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Editor’s note:
Steve James also
made claims for a

giant blanket of
optical fibres that
could render a tank
invisible. We thought
we’d run this more
modest, although

81equallyimprobable,
Design a cloak of invisibility by fabricating a garment
from optical fibres. The fibres would be carefully
arranged such that the ends of each fibre would be
positioned on opposing sides of the body when worn.

Steve James
23 November 2000

application of the idea

and see if anyone

raised any scientific

objections.

Develop an online service, called mybartab.com
perhaps, which would allow users to pre-purchase bar
tabs for pubs, bars and clubs. The facility could serve a
number of purposes such as imposing limits on a group
or individual’s drinking for an evening or enabling either
cash or credit card-free nights out. Perhaps the most

82likely or useful application of the site would be in
creating a new form of gift – a generous tab at a venue of
choice would be a novel and almost effortless present.

Josh Carrico
24 November 2000