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Random Stuff
How To Disguise An Aeroplane Factory As A Subdivision
11:20AM Adam Frucci | During World War II, the Army Corps of Engineers wanted to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant in case the Japanese decided to attack the West Coast. So, of course, they built a fake subdivision on its roof. More »
Science
Photo Veil: The Military’s Cloak of (Almost) Invisibility
12:00PM Andi Wang | Comparable to Snake’s suit in Metal Gear Solid, the Photo Veil is an exterior wrap that is able to create site-specific, high-resolution camouflage for vehicles and soldiers out on the battlefield. More »
Design
Really Bored Dude Camouflages Self as Paper, Bags and Boxes at an Ikea Store
12:00PM Adrian Covert | Some people would file this exercise in camouflage under performance art. Others would suggest this guy has too much time on his hands. I say, why can’t it be both? More »
Design
Vine Camouflage Disguises Unsightly Cables
4:40AM Sean Fallon | While we wait patiently for wireless power systems to come of age, managing unsightly cables remains an annoying problem. Perhaps camouflage is the answer. More »
Random Stuff
Optifade Digital Camo Brought to You In Glorious ‘DeerVision’
9:00AM Sean Fallon | W.L. Gore, the same company that brought us Gore Tex, is now setting its sights on helping hunters kill deer more effectively using their new Optifade digital camouflage. Apparently, someone had the bright idea to find out exactly how a deer sees a hunter, then use that information to design a better brand of camo. After a tireless investigation into ungulate vision and the distribution countless food pellets to test deer, researchers came up with an “abstract” design that consists of a micropattern of tiny squares and large geometric shapes that should, theoretically, prevent the deer from connecting the dots and registering the shape as a human. More »
Vehicles
Camouflaged CIA Speed Boat Looks Like Junk, Runs Like Jet
10:00AM Wilson Rothman | It looks like your typical junk, tooling around on coastal waterways in Southeast Asia in the late 1960s. Think of it in Apocalypse Now terms: It was basically a water taxi for personnel on highly classified missions. OK, so then say that classified mission is somehow compromised—here’s what it looks like when it literally blows its cover: More »
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