An enemy convoy rolls to a stop, the commander of the lead vehicle popping open the hatch on his IFV
and scanning the desert with his binoculars- the coast is clear, no sign of American forces
anywhere. Sliding back inside his vehicle he gives the command for the convoy to begin rolling again.
Suddenly there’s the roar of an M1 Abrams firing its main gun, and the rearmost vehicle
goes up in flames. A second roar from a different position, and the lead vehicle is destroyed. The
enemy convoy is in full panic now, but with both the lead and rear vehicle destroyed,
the rest of the convoy is having a hard time breaking from the tightly packed formation.
Enemy troops scan the desert all around them, where in the world is the firing coming from?!
Then they see it- an M1 Abrams materializing out of thin air,
followed be a second, then a third and a fourth. From an opposite direction,
Bradley infantry fighting vehicles seem to shimmer into existence from empty desert.
The enemy is surrounded, but how in the world did the American forces become invisible?!
This scenario may seem like something out of Star Trek or Harry Potter, but a Canadian
company called Hyperstealth Biotechnology Inc. has made it a reality. The new technology is
called Quantum Stealth, and it can actually make something as large as a tank completely invisible.
How you may ask? Well let’s find out. Remember this is real technology that
could be used by the military in the next few years, so forget about the fantasy and science
fiction worlds of television and movies, real life is about to get a lot more interesting.
The exact way the material that makes Quantum Stealth and invisibility
possible is kept secret by the inventor and CEO of Hyperstealth Biotechnology Inc,
Guy Cramer. The company is based out of British Columbia, Canada,
and over 3000 military vehicles are currently using camouflage designs created by this company.
Quantum Stealth has been examined by two separate command groups within the United States Military
and the Canadian Military. All personnel who have seen the actual Quantum Stealth
material have verified that the technology is real and works.
But how does it work? That is the mystery. We will break down the science and then
examine how the technology could be used in different military scenarios. Again,
this is not science fiction. This is real technology that makes things invisible using
real science. What a time to be alive!
From the little we know about Quantum Stealth one thing is clear, the way the material makes
things invisible is through the bending of light. The material that is used is kept secret, but the
principle is actually all around us in nature. The Quantum Stealth material refracts light
using a series of small lenses. Refracting is the fancy scientific term for the bending of light.
The Quantum Stealth material surrounds whatever object the military wants to make invisible,
then the material refracts light around the object. But how does this
make the object invisible? First we need to discuss light waves.
The way you, and I, and every other human sees is by gathering and focusing light using our eyes.
When light comes in contact with an object it bounces off of it in all directions.
If you are in the reflected light’s path some of that light enters your eyes,
your brain interprets the light waves, and that is how you see everything around you. This is an
oversimplification, but is the quick version of how we see objects. The key to Quantum Stealth
is that instead of allowing light to bounce off an object, the Quantum Stealth material bends
light around the object. Therefore, if you have a tank surrounded by the Quantum Stealth material
light is bent around the tank. If the light never reaches the tank, there is no light
bouncing off of it to be sent to your eyes. The tank is invisible to you, and everyone else.
As we said earlier this is not some science fiction concept. Refraction of light happens
all of the time. We can prove it. Take a glass of water and stick a straw in it. Then look down
into the glass of water. You will see that the straw above the water is in one spot and the
straw below the water has shifted to the side. Did the actual straw bend? No. The light is being bent
as it passes through the medium of air to the medium of water. The light your eyes capture
to see the straw has been bent as the light moves from one medium to another. Cool right?
Quantum Stealth works the same way. The Quantum Stealth material is made up of
lenses to create a medium that does not reflect light back or let light through.
Instead the material bends light around it, making any object on the other side completely invisible.
For those of you who are still with us, and we hope that’s everyone,
things are about to get a little crazier. If the refraction of light can make things invisible,
then why don’t you become invisible every time you jump into a pool, or ocean,
or any other medium besides air? Clearly this doesn’t happen, and if it does happen to you
send us an email so we can make a video about how you have broken the laws of physics. Instead,
when you enter a new medium light is bent. The light still reflects off of you, just at a
different angle. You are still visible, you just look like you’re in a slightly different spot.
The Quantum Stealth material is unique in the way it bends light. It creates what is called
a “dead spot” behind it. This is how the Quantum Stealth material causes objects to
become completely invisible. When light enters the lenses it is refracted in two opposite directions.
This creates the “dead spot” in the middle of where the light waves have separated. Therefore,
anything that is placed within the “dead spot” is invisible since no light waves reach it. And
since radar, night vision, and thermal sensors all use a form of light wave to detect objects,
Quantum Stealth also makes things it’s surrounding invisible to those forms of detection as well.
There is no power source, the Quantum Stealth material is paper thin,
and Guy Cramer has reported it is inexpensive. Quantum Stealth
will most likely be the military’s choice of camouflage in the future.
