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Beam of darkness makes objects invisible from a distance
Wired.co.UK ^ | December 16, 2013 | Olivia Solon

Posted on 12/16/2013 12:31:37 PM PST by listenhillary

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To: listenhillary

Yes, it’s so awesome it can hide a 40-micrometer letter N completely from a particular frequency of red light!


21 posted on 12/16/2013 1:35:50 PM PST by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know...)
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To: listenhillary
♪♫Ribbon of darkness over me
Since my true love walked out the door
Tears I never had before
Ribbon of darkness over me♫

Gordon Lightfoot - Ribbon Of Darkness Lyrics

22 posted on 12/16/2013 1:36:54 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: ETL

Interesting. Like is done with sound, but at a much more precise level. However, I think of sound as a wave, and light as energy.


23 posted on 12/16/2013 1:38:57 PM PST by cuban leaf
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To: DannyTN

As sung by Marty Robbins.

And Gordon Lightfoot.


24 posted on 12/16/2013 1:46:52 PM PST by IronJack
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To: listenhillary

Each night, when I flip the wall switch in my bedroom to the “off” position, the entire room is bathed in a “beam of darkness.”


25 posted on 12/16/2013 1:53:20 PM PST by GreenHornet
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To: listenhillary

Ah, it’s a cloaking device! Got it. I’ll take two.


26 posted on 12/16/2013 2:34:39 PM PST by MasterGunner01
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To: GeronL

How about a DASER?


27 posted on 12/16/2013 2:43:02 PM PST by wally_bert (There are no winners in a game of losers. I'm Tommy Joyce, welcome to the Oriental Lounge.)
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To: listenhillary

Faster Than The Speed of Dark.


28 posted on 12/16/2013 2:45:51 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg (Some people meet their heroes. I raised mine. Go Army.)
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To: listenhillary

Sweet!


29 posted on 12/16/2013 2:46:09 PM PST by RandallFlagg (IRS = Internal Revenge Service)
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To: wally_bert

wow, we could erase our enemies with a DASER


30 posted on 12/16/2013 2:47:47 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: listenhillary

cool! all we have to do is get the bad guys to wear these (whenever they come out)./sarc


31 posted on 12/16/2013 3:19:17 PM PST by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: Colonel_Flagg

If ‘c’ represents the speed of light, what’s the symbol for the speed of Dark?

And is that the propagation rate of Dark Energy?


32 posted on 12/16/2013 4:19:51 PM PST by mikrofon (Dark Matter)
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33 posted on 12/16/2013 4:29:14 PM PST by mikrofon (Dark Matter)
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To: mikrofon

I like that. :)


34 posted on 12/16/2013 5:20:27 PM PST by Colonel_Flagg (Some people meet their heroes. I raised mine. Go Army.)
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35 posted on 12/16/2013 6:15:17 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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36 posted on 12/16/2013 6:16:08 PM PST by SunkenCiv (http://www.freerepublic.com/~mestamachine/)
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To: ETL

bm


37 posted on 12/16/2013 6:16:49 PM PST by bigheadfred
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To: GeronL; null and void
will we someday be able to buy darkbulbs and flashdarks

when you hit oil on your land or sumpim otherwise you can only vote for them

38 posted on 12/16/2013 6:19:20 PM PST by bigheadfred
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To: Darksheare; null and void; GeronL

I’m buying stock in manufacturers of Dark Emitting Diodes.


39 posted on 12/16/2013 7:40:44 PM PST by NicknamedBob (If you voted for 0bama to show that you're not a racist, you're a racist. -- NicknamedMike)
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To: NicknamedBob

DarkLight: because it makes the difference between night and dark


40 posted on 12/16/2013 7:44:19 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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