What Would It Take To Make A True Invisibility Cloak?

Invisibility cloaks have been popularized by sci-fi movies, but surprisingly we're not too far away from seeing one! How do we create one?

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[yillis]

If you are invisible, you wouldn't see anything because there would be no light reaching your eyes

[irkLIVE]

Maybe invisibility cloaks are already a thing but everybody that owns one is wearing it all the time so nobody knows about the cloak... 🤔

[---chmq]

You know the "Boy wizard" seems like Harry Potter

[doodlingbraingaming]

But, how the hell am i supposed to find a sheet that is 80 nanometers and invisible?

[ThZombe]

DID YOU JUST ASSUME MY GENDER?
I SEXUALLY IDENTIFY AS AN ATTACK HELICOPTER

[rheaamela]

"-5 points to Gryfin... can i say, i cant say that no"

[sanosu]

This would have many uses.... many *ILLEGAL* uses..

[russnightlife]

What if you lost it? How would you find it...

[paulcolombe]

the best thing would be teleportation.

[thesilencertv]

I've always wanted to see the Iron Man tech come to life.

[eric]

Its funny how scientist is still reseaching Invisibility Cloak when you know John Cena Already invented it

[atfastr_]

So if someone made a suit that light can't reflect on it he would be a super hero?

[jasonh]

I want to be able to throw a raw potato infinitely far

[AetherMinecraft]

Any other ways to become invisible? Just hit CTRL + SHIFT + N.

[jasonjiang]

I wish lightsabers and the force was real

[Memematode]

After I watch daily dose of internet latest video, I remember this

[skygreentangerine]

whell, you could just cover a cloak in miniscule Lee's and cqmaras in a checkers pattern and do the same on the back and have a switch on the inside that makes the camaras display what they see on the other side of the cloak. not completely invisible, but good camo😉☺

[ihavenoideawhatimdoing]

I want Dobby to be real oh fine.. Um teleportation

[TheGreatRedWelshDragon]

Why do people die when air is injected to the blood stream?

[bagandtag]

I have and invisiblity cloak but I lost it... I swear :(