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Subject: IF ONE COULD CREATE A MACHINE THAT WOULD BEND LIGHT AROUND THEIR BODY ...

Date: Thu May 4 17:01:17 2000
Posted by Powell, James
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HI,
I HAVE A RATHER STRANGE QUESTION. HYPOTHETICALLY IF ONE COULD CREATE A
MACHINE THAT WOULD BEND LIGHT AROUND THEIR BODY, COULD YOU MAKE YOURSELF
INVISIBLE THIS WAY? ALSO WOULD THE  (ASSUMING THAT ONE WOULD USE A
GRAVITATIONAL FIELD TO BEND THE LIGHT) GRAVITATIONAL FIELD THAT BENDS THE
LIGHT AROUND A PERSON ALSO CRUSH THEM OR CAUSE SOME OTHER NASTY UNWANTED
EFFECT? I HAVE WONDERED ABOUT THIS SINCE I WAS ABOUT 12 IM 26 NOW AND STILL
THINK THIS MIGHT WORK. AM I WRONG WHAT'S THE SCOOP?

Thanx
JAmes E> Powell

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