Posted on Sep 12, 2015
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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
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Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS
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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.
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Care to explain why you down voted Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS?
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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
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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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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL
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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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Invisibility cloak. Would this be useful in applications other than art?
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CPT (Join to see), the application possibilities are endless.
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SN Greg Wright
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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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SN Greg Wright Ever see the Philadelphia Experiment? Now that's an idea!
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MSgt Munitions and Weapons Maintenance Supervisor
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I could use it to sneak in at night!
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Capt Seid Waddell
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In a heartbeat.
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SSgt Alex Robinson
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Interesting. I may just have to invent something like this....
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