There was a video that went viral a few months ago of something seemingly impossible. A real invisibility shield! So, naturally I was just as intrigued as everyone else that saw it, but I decided then and there that I would build one.
How hard could it be, right? As it turns out, not hard at all. This is the result of some weeks of researching here and there and gathering the necessary materials. This is the real deal. I know it's hard to grasp that it is, but I can assure you that it, in fact, is. XD
The original Quantum Stealth shield video:
• Hyperstealth's Quantum...
This video is how to build a real invisibility shield and how to create it with easy-to-get materials. I hope you enjoy!
Here's a materials list:
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-The polycarbonate riot shield: www.walmart.com/ip/Techtongda...
-Lenticular lenses: www.lenstarlenticular.com/store
-Glue: www.amazon.com/Loctite-Purpos...
-Lexan: www.homedepot.com/p/LEXAN-12-...
Check out NighHawkInLight's video on Lubor's lenses here!
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Best regards,
-Tate
My dad said he got one of these. Never seen him since
Lol same
Who takes an invisibility shield to go buy a pack of smokes.
You just saw a stranger woman walking away....
He went to the store for milk
I'm sure he became a superhero.
This is actually a really good effort for a garage project. Imagine the result with the correct funding.
well never know because well never see them
It's a fresnel lens it's been around for a while.....
While it's not quite invisibility, it's certainly enough to confuse a viewer as what exactly they're looking at. In a dim and chaotic environment, I imagine it would work fairly well.
It's already been created, the official ones look even better
@@TheGreenKnight500 depending on the angle. Because if you turn it to certain angles it will catch and reflect light better. Making it stand out.
guard 1: hey you see that blurr over there? guard 2: Yeah bet its nothing, guard 1: yeah you're right.
okay skyrim enemies
"Must've been the wind."
CactusGuy 43 yeah
Sheild made in japan...
@@sivasrinivash7206 China*)
He: Hmmm yeah, I'm invisible Random militar: Why is there a blury square in middle of battlefield?
hahahhahahhaha
Random militar 2: Yeah, it's probably just censored
Because Japanese army are approaching...
It just hasn’t rendered yet. Give it a couple seconds
Textures didn’t load in
I would gladly pay for that. Please contact me. Very serious. Thanks.
HEYYY RAMSAY! THE GOAT!
Holy shit. Chris I hope you get one I wanna see what your crazy ass come up with using it! Love ya brotha💪👀
Hey,nice to see ya again.
Wow ramsay wasssup
I can't wait to see you make a puzzle outta this 😂
3 types of invisibility 1. Cloaking: Bending light photons around an object 2. Camouflage : Blending in into surrounding environment patterns 3.Frodo Baggins Ring
umm.. invisibilty potion?
spectator mode?
vanish command?
@SysPowerTools 5. COCK RINGS!
dude I'm invisible count me in hahaha, CAn you all see me? hahaha I'm invisible
Invisibility was always there you just couldn’t see it
Lmao!! How's this comment only have 10 likes? I'm dying over here.
@Tvelok Lmao!! How's l this reply only get 2 likes? I'm dying over here.
Such a _VISIONARY._ 😉
This is awesome dude. I cannot stress this enough, we need more youtubers going above and beyond like you.
nobody gonna talk about how good this man is at drawing
Its alright
@@thuphugg215 it's 100x better than most engineers i've seen draw (not in a technical drawing program)
The secret is using your finger as a stencil.
@ Yonder Bagel: Bwahaha! I know! RIGHT! was courious if anybody was gonna pick up on and comment on that gem!
@@delphicdescant Or a flat washer, lol. (Look closer, padawan.)
“Perfect invisibility still has yet to be seen!” He says
ask Trump all his f35s are invisible!
Guess you haven't played Minecraft with an invisibility potion yet.😁😁
nobody saw that coming
You can't see perfect invisibility
@@jaketylor6638 exactly, theres a reason why its called a perfect invisibility
This really reminds me of the Cloak of Elven Kind. Not necessarily making you fully invisible, but making it to where you blend in significantly better than without it. I would love to see if one of these could be made into more than just a riot shield.
Let me guess you're a full grown adult male with responsibilities and yet here you are living in a literal fantasy land for children 😑
Hey you! Thanks for the entertaining and informative bit. Just found you on Reddit and immediately subscribed. You are wonderful!
OK< being a retired TV repairman - all old school 3-gun projection Bigscreen TV's had these lenses in layers in the screen - Craigslist and Facebook marketplace and most landfills and dump sites have many dozens of FREE old school Big screen TV's avail........ so you could cut WAY down on the cost of the project by re-purposing those
I would suggest the lenses from edge lit lcd panels instead as the lenses are designed to direct white backlight from the edges to the center. It works in reverse, because if you look at the edge of one these lenses one can see the accumulation of light (its brighter). Similar to looking at the end of fiber optic cables; just remember the lenses have a specific functional orientation.
