Cloaking Technology: How Close Are We to Making Something Invisible?

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Science Unbound

Күн бұрын

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@MudflapNichols
@MudflapNichols 2 жыл бұрын
I was going to say if I could be invisible, I would hang out with a bunch of animals in nature to see what they do when there are no humans around. Then I realized they would probably smell me, kill me, and eat me, then tell all their friends about that weird invisible meal they had that one time.
@FelonyBellend
@FelonyBellend 2 жыл бұрын
Cool idea tho and you could probably use a hide and boiler suit or something to nullify the smell and sound problems, but wouldn't be as mobile. The sound is probably the hardest thing.
@larrywoolford8978
@larrywoolford8978 2 жыл бұрын
It really depends on what animal you are trying to hide from and observe . Deer can be relatively easy to hide from ,make sure to be up wind ,mask your sent and be very still and quiet and deer can get very close to you without knowing you are there and single animals are a lot easier to hide from than groups because obviously I groups there are multiple eyes ,ears and noses that can detect you . That being said wild animals don’t really do anything differently than one would expect,their main focus is eating or finding something to eat , staying away from things that will eat them and depending on the time of year ,finding a mate to procreate with .
@cesarvidelac
@cesarvidelac 2 жыл бұрын
Star Trek insurrection opening scene 😸 in an alternative timeline
@Doug-Didgiridoo
@Doug-Didgiridoo 2 жыл бұрын
Observing animals in their native enviroment only require patience and knowledge.
@MudflapNichols
@MudflapNichols 2 жыл бұрын
@@Doug-Didgiridoo patience? How long is THAT gonna take??? 🙂
@AllTheHappySquirrels
@AllTheHappySquirrels 2 жыл бұрын
"I can't help making fun of the Metaverse." This is why Simon is a legend.
@Vaeldarg
@Vaeldarg 2 жыл бұрын
Now, the Whistlerverse, on the other hand....
@SEAZNDragon
@SEAZNDragon 2 жыл бұрын
Seriously though VR worlds could be a future episode
@MAGGOT_VOMIT
@MAGGOT_VOMIT 2 жыл бұрын
Yes, please Simon, by all means poke more fun at the Metaverse crowd (aka "Those Kind of People"). The sound of their angry scream-squeakles is sooooo soothing.
@jamessparkman6604
@jamessparkman6604 Жыл бұрын
@@MAGGOT_VOMIT I just thought of something if there’s invisibility cloaks work like everyone says they do a word of advice don’t use them in the street and make yourself visible at the last second in front of a car
@kenosabi
@kenosabi Жыл бұрын
He's like if reddit became a person. Just as cringey.
@terryenby2304
@terryenby2304 2 жыл бұрын
If I could turn invisible I would probably relax somewhere public without people looking at me. That sounds kind of silly, but anxiety is a weird thing!
@shepherdchikumbindi1625
@shepherdchikumbindi1625 2 жыл бұрын
Until someone accidentally sits on you… 🙆🏾‍♂️
@sniggs101
@sniggs101 2 жыл бұрын
Suffering with anxiety, being able to go invisible amongst people would be a dream! I get judged for actually liking some aspects of the "pandemic" lockdown. Wearing a mask and having the hood up on my hoodie gave me a sense of anonymity and didn't feel judged, the social distancing gave me personal space and less feeling of being trapped. Being introverted and suffering with extreme general anxiety disorder sucks massively when it comes to going anywhere near a lot of people. (A lot of people to me is more than 5... yh I have issues) chilling on the beach in the late evenings is my best way to settle my mind.
@mikitz
@mikitz 2 жыл бұрын
Don't you think it would also be anxiety-inducing to notice how everyone around you think of you are a ghost?
@Dinoslay
@Dinoslay 2 жыл бұрын
It could certainly be useful in social distancing as long as you were to keep an eye on people close to your location.
@sniggs101
@sniggs101 Жыл бұрын
@Dinoslay keeping an eye on those in close proximity to my personal space has become a natural thing for me. I'm able to find pathways through or around groups to minimise the anxiety... it's 70% effective as there are times when there isn't a way through and that's when an anxiety attack starts to build. Fortunately I have a really close friend who comes with me to busy places as my chaperone and she isn't shy when it comes to getting me out of bad spots. Think celebrity body guard clearing fans out of the way l. She's only 5'6 tall and weighs less than 9 stone but she did a lot of martial arts including kick boxing, jiu jitsu and Judo. She's my rock and I owe her so much.
