I imagine you’ve thought (even if only as a child) about what it would be like if you could become invisible. Well, researchers have already made an “invisibility shield” real. It is more than that. The second generation of the product is on sale for just around US$68 (R$340) on Kickstarter, one of the largest crowdfunding sites in the world.
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Various size options
- Manufactured by London-based Invisibility Shield Co, the Invisibility Shield 2.0 is being offered in three sizes.
- The Mini (30 cm by 20 cm) is the one that costs less than 100 dollars.
- The Full (1 meter by 70 cm) costs US$378 (almost R$1,900).
- And the Megashield (1.8 meters by 1.2 meters) can be purchased for US$883 (about R$4,500).
- According to the description, the product is shipped anywhere in the world.
- Delivery is expected in December this year.
- The information is from New Atlas.
How does the “invisibility shield” work?
The product takes the form of a curved sheet of high-quality clear polycarbonate, which is held upright by a clear polycarbonate frame on the back. A series of tall, thin lenses are embedded side by side in this sheet.
As the user stands or crouches behind the device, the lenses diffuse ambient light that is reflected by their body across the entire front surface of the shield. The lenses also diffuse light reflected from the wearer’s bottom across the entire front.
The result is that the light from the body is essentially drowned out by the light from the background. This way, someone looking at the product from the front will only see the diffused backlight, which blends directly into their view of the background itself.
The creators caution that the product works best if the user is wearing light-colored clothing, and if the background is fairly uniform in appearance. No matter how far away the viewer is, the effect remains the same.
