# Transparent jacket - How does this work

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transparent-jacket-how-does-this-work/153547>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 7, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transparent-jacket-how-does-this-work/153547 "2003-02-07T20:10:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transparent-jacket-how-does-this-work/153547/21 "2003-02-08T08:50:58Z")

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Seem like the surgeon would have a real hard time seeing where his tools are.

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**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2003, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transparent-jacket-how-does-this-work/153547/22 "2003-02-08T21:44:52Z")

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Wasn’t that the same concept that James Bond’s car used in ‘Die Another Day’?

It looked WAY cooler on Bond’s car, but then, just about anything looks cooler when it’s used by James Bond. And I doubt the jackets got a built-in missile launcher, remote control, and can easily go 120 mph.

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