@dennisnewman678
@dennisnewman678 2 жыл бұрын
If I'm invisible, I'm going to Simon's house and gonna see if i can make him think twice about the whole ghosts aren't real thing. 😂😂😂
@tristanmurphy7337
@tristanmurphy7337 2 жыл бұрын
If this comment doesn’t end up at the top we’ve all failed lol
@Nadine_8888
@Nadine_8888 2 жыл бұрын
And free Danny!
@dennisnewman678
@dennisnewman678 2 жыл бұрын
@@Nadine_8888 of course
@rodepet
@rodepet 2 жыл бұрын
And find eta!
@jamessparkman6604
@jamessparkman6604 Жыл бұрын
@@tristanmurphy7337 Hey I have a fire if this invisibility cloak works
@PassiveSmoking
@PassiveSmoking Жыл бұрын
The Mass Effect series has an interesting take on stealth and cloaking. They basically acknowledge that at least for space-ships it would be utterly pointless because space is BIG and ships are tiny in comparison, to the odds of spotting one by looking out the window are so astronomical that it's basically considered an insane level of bad luck if it actually happened. Instead, cloaking in Mass Effect is all about hiding any emissions that would give your position away, including heat emissions. Stealth-ships have heat-sinks that all the ship's generated heat is dumped into temporarily until the ship can get to a safe place and dump its heat (which is done by ejecting molten sodium out of the front, letting it radiate its heat into space, and re-capturing it at the rear of the ship). Ships can only go stealthy for so long before they must dump their heat, otherwise the crew gets barbecued alive. Of course none of this hides the ship from active scans (radar, lidar, etc), but as such scans are emissions, you risk giving your own position away by using it to look for the ship you're hunting.
@therealkevan8158
@therealkevan8158 2 жыл бұрын
earlier this year I was on a ranch under one of the MOAs for Randolph AFB and we kept hearing a jet flying above us but we were only able to catch brief glimpses of it at certain angles like during a turn when it looked like it was painted sky blue. We could hear it and even see vapor trails coming off the wings we just couldn't see it for more than a second at a time.
@shaider1982
@shaider1982 2 жыл бұрын
might be using lights as countershadibg to help blend in the background. check out project Yehudi and compass ghost.
@deviricx983
@deviricx983 2 жыл бұрын
If I could turn invisible I would walk around the local grocery saying “my precious” and other things Gollum would say while nearby any people.
@ArneBab
@ArneBab 2 жыл бұрын
“What would you do if you could turn invisible?” - I would stand in the front row of a theater without disturbing anyone behind me.
@Terpe75
@Terpe75 Жыл бұрын
And also annoy the crap out of some people by throwing popcorn at them and they would have no idea who was doing it...
@Hillbilly001
@Hillbilly001 2 жыл бұрын
I'll be a dirty name! This is one of the first episodes of Science I actually agree with. Allegedly. Considering the plane has only been around for 112 years or so, Hell, I watched Apollo 11 on TV when I was 9. In 250 years who knows what humans will come up with. That's if the Time Aliens don't show up. LoL. Excellent video. Outstanding script! Simon, you're the Man. Cheers.
@MrNorker77
@MrNorker77 2 жыл бұрын
If I could turn myself invisible? I'd be in every one of Simon's videos and noone would ever know.
@bananaman-we1xs
@bananaman-we1xs 2 жыл бұрын
I have always been invisible, even my parents never noticed me.
@glennllewellyn7369
@glennllewellyn7369 2 жыл бұрын
Yippeeeee!
@kalrandom7387
@kalrandom7387 2 жыл бұрын
I got the same type of invisibility.
@bobbydigital715
@bobbydigital715 2 жыл бұрын
Woot woot
@johntiggleman4686
@johntiggleman4686 2 жыл бұрын
Harlan Ellison wrote a short story "Are You Listening?" about a man who was so boring and dull, he eventually disappeared to everyone around him. Of course, that was not cloaking, just becoming invisible. There's more to the story, but why give it away? It's in a compendium book of his short stories "The Time Of The Eye" by Panther Science Fiction, but most likely out of print.