Wouldn't it help to also not line them up but to have it like 1 sheet up 2 down 3rd left 4th right etc? Cuz this would retract the light n since this things still visible u can tell ther's a person if u got a gun well unless that's bullet proof ya would just fire and guess fire till it drops lol. Idk how functional this is. Also a bubble that's retractable and ffs I've just given my own improved design away for free to those with the means to do it b4 me lmao I screw mysepf all the time n end up seeing my ideas become reality shortly after I do shit Like this smh damn it. Lol
I actually just tried this and it doesn’t work too well. The screen that you’re talking about is too thick and is too reflective to work
Kronickillness Nikolaos it’s polycarbonate so it should be bulletproof depending on thickness (anything 5mm above)
@@JSKR6 I think you meant cm. It's around 2-3 cm to stop a 9mm round.
You know you're living in future, when you can build an invisibility shield for $ 140 and 1 day of work, but you're too lazy to do it.
Too many other DIY videos to watch that are equally as worthy. Besides, I have a job.
@@matrixate screw ur job
@@hateyouwithapassion1 sucks to be you depending on mommy to put a roof over your head because you don't want to work like the rest of us.
I'm not, I'ma build one for airsoft
did u ever make one@@Tonsils-micman
I'd be interested to see how this works in darker conditions, maybe with a flashlight or spot light shining on it, and also backlit.
Really cool ! I think it is rare talent to be able make so finished and well taught item. Im really glad that I found Your channel
Hold the shield further away from you... Like you demonstrated with your hand earlier in the video... Then when wearing black and a white background behind you, you will then not be seen as a distorted silhouette... Also... To make the shield disappear... Because it is a light reflecting material... Don't hold it at an upward angle to the light... Hold it at a slight downward angle... It's a photographer trick when taking pictures of someone who is wearing glasses... If the person to be photographed is wearing glasses, the photographer (hopefully a professional who knows the trick) will have the person lift the ear piece up off their ears ever so slightly to put that downward angle to their eye glasses so that when the photographer presses that button and the flashing of all the lights light everything up, there is no bright light glare where eyeballs should be in the photographs When you were doing your testing in different areas... You actually had it right in the second wooded area... where you crossed the road... You and the shield were invisible for a moment And another tip for you... That material you were having a slight wrestling match with trying to bend it... It is a plastic... A heat gun would have done you wonders Good job tho all the way around on how you did... Especially in explaining how the actual lens work... Keep up the good work and I have also subscribed... And this is my first time seeing your video
WRONG!
protoborg bruh you can’t just say wrong and give no explanation
@@TheCraftedWarriorJ What's there to explain?
@@protoborg Then whats wrong??
@protoborg you tell me dumbass
It is about 5:30 in the morning and i'm watching a tutorial on how to make an invisibility shield. Thanks Randomonium and greetings from germany! (got here by the homemade tank video a few weeks ago keep up the great work!)
that hit me too close to home.
Is there anything better to do at 5:30?? XD Some of my best friends are from Germany! I hear good things! Thank you, and I appreciate you taking the time to watch!
in chile its 1:29
Im almost there 4:55AM :)
Good morning Magneto!
cool build & great explanation / instructions. really enjoyed your video
That is awesome dude. Great freaking job man!
i really enjoy how regardless of what you make you go in to an extreme amount of detail and describe every little thing about the thing that you are making. You don't just slap stuff together and record the process and say thanks for watching. Great channel and great video.
I really try. It's so easy to overlook thing's that are actually vitally important to the quality of the end product. Thank you so much for the encouragement.
@@randomn6473 I agree, the info you provide is enough for somebody who knows nothing of the subject to come in and follow along with the entirety of the video. There's lots of youtubers who assume their viewers know certain info and parts of their videos dont make sense if the viewer doesnt know that info since it's never covered in the video. Keep up the great work and we can't wait to see what's next!!
"has it's flaws, and they remain to be seen...." 😜😎🤣🤣😁😂😜 Nice!
Thank you... thank you very much... XD Always good to see your comments, man!
Just discovered your channel through one of your wood gasifier videos. Man your projects are cool. Keep up excellent work.
Nice job, I am sure with more resources this can be almost perfected , that’s awesome
Very nice job! Impressive result.
Thank you very much!
Randomonium you just got complemented by a god in the building community. You appreciate this sir. Appreciate it well.
No no, I'm a hack with a fancy camera. Don't go making more of me than I am.
