Invisible Force Field To Stop Terrorism

[matcom]

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IT sounds like something out of a science fiction movie - an invisible "forcefield" which protects landmarks and high-security installations from terrorist attack.

But it's a reality and the early warning weapon in the hi-tech war against terrorism has been developed in our own backyard.

A Sydney firm has invented an invisible "bubble" that can be thrown around buildings, ports, airports and even parts of the sea using thermal imaging technology.

Castle Hill-based Zone Products Australia' system can detect a tank at 15km in pitch black conditions and warn of the presence of chemicals, gases, radioactive and other materials in a protected area.

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,9402644%255E13762,00.html

[WillParkinson]

1. Cool!

That sounds excellent.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

2. Didn't they try this back during WW2...

I think they were using electromagnets to be "invisible." And the entire ship, including the crew, disappeared. They think they travelled into the future. Weird shit. Of course, I saw this on The SciFi Channel. And no it wasn't a movie. It was one of those strange happenings in history things.
Duckie

[Archae]

3. "Philadelphia Experiment."

It was a process to make a ship "invisible" magnetically, which was important at that time because the Germans had a notoriously effective magnetically-triggered mine.

But a certified wack job named Carl Allen blew the story into la-la land, and Charles Bullshit...I mean Berlitz embellished it even more.

http://skepdic.com/philadel.html

[underpants]

4. This sounds like kids playing tag in the backyard

Tag your it

Uh-uh I have an invisible force field :P