@cuzonGames
@cuzonGames 5 ай бұрын
Given this comment your parents missing out 😉
@ignitionfrn2223
@ignitionfrn2223 2 жыл бұрын
0:55 - Chapter 1 - The rochester cloak 2:05 - Chapter 2 - Invisibility shields 3:35 - Chapter 3 - Optical camouflage 5:45 - Chapter 4 - Metamaterial cloaking 8:55 - Wrap up PS: Still hoping for a cloning episode !
@Corsuwey
@Corsuwey 2 жыл бұрын
Meh... Just watch the whole video
@MikeM-qb9qh
@MikeM-qb9qh 2 жыл бұрын
One video, that is interesting in its entirety.
@badgerwijohnson4081
@badgerwijohnson4081 2 жыл бұрын
Cloaking infrared and radio waves would be very useful on the battlefield.
@offgridgecko
@offgridgecko 2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same
@theilige
@theilige 2 жыл бұрын
id use it to have moments of peace where nobody will/can interrupt
@Ralphster1988
@Ralphster1988 2 жыл бұрын
Surely the biggest, civilian and legal application for invisibility would be for filming. Imagine being able to have the cameraman getting the second angle anywhere in the shot or not having to worry about spotting the set crew in the background.
@musikangel23
@musikangel23 Жыл бұрын
it would also cut down on the budgets, allowing for the cash to be spent elsewhere in the film itself and thus giving us better films, music videos, ect.
@jebkerman5422
@jebkerman5422 Жыл бұрын
That would not work. Per definition, you cannot build a camera, a device designed to capture images in the visible spectrum out of a material meant to do the exact opposit, making the hidden object not interact with the light at all.
@RHCole
@RHCole 2 жыл бұрын
One of my new favorite channels, factboi. Keep it up.
@SeptemberMeadows
@SeptemberMeadows 2 жыл бұрын
If I could be invisible I'd simply go about my business and daily life without being harassed or threatened. It would be so liberating.
@Terpe75
@Terpe75 Жыл бұрын
There would be a market for this technology to nudists.
@SeptemberMeadows
@SeptemberMeadows Жыл бұрын
@@Terpe75 Aren't nudists, exhibitionists? Thought they'd want to be seen.
@Terpe75
@Terpe75 Жыл бұрын
@@SeptemberMeadows Not all of them, I know quite a few nudists and out of the ones I know the majority of them are not exhibitionists, they just prefer the feeling of not wearing clothes. Along the same lines of underwear, the whole boxers vs briefs vs commando debate, mainly it comes down to the preference of the feeling of the material (or lack of) against your skin and which one that particular person prefers. I cannot speak for all nudists, but out of the dozen or so that I personally know, the ones that are exhibitionists are in the minority and the rest just prefer the feeling of being nude over the feeling of clothing against the skin.
@cuzonGames
@cuzonGames 5 ай бұрын
where do you live am sorry 🥲
@SeptemberMeadows
@SeptemberMeadows 5 ай бұрын
@@cuzonGames USA, central Washington state.
@AlanTheBest97
@AlanTheBest97 Жыл бұрын
4:38 I would call that one bs, because if it was real I can assure you the millitary would already be ALL OVER that, that was genuinely awesome camo. In the middle of some bushes no one would see this if they were not looking for it.
@rodneymeadows7658
@rodneymeadows7658 2 жыл бұрын
Simon, you are a British badass! I love every channel you're on! I hope you're making bank!
@cuzonGames
@cuzonGames 5 ай бұрын
he is🤣
@ArneBab
@ArneBab 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your video! That’s super-exciting - and I like the car-part a lot, because it shows how such devices would actually be used in science-fiction worlds.
@MrG9002
@MrG9002 Жыл бұрын
or factual ones?
@bobpawtucket1336
@bobpawtucket1336 2 жыл бұрын
Did you miss the first cloak that effected the outcome of WWII ? Planes hunting German subs were seen coming from miles away, the U-boats had time to submerge. The The United States Army Air Corps put lights under the planes and adjusted them to match the brightness of the sky they were flying in. After which the planes were heard before were seen, and being to late to submerge they were often destroyed. I would call that an effective cloak.
@jonathonspears7736
@jonathonspears7736 2 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing about that. Pretty neat stuff!
@shaider1982
@shaider1982 2 жыл бұрын
yup, project Yeuhdi.
