Invisibility cloak?
Oct 20th 2006, 4:49 pm
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Invisibility cloak?
"A US-British team of scientists has successfully tested a cloak of invisibility in the laboratory.
The device mostly hid a small copper cylinder from microwaves in tests at Duke University, North Carolina. ..."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6064620.stm
So what would you do with one?
The device mostly hid a small copper cylinder from microwaves in tests at Duke University, North Carolina. ..."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6064620.stm
So what would you do with one?
Oct 20th 2006, 4:53 pm
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Re: Invisibility cloak?
Originally Posted by Bob
So what would you do with one?
Oct 20th 2006, 5:20 pm
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Re: Invisibility cloak?
I would use it for some higher purpose, which I can't think of at the mo', not just lurking around waiting to cop a feel of young blokes.
Oct 20th 2006, 5:22 pm
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Re: Invisibility cloak?
Ah yes, the old negative index of refraction trick. Be sure to torment your high school physics teachers with that one, kids.
Oct 20th 2006, 5:23 pm
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Re: Invisibility cloak?
Originally Posted by Sally
I would use it for some higher purpose...
Oct 20th 2006, 6:53 pm
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Re: Invisibility cloak?
Play hide and seek with a microwave.
Oct 20th 2006, 7:31 pm
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Re: Invisibility cloak?
Originally Posted by Bob
"A US-British team of scientists has successfully tested a cloak of invisibility in the laboratory.
The device mostly hid a small copper cylinder from microwaves in tests at Duke University, North Carolina. ..."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6064620.stm
So what would you do with one?
The device mostly hid a small copper cylinder from microwaves in tests at Duke University, North Carolina. ..."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6064620.stm
So what would you do with one?
Oct 20th 2006, 10:31 pm
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Re: Invisibility cloak?
Originally Posted by ironporer
Why, cloak my Klingon Bird of Prey of course...duhhhhh.
Oct 20th 2006, 11:37 pm
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Re: Invisibility cloak?
Originally Posted by Sally
I would use it for some higher purpose, which I can't think of at the mo', not just lurking around waiting to cop a feel of young blokes.
Oct 21st 2006, 12:37 am
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Re: Invisibility cloak?
Originally Posted by ironporer
Why, cloak my Klingon Bird of Prey of course...duhhhhh.
Oct 21st 2006, 12:40 am
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Re: Invisibility cloak?
Originally Posted by Ray
You lying cow !!!!!!!!!!!!
Oct 21st 2006, 12:53 am
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Re: Invisibility cloak?
One company I worked for actually made one of these devices a couple of years ago. Well we were just about to market it and I was trusted to take it to a meeting with all the investors. I put it down on my coffee table at home, and damn if we couldn't ever find the thing again . . .
Originally Posted by Bob
So what would you do with one?
Oct 21st 2006, 2:14 am
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Re: Invisibility cloak?
Originally Posted by Sally
Slight design fault that it has to de-cloak to fire I always felt.
Oct 21st 2006, 6:30 am
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Re: Invisibility cloak?
Originally Posted by ironporer
Why, cloak my Klingon Bird of Prey of course...duhhhhh.
Oct 21st 2006, 7:18 am
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Re: Invisibility cloak?
Originally Posted by Texas_Dave
One company I worked for actually made one of these devices a couple of years ago. Well we were just about to market it and I was trusted to take it to a meeting with all the investors. I put it down on my coffee table at home, and damn if we couldn't ever find the thing again . . .