Hi guys!
I found some very interesting info from an online source:
[1] “The Falaco Effect as a topological defect was first noticed by the present author in the swimming pool of an old MIT friend, during a visit in Rio de Janeiro, at the time of Halley's comet, March 1986. The concept was first presented at the Austin Meeting of Dynamic Days in Austin, January 1987, and caused some interest among the resident topologists. The easily reproduced experiment added to the credence of topological defects in fluids. It is now perceived that this topological phenomenon is universal, and will appear at all levels from the microscopic to the galactic.”
by R. M. Kiehn – University of Houston
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As shown in Fig. 1, a surface distortion causes an incident light to be refracted in such a way that there is a dark region behind the distorted surface that never sees the incident light. This effect is called as the Falaco effect [1].
I think that this effect can be used for optical invisibility. Since no light goes through the dark region, no light will also come from that region.
To the observer on the right, the woman on the left may not be visible.
A practical realization may be to create a negative high-voltage (HV) potential in front of the object that is to be disguised. Negative HV corresponds an inward pressure in aether, hence, an aetheric surface distortion is created.
What do you think?
Greetings
I found some very interesting info from an online source:
[1] “The Falaco Effect as a topological defect was first noticed by the present author in the swimming pool of an old MIT friend, during a visit in Rio de Janeiro, at the time of Halley's comet, March 1986. The concept was first presented at the Austin Meeting of Dynamic Days in Austin, January 1987, and caused some interest among the resident topologists. The easily reproduced experiment added to the credence of topological defects in fluids. It is now perceived that this topological phenomenon is universal, and will appear at all levels from the microscopic to the galactic.”
by R. M. Kiehn – University of Houston
E-mail: (Removed by moderator -please contact the poster privately if you desire the email address.)
http://www22.pair.com/csdc/car/carfre10.htm
As shown in Fig. 1, a surface distortion causes an incident light to be refracted in such a way that there is a dark region behind the distorted surface that never sees the incident light. This effect is called as the Falaco effect [1].
I think that this effect can be used for optical invisibility. Since no light goes through the dark region, no light will also come from that region.
To the observer on the right, the woman on the left may not be visible.
A practical realization may be to create a negative high-voltage (HV) potential in front of the object that is to be disguised. Negative HV corresponds an inward pressure in aether, hence, an aetheric surface distortion is created.
What do you think?
Greetings
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