@narrativeless404
@narrativeless404 Жыл бұрын
This is just a bad approximation, as it can only hide them from a certain angle And you'd still be able to see them from the back or the sides But as for ocean fight in WW2 it was more than enough
@nickjohnson1997
@nickjohnson1997 2 жыл бұрын
Video idea: Is Hard Light Energy Possible?
@RHCole
@RHCole 2 жыл бұрын
Seconded
@DaleDix
@DaleDix 2 жыл бұрын
If I could turn invisible, I'd mess with people who piss me off.
@djdrack4681
@djdrack4681 2 жыл бұрын
The thing just wrecking modern warfare tactics is the availability of thermal optics/imaging (for individuals, and on drones). You cna have camo that works fairly well when viewed under nightvision, but super difficult with thermal, and sort of impossible to really do it to significant degree (considering how much a body puts off, let alone a gun that has heated up from firing). You can use optical cloaking of tanks/APCs etc but it doesn't mean crap when a $400 digital thermal optic can detect it from 1mi away
@gordol66
@gordol66 2 жыл бұрын
The cloaking used in Star Trek are energy field based and switchable. So, I'd say that one is still at least a couple centuries out.
@johntiggleman4686
@johntiggleman4686 2 жыл бұрын
Was that the reason for DeBroglie waves?
@33jamesds
@33jamesds 2 жыл бұрын
I don't know that I personally would find much use for invisibility to sight, sound, and touch, but I think it would breed vast research potential for any subject or scenario where the observer wishes to impact the results as little as possible with their own presence. This could apply to numerous events among wildlife, and even observing human interaction without that interaction being skewed by the existence of an observer. Lots of options.
@PositronWeaponD
@PositronWeaponD 2 жыл бұрын
I’m autistic, work from home, and have neighbors who act like adolescents on spring break when the complex’s pool is open. If there was some kind of technology that would essentially cloak me from their loud music and partying so that my brain didn’t keep me in fight or flight mode, I would…well, probably cry from happiness that I could have some peace and quiet! Not the most fun answer but it’s an honest one.
@b_korthuis
@b_korthuis Жыл бұрын
Try noise canceling headphones. They work on a similar premise as optical cloaking. It records sound around you and then plays an exact opposite wavelength which "cloaks" or cancels the sound putting you in fight or flight. Hope this helps you
@BigDaddySwingingMeat
@BigDaddySwingingMeat Жыл бұрын
It already exists, it's called large amounts of weed.
@BVonBuescher
@BVonBuescher 2 жыл бұрын
I would use my invisibility cloak to follow around Simon for 24 hours, so as to carefully document his beard, grooming routine.
@ThePittsburghToddy
@ThePittsburghToddy 2 жыл бұрын
If I was invisible, I’d make Simon believe in ghosts.
@Vaeldarg
@Vaeldarg 2 жыл бұрын
Except this would make ghosts be even more unbelievable. Instead of just video editing or costumes, a ghost would also be explainable as someone invisible.
@joeyr7294
@joeyr7294 2 жыл бұрын
Dammit, I needed to run to the store and you post this.....I guess dinner I going to get started a lil late tonight lol thanks for posting Simon and Co. 💯👌👍
@ThatWriterKevin
@ThatWriterKevin 2 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
@joeyr7294
@joeyr7294 2 жыл бұрын
@@ThatWriterKevin and absolutely loved the 5 mysterious stories that Simon and ourselves have to figure if they are true or false. 10 out of 10 💯👍🍻
@toddlerj102
@toddlerj102 2 жыл бұрын
If I could turn invisible, I would Vanish!....
@AmatrixDigitalArtStudios
@AmatrixDigitalArtStudios 2 жыл бұрын
I would also like to add that something like retro-reflector panels from the HeliCarrier, Quinjet and even the Shield Cargo Plane from Marvel, would also probably work if designed properly. Downside Is just like in Spiderman: Homecoming...if something got in the way of the camera, it would give away the position of the cloaked object...
@southcoastinventors6583
@southcoastinventors6583 2 жыл бұрын
It would make a good theft protection for hotels provided you remember where you put the item. Could also use it to hide damage or messes. It could provide good heat shields for structures in space that are exposed to the sun directly.
