afford to buy, like salted meats, and fine cheeses.
The resurrected Mr. Rogers will be ravenous so i suggest we feed him the salted meats and cheeses, then, give him a "one-way ticket" to the land of make believe,(get it?)
I've decided to change my answer to " slap people I don't like".
Jess, you do that without an invisible cloak.
I think that it's obvious now that the Elves knew what they were doing all along.
Personally, I'd use an invisible cloak to attend every concert that I wanted to see, for free. Actually, I could just sit and stage and watch. This could be a great developement.
I like your idea of slapping people, but Anne's right.
You know what the problem with invisibility cloaks is? Because all the light is being diverted away from you, you wouldn't be able to see. It would be completely dark under the cloak. So maybe have holes just for your eyes so can see where you're going.
then all people would see was this huge set of eyeballs coming their way. Perfect.
I started laughing so hard at that idea. Isn't it a "foiled mad scientist"-like twist that that invention that would make things so convenient would at the same time be usless because it causes blindness? Ah the irony.
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i would probably walk around and things would escalate from there
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