Caltrops - Short Dumbledores





	[quote name="Fussbett"]<a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060526.gtcloak26/BNStory/Technology/home">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060526.gtcloak26/BNStory/Technology/home</a> [quote]The invisibility cloak that allowed Harry Potter to wander unseen through the halls of Hogwarts is no longer confined to the realm of fiction.[/quote] [quote]It sounds like magic, but involves what are known as metamaterials, invented by Muggles (as non-wizarding folk are called in J.K. Rowling's books).[/quote] [quote]But it is not quite a match for the imagination of Ms. Rowling. In her books, Harry Potter's cloak is so thin, it fits in the inside pocket of his jacket. The real-life version would probably be quite a bit bulkier, Sir John says.[/quote] [quote]In the novels, Harry can see his silvery cloak, which he inherited from his father. But you wouldn't be able to see one made out of a metamaterial, Sir John says.[/quote] [quote]The young wizard can also see where he is going while wearing the cloak; that wouldn't be possible in the real-life version, Dr. Eleftheriades says.[/quote] Science for kids! This is the worst offender that I noticed in my glance, but <a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=com&ie=UTF-8&ncl=http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news%3Fpid%3D10000082%26sid%3Da5w0Bet0kOE4%26refer%3Dcanada" target="dumble">Pottermania is still running wild everywhere you look</a>. The poor Romulans only get a couple of mentions.[/quote]