@liamhemsworth5721
@liamhemsworth5721 2 жыл бұрын
Honestly anything in space. It's big enough that you wouldn't need excessive cloaking to conceal it from earth. Could send out deep space satellites/probes and make them invisible
@kamilpotato3764
@kamilpotato3764 2 жыл бұрын
Something like SPI armour from Halo is very plausible. Doesn’t render you invisible but mimics patterns and colour of surroundings. Like chameleon
@Apvizionz
@Apvizionz Жыл бұрын
I would haunt giant televised sporting events by making the ball move in an unnatural manner. I would make dogs levitate at dog shows. Open backseat car doors at stop lights. Fart loudly near people in public who aren't around anyone else. And when I'm not busy pranking people I would probably do some vigilantly work on the side.
@jamesdoig5801
@jamesdoig5801 2 жыл бұрын
Love the new channel Simon. The new special effects are very distracting though when trying to absorb the information you are communicating. Specifically starting at 9:33 in the video. Most of the new graphics were a nice add, I think it was just the circles and diamonds moving around your face while you were talking that were a bit much.
@nalinea18
@nalinea18 2 жыл бұрын
I'd be invisible for self-defense and general peace and quiet. As a woman with a big bust, being invisible while e.g. jogging would be heaven. No more being leered at or followed by creeps, and if someone did notice and follow me, all I would need to do is tiptoe around them. The problem is, of course, that the creeps could be invisible too and e.g. sneak past me into my house when I was getting in. Anyone who's ever had a stalker knows that the most likely consequence of cloaking technology becoming both advanced and affordable would basically be the movie The Invisible Man coming to life. I think being invisible myself isn't worth the anxiety of knowing that my stalker ex could do that too.
@jessejoyce1295
@jessejoyce1295 2 жыл бұрын
If I were invisible, I would sneak over to my neighbor’s windowsill and take one of her award winning pies.
@Immudzen
@Immudzen 2 жыл бұрын
If you could make large objects invisible I wonder if it would help with cooling a house and other objects. If you can bend the light around entirely then the light would not be hitting the object and that would cause it to heat up less. You could also have areas that look mostly natural but still have houses there.
@james8449100
@james8449100 2 жыл бұрын
To paraphrase hitchhikers guide to the gallery. The technology to make something invisible is soo complex and expensive 9 times out of 10 it's better to just take it away and do without
@YdenMk-II
@YdenMk-II 2 жыл бұрын
Obviously the best legal use of being invisible is to make the most kick ass haunted house for Halloween.
@beagleissleeping5359
@beagleissleeping5359 2 жыл бұрын
What would you do if you could turn invisible? An episode of the X Files with a genie. The guy wished to be invisible. He was hit by a truck and nobody saw him lying there dead because, well, he was invisible.
@MAGGOT_VOMIT
@MAGGOT_VOMIT 2 жыл бұрын
Please Simon, by all means poke fun at the Metaverse crowd aka "Those Kind of People". The sound of their scream-squeakles is sooooo soothing.
@nolaanderson6884
@nolaanderson6884 2 жыл бұрын
I would sit in a corner of my living room on the floor and watch my family while they try to find me. I could claim “ Hide and seek champion “😂
@novwind1760
@novwind1760 Жыл бұрын
Hi Simon, I live near a well known Nuclear processing facility in the US. While traveling on a nearby highway my son (17) and I witnessed around 40 silent drones, approximately the size of household washing machines flying in a swarming pattern. The devices navigated to just above our car, my son had his phone handy and took a photo. Nothing but sky was visible in his photo, and they just vanished before our eyes. This tech exists today, I am sure.
@nateholden7598
@nateholden7598 2 жыл бұрын
When I hear "Cloak" the first thing that comes to mind is the Nanosuit as seen in Crysis and Crysis 2, 3.
@waynehersel3965
@waynehersel3965 2 жыл бұрын
How close is Simon to growing a head full of flowing, golden, shoulder length locks that would make Fabio jealous? Well, how close?
