From:	Christopher Bellovary <bellovar@***.WISC.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Invisibility and physics
Date:	Mon, 10 May 1993 18:56:51 CDT

> A friend of mine just pointed out why it would actually be impossible for
> the invisibility spell to work (in terms of physics) by bending the light
> around a person--it would blind the invisible person. Think about it, no
> incoming light means no incoming photons means nothing is hitting your eye
> and causing a electric impulse to be sent to your brain to be translated into
> an image. Sure you'd be invisible, but you'd be in the most total darkness
> ever experienced.
>
> Spectre
> Steve Huth

Well - there is one solution. If it made the area in from of your eyes
somewhat visible, and the magic amplified the weak amount of light entering,
it would still work. I'm going to stay out of this one though, as magic
is not my strong suit.

Chris Bellovary