[TML] 3d Invisible now

[Jerry W Barrington]

On 8/11/08 2:01 PM, "Grimmund" <grimmund at gmail.com> wrote:

> Whether you need to reduce or eliminate IR signature depends on the
> particular situation at hand.  If you're dealing with something like a
> sensor programed to respond to anything relatively close to human
> temperature (~97 F) then you might be able to get by with a couple of
> towels soaked in cold water.  If you're dealing with PEOPLE using a
> sensor, then the standard camoflage and concealment tactics are still
> applicable, too, since you're trying to prevent the people from
> recognizing you as a threat.  Not showing up on the sensor achieves
> that, but so does any technique that convinces the sensor operator
> that you aren't a person.

Well, ObTrav, not all threats are humans.  *Any* significant hot-spot should
be checked.

Even if they manage to get this cloaking material to work usefully, all the
stuff I've seen relies on a rigid form.  Great for vessels, not so much for
people.