@AllTheHappySquirrels
@AllTheHappySquirrels 2 жыл бұрын
Is Keeps testing some new tech? 😄
@Night_Wolf
@Night_Wolf 2 жыл бұрын
Drax is In this Video with John Cena , We can't see them cause they have Mastered the Ability of Standing So Incredibly Still... that they become Invisible to the Naked Eye... 😮😳
@thequantumnexus4270
@thequantumnexus4270 2 жыл бұрын
Obviously, the best use of a cloaking device is military, especially snipers (for people) and warships for larger objects. For a sniper, they really only need adaptive camouflage. Not perfect, but what they need is to hide in nearby terrain and wait. So if you're not looking for them, just making them harder to see is an advantage. A "Predator" style cloak may be enough for this application. Easily seen at close range during combat, but only if you're looking for it. For a warship (or starship 🙂), you need to hide from sensors. So you need to hide from radar (which we can't already do) or lidar or whatever crazy futuristic technology you're hiding from. So although it's easy enough to hide a soldier on the ground or a plain out of view, we don't really know what the Star Trek sensors were hiding from. I think they find clokes ships from neutrino emissions or tachyon emissions. So while as can hide a ship Fein radar now, visible light may not be enough for a warship/starship, so the 23rd century may not be unrealistic.
@DragonKingGaav
@DragonKingGaav 2 жыл бұрын
I would prank so many people if I had the power of invisibility!
@galeris
@galeris 2 жыл бұрын
This invisibility stuff seems pretty hard to figure out, better to go with the good old S.E.P-field
@outi3852
@outi3852 2 жыл бұрын
I would use invisibility to observe & photograph animals from close range without disturbing them.
@theshimario253
@theshimario253 2 жыл бұрын
I'd use it for the ultimate game of hide and seek and for hunting.
@matthewconnor5483
@matthewconnor5483 2 жыл бұрын
Cloaking could have some implications for radiation shielding.
@jacquelynevillalobos7418
@jacquelynevillalobos7418 2 жыл бұрын
More important than realized imo
@computer-training-for-seniors
@computer-training-for-seniors 5 ай бұрын
Imagine the chaos if we had invisible cars everywhere.
@LetsGo-LoveYourself
@LetsGo-LoveYourself Жыл бұрын
I think a flexible tv screen is the best option. It maybe difficult making it as flexible as a blanket but over the next 50 years we may see some cool attempts, it'll definitely be around within 200 years.
@briandoss9232
@briandoss9232 2 жыл бұрын
Sneak into area 51 man. See them aliens!
@Demonic_Tang
@Demonic_Tang 2 жыл бұрын
I'd go to museums and rearrange all the labels if I could turn invisible. It's not illegal, but it sure is annoying lmao
@ThatWriterKevin
@ThatWriterKevin 2 жыл бұрын
You could be arrested for humbuggery!
@georgemetcalf8763
@georgemetcalf8763 2 жыл бұрын
Ooooo, transparent car sounds neat. *gasp* "It's a ghost car!" - Chief Wiggum.
@acepedro12
@acepedro12 Жыл бұрын
Camouflage is not meant to make you invisible, but rather make it harder for the enemy to tell what they are looking at, how many there are, etc. In this sense, most camouflage devices you mentioned in the video work pretty well. That being said, though, they really do nothing that painting your gear green and brown can't while costing a fraction of the cost, so no real use for them there.
@Sam-bp2st
@Sam-bp2st Жыл бұрын
I'd disagree on the metamaterials as being able to cloak your IR signature as well as further reducing visible light detection by 2 thirds alongside wearing camouflage designed to further mitigate live detection would be imperitive to special forces soldiers penetrating deep behind enemy lines to conduct sabotage or intelligence gathering in which reducing the chances of detection by enemy forces is crucial component of the mission in order to conduct said mission.
@padawanmage71
@padawanmage71 2 жыл бұрын
When I think of cloaking tech I first think of the light bending tech the Predator has in the movies
@djdrack4681
@djdrack4681 2 жыл бұрын
When we talk about Kardeshev scales of mastery different levels of energy utilization (and the tech possible from that)...we'll become a Kardeshev type Omega-minus (basically mastery of all the subatomic/elementary particles/foam/strings) far before we become K type I (utilizing all energy our planet receives). The prior is likely to be within 200-300 years, the latter more likely to be in the 500-1000 year timeframe, even by optimistic calcs of automated orbital manufacturing
@tinpony9424
@tinpony9424 2 жыл бұрын
Any foreign object debris (solid, liquid, vapor) that can accumulate on the physical part of a cloaking device would likely render it less effective if not useless. We've all seen the movies where a fistful of dirt or splash of opaque liquid give away the position of the bad guy. Similarly, if there were a way to have all cells with our DNA become "invisible", foreign object debris on our skin (or inside our bodies) would still be visible.
