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From: Robert Watkins <robertdw@*******.net.au>
Subject: Re: Cyberjunkies
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 96 17:05:27 +1100
>Well, they shouldn't be useless against thermo vision, since it's just
>visual sensitivity to IR light. I don't think Invisibility discriminates
>against which wavelengths of light it bends...

The catch is that Invisibility doesn't stop light shinig from YOU... and
heat is coming from you. (Also, it must be a bit more sophisticated then
the mere bending of light rays, as then you wouldn't be able to see,
either. For my money, it makes you transparent)


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