I think the video is probably real.

I wouldn't, however, call that "invisibility" just yet. It does seem to be a superior camoflauge, and would likely make people more difficult to see. But .. not invisible. It also probably doesn't do anything to avoid thermal imaging or IR ...

It's fake. When he holds the brick in front of his face, how come you can't see his face through the brick. Instead you see what's supposedly behind his face. This makes no sense at all. And also, in the last part when he's wearing the cloak, he holds his arm in front of his face, but you see what's supposed to be behind his head through his arm. Not what's behind his arm, which should be his face.

This is virtually impossible. (unless you use a projector of course :@@

[edit on 20/8/2008 by cPrime]

Originally posted by cPrime
It's fake. When he holds the brick in front of his face, how come you can't see his face through the brick. Instead you see what's supposedly behind his face.

I haven't checked out the link..but if it works like the other way I've seen.. It used 'cameras' on the back and projects the images to micro 'tv's ' on the front.. That's the easiest way to describe it..

The brick would block the picture from the 'tv's ' to the viewers line of sight.

I hope that's accurate to this case..

Well according to the news broadcast, these bend light somehow...no cameras involved.

I will try to find the exact article I saw on the news...

Invisibility cloak might be in use by the military already. I have seen a video from Iraq that shows a US tank get hit by an IED and then something that looks like a shadow ran up to the tank and as it climbs on top of it it "decloacks" and you can see a soldier come to view.

Originally posted by cPrime
It's fake. When he holds the brick in front of his face, how come you can't see his face through the brick. Instead you see what's supposedly behind his face. This makes no sense at all. And also, in the last part when he's wearing the cloak, he holds his arm in front of his face, but you see what's supposed to be behind his head through his arm. Not what's behind his arm, which should be his face.

This is virtually impossible. (unless you use a projector of course :@@

[edit on 20/8/2008 by cPrime]

This is real. He didn't have any part of the fabric covering his face. I forget how the technology works. This was a topic discussed on the site a LONG time ago. It must be almost 2 years.

Anyways, it's like the green screens for newscasts and such. That's the basis for the technology.

Now, would it work in real life? What I mean is, if you put the cloak on would people see the stuff behind you? Not unless you were looking through video eyes. Like I said, it's like a green screen.

I think that the inventors of the "cloaking devices" are trying to oversell their technology (probably to gain financial support). They are using the term "bend light" when I really doubt that they are bending the path that the light travels. Refraction or digital manipulation...maybe. I think Einstein pointed out just how much force it takes to actually bend light in his special theory of relativity and these guys can't possibly have that kind of technology.

I think the effect is awesome and would buy one in a heartbeat if I had the money, but the video is probably misleading.