From: rebruster@mindspring.com ("Reb" Ruster)
Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: Camouflage Using Electro-Optical Technique
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 1997 17:26:37 GMT
Organization: White Canvas


On 9 Mar 1997 02:52:20 GMT, esoteria@ix.netcom.com (Richard N.
Schowengerdt) wrote:

>
>The Invention - This system is designed to conceal an object from view
>by placing a thin video screen between the observer and the object
>being concealed and at the same time presenting a full color image of
>the background on the screen for view by the observer, thus creating
>the illusion that the object is not there.

Ah, the ol' Cloaking Device trick, eh? Nice concept, but impractical.
A better method would be to create a device that could bend visible
light 180 degrees in real space, allowing a background to appear in
front of the subject. Unfortunatly, we do not have that technology as
yet.

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rebruster@mindspring.com ("Reb" Ruster)