Posted on Sep 12, 2015
Invisibility cloak. Would this be useful in applications other than art?
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This artist has made a career out of making himself invisible. Would you use a technique such as this for yourself or your troops?
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/10/arts/liu-bolin/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/10/arts/liu-bolin/index.html
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It's fun, but we have to actually get into the "science" of camouflage if we're talking about Troops.
Did you you know that cats actually don't have "sharp" vision. It's actually quite blurry and they can't see Red at all. Deer see Ultraviolet. (Most) Humans have a hard time seeing Indigo.
If you look at the MARPAT, you can see how effective that pattern is. But look at Tigers, and the areas they are located. Why are they Orange? And Striped? Basically it's about figuring out how the human eye breaks up patterns on common backgrounds.
Did you you know that cats actually don't have "sharp" vision. It's actually quite blurry and they can't see Red at all. Deer see Ultraviolet. (Most) Humans have a hard time seeing Indigo.
If you look at the MARPAT, you can see how effective that pattern is. But look at Tigers, and the areas they are located. Why are they Orange? And Striped? Basically it's about figuring out how the human eye breaks up patterns on common backgrounds.
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MSgt (Join to see)
Sorry, accidentally hit the wrong key on my phone i guess. Didn't mean to start an uproar
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
MSgt (Join to see) No worries. I figured it was the phone glitch. I've had it happen to me as well.
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CPT (Join to see) Sweet, this is useful, in my opinion it promotes discipline and situational awareness. You need these tools to survive on the battlefield. I think this would be good for the TBI clinic for memory loss and occupational therapy.
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CPT (Join to see) It's coming. In fact the concept is simple: analyze the area around you, and project the portion of it that you're blocking on the front of you. Trick is to do it with a fast enough 'frame-rate' to avoid blur, and that's probably the current hold-up. But you can bet DARPA is working on it.
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