@scottjohnstone7463
@scottjohnstone7463 2 жыл бұрын
What about The Predator??? Or the invisible American soldier climbing on a tank.
@terryenby2304
@terryenby2304 2 жыл бұрын
It would have been amazing if Cloak (clothing) sponsored this lol
@gabiausten8774
@gabiausten8774 Жыл бұрын
Where is my invisibility cloak…oh damn!
@AbcXyz-rn2lz
@AbcXyz-rn2lz 9 ай бұрын
A Canadian company already has contracts for tanks and MIL clothing.... It's macro fabric based
@anubis8680
@anubis8680 Жыл бұрын
Saw a video like 20 years ago of an ambush on a tank, like a small bomb popping the tracks on it. You see a distortion move by a brick wall then up the tank, and boom , all of a sudden, there’s a guy standing on the tank trying or getting the hatch open. Crazy stuff.
@josephharrison5639
@josephharrison5639 2 жыл бұрын
Have the best invisible man cosplay ever
@niki8635
@niki8635 2 жыл бұрын
I love how much you loves star track I’ve been watching all the backlog of videos Star Trek Star Trek Star Trek❤❤❤❤
@InvasionAnimation
@InvasionAnimation 2 жыл бұрын
We have cloaking tech, his name is John Cena!
@TheBeardedHydra
@TheBeardedHydra 2 жыл бұрын
🎺 🎺🎺🎺 🎺 🎺🎺🎺
@kym2834
@kym2834 2 жыл бұрын
who?
@thejudgmentalcat
@thejudgmentalcat 2 жыл бұрын
👏👏👏👏
@maxdanielj
@maxdanielj 2 жыл бұрын
@@kym2834 it's a "pro" wrestler/actor, he's become a meme so it's probably best to just Google it
@kym2834
@kym2834 2 жыл бұрын
@@maxdanielj think you missed the joke...
@threeballwilly
@threeballwilly 2 жыл бұрын
If I could turn invisible I'd puppeteer LEGO ships around public, in an effort to convince people the ships are in fact flying. That or puppeteer action figures. "Is that Megaman figure really walking across that table?!"
@davidmccarthy6061
@davidmccarthy6061 2 жыл бұрын
I think that invisibility is the ultimate superpower. Now where did I put my One Ring.
@the-engneer
@the-engneer 2 жыл бұрын
If I could be invisible I would sneak into the Vatican secret library. The curiosity of it might kill me
@stevenwallace773
@stevenwallace773 2 жыл бұрын
How could "invisibility" to touch even work in theory? There's either a solid object occupying a space or there isn't. Invisibility to touch is just literally not being there 😂
@egaroadkill8701
@egaroadkill8701 2 жыл бұрын
The moment I discovered invisibility I'd cackle like Daffy Duck. Same goes for telepathy, telekinesis, time travel, etc...
@shaider1982
@shaider1982 2 жыл бұрын
while not cloaking technology, using lights.as countershading helped delay visibile detectio as done in the Project Yehudi aircraft to help anti sub planes get closer to surfaced Uboats.
@atkelar
@atkelar 2 жыл бұрын
Well, nature, or rather animal photography comes to mind as a legal and awesome use case for invisibility.
@DarinM1967
@DarinM1967 2 жыл бұрын
It would be great at stadiums and theaters so that everyone could have an unobstructed view of the movie and/or event!
@brianchristyb
@brianchristyb 2 жыл бұрын
I think a fun use would be windows wherever you wanted them at whatever size. Imagine a spectacular view, but with no loss of privacy.
@TMAC_burninator
@TMAC_burninator 2 жыл бұрын
Just looking up when the cloaking device in Star Trek is supposed to be created/discovered, you've done more research on Star Trek than all of the writers of Star Trek Discovery & Picard put together.
@ThatWriterKevin
@ThatWriterKevin 2 жыл бұрын
If I recall, it's also Romulan technology, humans never actually invented it
@ashuradragosani5960
@ashuradragosani5960 Жыл бұрын
Even if humans did invent cloaking tech in the 21st century, Star Trek also suffers a major war which appears to have wiped out and reduced civilization to a less technically advanced time. Some tech may have simply been lost.