But what would they use it for? It is a really cool concept, but is it practical? Let’s see.
Imagine a pilot flying over enemy territory. They are taking reconnaissance pictures and gathering
intel. There is suddenly a malfunction in the jet. Sparks start spraying out of the flight counsel.
The only way the pilot can keep from catching fire in the cockpit is to eject. The pilot pulls the
handle on the side of their seat, the canopy flies up, and they are ejected into the air.
The enemy will see the plane crash, but what about the pilot?
Large parachutes are easy to spot against a blue sky. But what if the parachute was invisible?
The parachute could be made out of the Quantum Stealth material allowing the pilot to safely
glide down to the ground without being spotted. Then the pilot can hide under the Quantum Stealth
parachute making them completely invisible to all forms of visual sensors, including eyesight.
The pilot calls for extraction and safely waits, undetected, until the cavalry arrives.
Another thing to think about is the tactical advantage Quantum Stealth
could give special forces units. An entire boat of Navy SEALs could be docked off shore.
The boat is using Quantum Stealth so it is invisible. Normally special forces
teams work under the cover of night, but now they can be invisible at any time of
day. They plan their mission to take place in the middle of the afternoon
when their target is most vulnerable. The SEAL team is outfitted in Quantum Stealth dive suits.
They swim ashore undetected, complete their mission, and return to their invisible boat.
The best part is that by the time the enemy realizes what happened, it will be too late.
The SEAL team will already be safely back at base. When the enemy goes to review camera logs
and sensors nothing comes up. The Quantum Stealth made sure the SEALs were invisible
to all types of sensors. It even kept them from casting shadows. They are invisible and
undetectable. The enemy is baffled by the unexplained infiltration of their outpost.
Since the Quantum Stealth material is versatile, and relatively cheap,
the military may use it to camouflage larger objects. Take a plane hangar for instance.
The United States Airforce could build and store prototype and cutting edge aircrafts
without the enemy ever knowing. If the whole hanger was surrounded by Quantum
Stealth material the enemy would have no clue it was even there. The hangar would be
undetectable by aerial surveys and satellites. The military could work in complete secrecy.
We talked about camouflaging one tank in Quantum Stealth, but what about a whole battalion?
What if a group of tanks could infiltrate enemy lines and get into striking positions without ever
being noticed? The only indication that the tanks were there would be from the sound of the engines
and the firing of their cannons. But at that point it would be too late for the enemy.
Even early warning detection systems wouldn’t be able to pick up the signatures of the battalion
of tanks. Each one would be outfitted with its own Quantum Stealth technology.
They would be able to fire, reposition, and fire again taking out any enemy in their path
without being seen. The tanks would be undetectable except by sound.
This brings up another important point about Quantum Stealth. The technology is not only
effective at making military assets invisible, but the psychological warfare that goes along
with it could be just as devastating as bullets and bombs. Imagine fighting an enemy you cannot
see or detect. Military forces with Quantum Stealth can move freely across battlefields
and infiltrate bases without leaving anything but footprints and tire tracks behind.
The toll that would take on the opposing soldiers would be insurmountable. How do you fight an army
you can’t see? How do you defend against vehicles and crafts that are undetectable? You can’t.
You may be wondering if this technology will be available to everyone. At this
point only the U.S. and Canadian militaries have access to the Quantum Stealth Camouflage.
Would knowing the principles of how Quantum Stealth material works allow someone to create
their own invisibility cloak? At this point it would seem no one else has unlocked the secrets
of the Quantum Stealth material. The concept of how it works is basic physics, but engineering
the material has only been accomplished by Guy Cramer and his company. In fact,
Cramer has stated that he has already developed a countermeasure for Quantum Stealth, so if someone
were to figure out how it is done, he would be able to detect it. Presumably this information
would be shared with the military if enemy forces got their hands on Quantum Stealth technology.
Having access to Quantum Stealth technology gives the military an immense advantage on the
battlefield. But what other applications does the Quantum Stealth material have?
Cramer has already patented other uses for his technology.
Some of which could change the world for everyone, not just the military.
The same material used to create Quantum Stealth Camouflage can also be used as a
solar panel amplifier. Tests using current solar panel technology paired with the Quantum Stealth
material showed that the solar panels could more than triple their output.
Guy Cramer was able to increase the output on three different solar panel
designs by threefold each. That is really impressive. The Quantum Stealth material
could change the game when it comes to harnessing the power of the sun.
Quantum Stealth Camouflage is a reality. It renders objects completely invisible
and undetectable by sensors. As of right now the military is the only ones that have access
to this technology. It will change the way war is fought. Using basic principles of physics,
Hyperstealth Biotechnology Inc. has turned invisibility cloaks into a reality. But the world
as a whole may benefit even more from the other applications of the Quantum Stealth material.
Maybe someday we will stop burning fossil fuels that are causing climate change,
and get more energy from the sun using Quantum Stealth technology.
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