i was reading about this russian scientist who applied for a patent for his invisibility cloak. no lie. it's made of golden particles and projects what is in front of the wearer on the back of the cloak and vice versa. then i heard "they" believe "they" can make an invisibility cloak within the next 18 months. jinkies!
putting aside the myriad evil ways to use such an invisibility cloak, what's left really? if not for evil doing, what's it for? i mean, i wouldn't mind adding an invisibility cloak to my wardrobe, mainly for fashion's sake. i hope it's pretty. i'd say i'm fairly good at willing myself invisible when i set my mind to it, but having something whimsical to wear while doing so would be pretty dynamite.
in other news, some other wacky buch of scientists from honda created ASIMO, the humanoid robot. that's a picture of ASIMO up there, thanks to AP. (thanks AP!) ASIMO can walk, climb stairs, and dance! ASIMO is intended to be a companion for the elderly and infirm. i could use an ASIMO. there are many an occasion in which i say to myself, "damn! i wish i had me some ASIMO cause i could really break this beat down and a humanoid robot would be the perfect dance partner."
all my dreams are coming true. all of them. really.
now if you'd only read the harry potter series, you'd know that an invisibility cloak already exists. when i saw that article, the first thing that came to my mind was that J.K. Rowling's stories of wizards do imitate life!
ReplyDeletethey probably wouldn't use robots though, they have house elfs ... and if you give them a personal item of clothing they are set free ... if i remember correctly.