On April 19th 1995, a man named McArthur Wheeler attempted to rob two banks in Pittsburgh. Somehow, he had got the wrongful belief that lemon blotted out the human facial traits to the security cameras of the banks. That's why he had smeared his face with lemon juice as a not-in-the-least working disguise. Looking at the photo of him, it's obvious that he would need something else than lemon to pull off that robbery.
McArthur Wheeler isn't either the first nor the last person who tries to become invisible. Ian Whittlesen has even published an occult book on how meditations on the color spectrum can turn people invisible. I have no intentions of trying out his methods, which draw on theosophy and esoteric yoga practices. First and foremost because I don't believe in that kind of things, but also because there may not be any guarantees of how one regains one's visibility again. When it comes to invisibility, I sure want to play very, very safe ....
Radio waves may be made "invisible" to the antennas that are set to catch them, but still not people. No fairy tale-invisibility as yet, but who knows, that may be the next step in the ongoing development of human skills.
On the other hand, there are more interesting abilities to go for. I, for one, would find it more interesting to be able to fly. Just think of the feeling to set off, flapping one's wings and soaring ....
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