Is Invisibility Possible? | James May's Q&A (Ep 1) | Head Squeeze

James May answers the question as to whether or not invisibility is possible. James draws upon quite a few interesting theories during this discussion.

James May's Q&A:
With his own unique spin, James May asks and answers the oddball questions that we've all wondered about from 'What exactly is one second?' to 'Is invisibility possible?'

[harrybarodawala]

2.36 he should've mentioned the top gear episode of hammond driving that invisible car to celebrate 50 years of Bond.

[georgecarlson]

Being visible to others has many benifits. Imagine you are invisible. Others have no way to avoid you. Think of all the times others make room for. People make better doors than windows.

[OMGLOL]

the Belgium sense of humour XD lmao im dead

[PrivatePaul]

excellent sound design on the animations. very fitting and subtle effects

[DevilboyScooby]

Don't expect to see invisibility any time soon, or ever, as if it's invisible, you won't see it...

[meesguyy]

A TV showing the camera angle of something behind it, eh?
Sounds like that top gear episode when Hammond went around in a ford van covered in TVs and cameras

[edwardgriffin]

I can make myself invisible, but it only works if nobody is looking :-)

[weRbananas]

I like how this channel explains stuff and stays on topic unlike some other channels

[DMTInfinity]

I glad I gave you a chance. Great video!!!

[markhorton]

Even as a small kid I thought the invisible man story was crap. Not only will you not see invisibilty, but if you are invisible you won't be able to see. If your eyes have a refractive index of zero you will only have a general sense of light and dark. :-)

[Mumbojumbafied]

Saw You on V sauce, Love all Your Shows.

[arnomaas]

0ne of the funniest episodes, congrats !

[nishantsirohi]

I can listen to James may talk all day

[SirWokenDemon]

The Belgian sense of humor is in a lot of ways similar to the British sense of humor which is why I, being a Belgian, find it funny if you guys mock Belgium or the Belgian people/culture =P Having said that: thank you James May for making science so damn interessting! That's something that no teacher of mine could ever accomplish =D

[chrispowell]

I love that light refraction animation for some reason

[Yan_The_Man.]

and the belgian sense of humor, you just made my day mr.may :p

[eurodraco]

I'm surprised there was no mention of the blindness that might theoretically occur from invisibility.
If all the light is bending around you, then your eyes would theoretically be unable to 'absorb' some of the light waves, leading to blindness.
So while no one would be able to see YOU while you're invisible, you wouldn't be able to see much either.

[Semtexxify]

What he said, to be "invisible" in broad daylight speaking wise, light has to completely pass through you, its importend to note, PASS TROUGH and not "ignore" you. They are completely diffrent meanings.
The things exsisting today aren't "invisibility" suits, it's tehnical term is "cloak(ing)" suits, example from a distance you could be very hard to spot, but if one would pay extreme attention, the one would ask him/herself are they seeing something or is thier mind playing tricks on them.
Also, as old as the game Crysis is and as very long ago it has been when I played the original game, you were not *invisible* you were *cloaked* The voice literally said *cloak engaged*
Now, Im not a nazi or a picky pecker when it comes to things, however please, do take this as a lesson to learn to respect on the things you say, so you don't embarrass yourself infront of others.

[eurodraco]

On please.
His humors so transparent.

[justandy]

I saw quite a cool trick. Some bloke set up a projector and put some random background image on it. He then made a suit (looked more like a rain coat) that was made of projector screen material. As he moved around in front of it the illusion of invisibility was surprisingly effective. Wasn't perfect but still pretty good.