It was the port of Alexandria and Suez Canal, hidden by Jasper Maskelyne.. The show was the pilot of "That's impossible" with Jonathan Frakes...
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 10:23 AM, John Berry <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >
