A magician was employed to make Panama disappear I think it was, saw a thing on it recently...
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 8:04 AM, OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson < [email protected]> wrote: > From: Mr. Beaty > > ... > > > Re: [Vo]:Progress in invisibility cloaks > > ... > > Years ago I recall seeing a short CNN.COM video on a declassified > invisibility cloak that was "developed" way back in WW II. It was the > simplest of technologies to implement. The technology was nevertheless > extremely effective. In daytimes when aircraft was approaching their > targets > in preparation of another bombing run they would turn ON their headlights. > Implementing this simple action caused the aircraft's dark silhouette to > effectively blend in with the bright blue sky from many miles away - as > perceived by the retinas of sentinel guards who were on the lookout for > approaching enemy aircraft. This simple technique bought our aircraft > several additional minutes of invisibility as we approached targets. > > I would imagine the "element of surprise" became less effective as radar > became more pervasive. > > I believe there are also interesting stories of decoys that were > constructed > and strategically placed here and there during WW II - primarily to fool > enemy observers into mistaking the strength of their opponents. It got > quite > elaborate at times. > > Regards, > Steven Vincent Johnson > www.OrionWorks.com > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > > >
