Invisibility is when an object isn't going to disturb the light that passes through it or around it. So if our eyes were tuned to infrared, wouldn't the window just be opaque? It'd be like a wall. And we all know that in a lot of cases, you just can't see it at all.
Can you make something invisible? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Negin Farsad discover the science behind invisibility with professor of physics and optical science, Greg Gbur. What would real-life invisibility look like?
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