Plan For Cloaking Device Unveiled 342
Robotron23 writes "The BBC is reporting that a plan for a cloaking device has been unveiled. The design is pioneered by Professor Sir John Pendry's team of scientists from the US and Britain. Proof of the ability of his invention could be ready in just 18 months time using radar testing. The method revolves around certain materials making light "flow" around the given object like water."
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Re:Tenuous at best (Score:4, Funny)
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The Romulans... (Score:5, Funny)
Slashdot's at it again (Score:5, Funny)
Alternative Technique (Score:1, Funny)
Honestly, where do our tax dollars go, eh? Eh? Am I right, folks?
Re:Tenuous at best (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Tenuous at best (Score:5, Funny)
Well, you start by throwing it through a jewellery store window.
Ooops! (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Tenuous at best (Score:2, Funny)
Doesn't this vialate our treaty with the Klingons? (Score:2, Funny)
Imagine the market! (Score:3, Funny)
Obligatory Star Trek reference (Score:1, Funny)
If it bleeds we can kill it (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Doesn't this vialate our treaty with the Klingo (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Doesn't this vialate our treaty with the Klingo (Score:3, Funny)
And no it doesn't, because we've got a couple of centuries until we actually sign it.
Re:Obligatory (Score:5, Funny)
Invisible overlords? Frankly, I can't see it happening.
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Re:Useless for people (Score:5, Funny)
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Re:Ooops! (Score:4, Funny)
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It's not really a big deal... But you do have to wait for it to rain! [imageshack.us]
Re:Slashdot's at it again (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Radar? (Score:3, Funny)
Re: My God! (Score:3, Funny)
My eyes instinctively ignore them these days if the browser doesn't block them to begin with.
A cloaking device? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Obligatory Star Trek reference (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Tenuous at best (Score:5, Funny)
Pretty incredible, eh?
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No? It was perfectly clear to me.
Re:Useless for people (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Useless for people (Score:5, Funny)
Just look for where the tank treads end.
Re:Useless for people (Score:3, Funny)
It's disguised to look like two homeless people fighting over a wheel of cheese...
Re:Tenuous at best (Score:3, Funny)