@psycofire93
@psycofire93 2 жыл бұрын
I know Kevin doesn't sleep because he tweets about his late nights but damn you crazy bastard, regularly contributing to BB, CC, DtU and being the (sole?) writer for this channel? Madman. Plus some Sideprojects thrown in?
@dividebyzero1000
@dividebyzero1000 2 жыл бұрын
Trying to think of something I would do if invisible that I can't do now and is legal... Hmmm, I got nothing....
@michaelhourigan8854
@michaelhourigan8854 2 жыл бұрын
Please do a space elevator vid!!!
@ThatWriterKevin
@ThatWriterKevin 2 жыл бұрын
It's probably being edited as we speak!
@A-Clear_View
@A-Clear_View 8 ай бұрын
use everything at the same time maybe
@ButWhyWasTaken
@ButWhyWasTaken 2 жыл бұрын
If I could turn invisible I'd just be depressed that I didn't have a more useful ability that doesn't require crime to be truly useful.
@Pegfoxx
@Pegfoxx 2 жыл бұрын
I think being invisible would be a nightmare, because of things like how do I close my eyes to sleep. You can close your eyelids, but they will be invisible so you will still see right through them. I suppose you could wear some kind of eyewear to block out the light. But what about moving around? I think it would be very disorientating indeed. I have noticed in video games when using VR headsets, after a while I feel a little sick. So yeah it would be fun for a little while, until the novelty wears off lol!
@badluck5647
@badluck5647 2 жыл бұрын
The *Casual Criminalist* implications to this technology would be endless.
@docholiday1476
@docholiday1476 2 жыл бұрын
Maybe 12 years ago I read an article that was from a German news source that said DARPA was testing this technology already and also was testing a heat seeking bullet. Can’t remember the source though.
@johnlarro6872
@johnlarro6872 2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing the image of the Uni of Tokyo (green) cloak... what about 20 years ago... and just thinking - yep, we're getting close. LOL.
@pamelamays4186
@pamelamays4186 2 жыл бұрын
If were invisible, I'd sneak into all the concerts I'd want to see.... ALLEDGEDLY! 🤫🤫🤫
@Curly4000
@Curly4000 2 жыл бұрын
I love the metaverse. Marky mark is doing the lords work
@nathanielturner2577
@nathanielturner2577 2 жыл бұрын
I would use the invisibility technology to help me play hide and seek with my great nephew. Unethical, yes because it could be considered cheating. Illegal, No as long as it’s a friendly game with no money involved.
@adrianaslund8605
@adrianaslund8605 2 жыл бұрын
Its like gun silencers. Its not completely quiet. Just harder to make out.
@halley4032
@halley4032 9 ай бұрын
If the Predators didn't keep blowing everything up whenever they lose, we'd have decent camouflage by now
@Valhallonex
@Valhallonex 2 жыл бұрын
good stuff simon a magetic field with a reverse polarity around the persons clothing might help
@Valhallonex
@Valhallonex 2 жыл бұрын
magetic field bends the light distorting
@cameronmadden8723
@cameronmadden8723 2 жыл бұрын
If I was invisible I'd figure out what's in area 51
@ThatWriterKevin
@ThatWriterKevin 2 жыл бұрын
That's for Decoding the Unknown
@cameronmadden8723
@cameronmadden8723 2 жыл бұрын
@@ThatWriterKevin you write good 👍
@ThatWriterKevin
@ThatWriterKevin 2 жыл бұрын
@@cameronmadden8723 Thanks! I think? Unsure if that was a statement or demand
@chrisfromsouthaus2735
@chrisfromsouthaus2735 2 жыл бұрын
Invisible too touch! "No babe, I'm huge, I swear. My underwear is made of a material invisible to light AND touch."
@Perfumery_by_Sabin
@Perfumery_by_Sabin Жыл бұрын
My brother swears he saw a orb type thing flying that seemed like something with a cloaking mechanism flying in weird patterns. Him and my other brother both saw it. I also saw some weird stuff in the sky where I live.
@DavidJeanRoberts
@DavidJeanRoberts Ай бұрын
I could stand in front of the door an look at people trying to if I am at home, but I would not be home, I would be home, I would be looking at them an unable to laugh with out pissing them off!!!
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