# The material that makes you invisible.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-material-that-makes-you-invisible/153738>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 8, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-material-that-makes-you-invisible/153738 "2003-02-08T18:52:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Deathstatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Deathstatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deathstatic)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-material-that-makes-you-invisible/153738/1 "2003-02-08T18:52:52Z")

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Hey, I was reading some news site the other day and found a picture of an engineer in japan, I believe, who invented a material that allowed another person viewing the wearer to see the other side, making the wearer “invisible.” \<i\>Somewhat\</i\>. I believe they called it the “luminous jacket.”

This would have such advantages of letting surgeons see through their hands while in surgery, or let pilots see through cockpit floors.

This is absolutely true and I just want to know where I saw it so… If anybody could tell me where I found this, I would give you a big “thank you.”

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-material-that-makes-you-invisible/153738/2 "2003-02-08T18:56:05Z")

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[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?&threadid=161523](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?&threadid=161523)

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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [February 18, 2003, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-material-that-makes-you-invisible/153738/3 "2003-02-18T18:23:51Z")

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Hey, I just found a mention of this posted here:

> **[Hosting in Iran](https://ananova.com/news/story/sm_747591?menu=news.latestheadlines)**
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> Most hosting companies denied any services to Iran. The companies introduce automated checks of transactions and contact details to sieve Iranian businesses and “flag” them. The reason cited as san…

However, it explains very little hinting at some kind of camera trick… - Jinx