I'll begin by saying that "invisible" in the title is a misnomer entirely.
It's a rather ineffective real-world implementation of the common sci-fi concept of having cameras on one side of an object being used to project the image to the other side to get a camouflage effect. From what I can see in the video, it only has a camera on the right side of the car, which projects it to the LED screen on the left side.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... IGzpi9lCck
Just thought it'd be interesting.
Mercedes publicity campaign with "invisible" car
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Mercedes publicity campaign with "invisible" car
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Re: Mercedes publicity campaign with "invisible" car
Uh, I guess the fact that it's a hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicle with a 600+ (?) kilometer range might interest some folks more though.
It's using tanks of hydrogen that are pressurized to 5000 PSI at full capacity, though. Isn't that somewhat dangerous?
It's using tanks of hydrogen that are pressurized to 5000 PSI at full capacity, though. Isn't that somewhat dangerous?
"..history has shown the best defense against heavy cavalry are pikemen, so aircraft should mount lances on their noses and fly in tight squares to fend off bombers". - RedImperator
"ha ha, raping puppies is FUN!" - Johonebesus
"It would just be Unicron with pew pew instead of nom nom". - Vendetta, explaining his justified disinterest in the idea of the movie Allspark affecting the Death Star
"ha ha, raping puppies is FUN!" - Johonebesus
"It would just be Unicron with pew pew instead of nom nom". - Vendetta, explaining his justified disinterest in the idea of the movie Allspark affecting the Death Star
Re: Mercedes publicity campaign with "invisible" car
So, they rip off BAE's legit military development for a cheap and not all that effective marketing stunt? Colour me shocked.
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This is pre-WWII. You can sort of tell from the sketch style, from thee way it refers to Japan (Japan in the 1950s was still rebuilding from WWII), the spelling of Tokyo, lots of details. Nothing obvious... except that the upper right hand corner of the page reads "November 1931." --- Simon_Jester
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Re: Mercedes publicity campaign with "invisible" car
It's just dumb. Who would want an invisible car? I have enough trouble finding where I parked as is.
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Re: Mercedes publicity campaign with "invisible" car
Maybe your just not part of the luxury stalker set.
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Re: Mercedes publicity campaign with "invisible" car
That's how the design for my Stealth Scou5t Ship in my Sci-Fi universe.
That is kind of cool
That is kind of cool
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Re: Mercedes publicity campaign with "invisible" car
Just set the car alarm to make the whole thing strobe when you beep it.Purple wrote:It's just dumb. Who would want an invisible car? I have enough trouble finding where I parked as is.
Re: Mercedes publicity campaign with "invisible" car
Epilepsy-mobile!Sriad wrote:Just set the car alarm to make the whole thing strobe when you beep it.
"..history has shown the best defense against heavy cavalry are pikemen, so aircraft should mount lances on their noses and fly in tight squares to fend off bombers". - RedImperator
"ha ha, raping puppies is FUN!" - Johonebesus
"It would just be Unicron with pew pew instead of nom nom". - Vendetta, explaining his justified disinterest in the idea of the movie Allspark affecting the Death Star
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"It would just be Unicron with pew pew instead of nom nom". - Vendetta, explaining his justified disinterest in the idea of the movie Allspark affecting the Death Star
Re: Mercedes publicity campaign with "invisible" car
Fortunately, they aren't marketing an invisible car. Seems to be just some cheesey "invisible to the environment" marketing for their fuel cell car. I'm surprised that fuel cell cars are still being pushed/made, I thought everyone was going for hybrids or pure electrics these days.Purple wrote:It's just dumb. Who would want an invisible car? I have enough trouble finding where I parked as is.
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Re: Mercedes publicity campaign with "invisible" car
i think it's because of the 5000psi hydrogen tank, that thing would cause quite a boom if breached.
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Re: Mercedes publicity campaign with "invisible" car
It's not that invisible either considering we make our hydrogen out of natural gas using a electricty grid thats mostly coal/gas fired supplied.Seems to be just some cheesey "invisible to the environment"
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Re: Mercedes publicity campaign with "invisible" car
That video on "Adaptiv" that Skgoa posted is pretty interesting.. but doesn't blocking IR emissions from a vehicle also mean the Adaptiv blocks will trap more heat in the vehicle? Although on second thought I would think that radiation may not be that significant for heat dissipation compared to exhaust gases and convection from the surrounding atmosphere, for a ground vehicle..
It still takes its energy off the dirty power grid.
Honestly I can't take my mind off what would happen if the high-pressure hydrogen tank was ruptured and combusted
Lol I just caught that.
Yeah, it's just marketing bullshit. No surprise, I suppose.Darth Tanner wrote:It's not that invisible either considering we make our hydrogen out of natural gas using a electricty grid thats mostly coal/gas fired supplied.Seems to be just some cheesey "invisible to the environment"
It still takes its energy off the dirty power grid.
Honestly I can't take my mind off what would happen if the high-pressure hydrogen tank was ruptured and combusted
[quote="spaceviking]Maybe your just not part of the luxury stalker set.[/quote]Purple wrote:It's just dumb. Who would want an invisible car?
Lol I just caught that.
"..history has shown the best defense against heavy cavalry are pikemen, so aircraft should mount lances on their noses and fly in tight squares to fend off bombers". - RedImperator
"ha ha, raping puppies is FUN!" - Johonebesus
"It would just be Unicron with pew pew instead of nom nom". - Vendetta, explaining his justified disinterest in the idea of the movie Allspark affecting the Death Star
"ha ha, raping puppies is FUN!" - Johonebesus
"It would just be Unicron with pew pew instead of nom nom". - Vendetta, explaining his justified disinterest in the idea of the movie Allspark affecting the Death Star