NightHawkInLight you underappreciate what youve taught me my friend🤨 a lot of my curiosity and building prowess comes from the videos you post. Im sure even eli from zna would agree with me🙂
Hopefully that make a smoother plastic so it would probably be clearer
Really enjoy watching the videos and I'm looking forward to more. Thanks for taking the time to film everything!
Quite intelligent indeed! I was thinking no way but after watching... all I can say is wow! Keep doin what you're doin! You most definitely have something impressive.... amazing.
Great video. Enjoyed it a lot. Even learnt a thing or two. Subbed and want more. 👍
Ok, I’m sorry you are amazing! I can’t get enough of your videos. You really help to restore my faith in your generation. While most people your age are playing video games your constantly working and trying to improve everything around you. Great job. Keep it up.
Stalking deer just got a whole lot easier! Keep the videos coming.
I'm not a hunter, but was raised by them, and that's the first thing I thought. A deer or turkey walking 3ft from your invisible blind.
just use a mirror at 60 - 70 degrees tilted away at the top and reflect the bushes in front of you, could be made easily out of perspex and window tinting mirror film.
If the deer can't smell you, hear you, or see you move, You invisible to the deer. Elk are really easy to sneak up on. Well for me anyway.
That is ehat I first thought :-)
@richard mccann I rather use the Death Star.....(Mine is Bigger!)
Back when projection 'big screen' TVs were readily available, we used to play with the fresnel lenses that formed the screen covers all the time and noticed this effect. Never thought to strap it out a riot shield, but man, they made fantastic solar torches!
Impressive! And cool that this can be made so simply with low budget.
you have quickly become one of my favorite youtubers, keep doing what you do!
Perfect timing in Jimmy’s walk through at the end
I would love to see more things used with this material! 😄
Awesome info! Thanks! New sub! Keep up the great work!
I applaud this man, companies spent millions on this yet you made it in a home garage. This dude is awesome 🙌
they spend millions looking for the right material and testing, they don't spend millions trying to bend plastic
He can make it easily because the company already spent money on the R&D to show him how to make it in that video he referenced.
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Would be interesting to see what happens when you make 4 of these things and cover all angles! Nice video, subscribed! :)
Your Handwriting is really pretty tho' This channel is pretty cool, i like it!
I don't know if anyone has tested this with a thermal camera. Since technically thermal cameras work by seeing infrared light I'm wondering what the results would be like.
Can infrared see through a solid object like glass or plastic?
This wouldn’t hide you from thermals lol. You can see through thin walls and plywood with thermals as well.
Infrared waves do refract, so by refracting visible light to render the object "invisible", you'd bend the Infrared waves as well. My opinion that would render the user "invisible" from thermal imaging, but honestly, I wouldn't know until we see it being tested.
If you are able to keep your breath or body from heating it up, then yeah, could probably evade infrared from the right angles.
@@thetommyhawk8244 exactly, apparently a lot of people don't know that infrared is just light at lower frecuencies, this should work with any type of electromagnetic wave. Including radio, microwaves, ultraviolet, etc.
That works amazingly well, I need that on my car so I can park in the field next to work and no one will know im there. I think an additional layer in between the handle and shield face would help. Also you should do this on a bulletproof shield, just in case.
I like the idea, simple but effective
5:52 "This is a pretty explanation." Saw what you did there.
Dude, I love your vids. Your channel is gonna grow faster than the Corona virus.
#Toosoon XD
Too soon. Lol. Yes it is
Lol
@@peterparkerpancake1339 I was wrong though. COVID-19 > this guy's channel and this guy has a respectable following.
Amazing. Everything. Ingenuity, design style, renderings...You have a lot of creativity and awesome talent! Come work for me any day!
well done! thanks so much for sharing
Absolutely cool! Invisibility dome tent? That's how sasquatch must do it.
That is insane. Nice.
This looks like it would work great for several applications, however, I would suggest you wear all medium grey clothing behind it. Blue (jeans), is too bright, and black is too dark.
Exactamundo! Grey better for City/man made environs. Light to Medium Green for the heavy woods and light brown for around the farm/dirt areas.
Thank you so much for satisfying my curiosity! I was wondering if it was possible replicate in a workshop! Awesome job! Have you looked into plastic welding? Chemical or heat welding? Might be worth looking into!
Imagine drones like this that would be so cool!!
These are in the every large 80’s-90’s TVs. I find them a lot
If this guy can make this alone, imagine what the government can do. 😳
Zynex it’s already a thing
Aaron Broumand they prob have invisible suits for Special Ops
The air planes and drones with this material would be wild.
It has to be a shield guys. You couldn't make it into clothing or armor because then there's no light to refract.
@@lupetabasco9800 Oh yeah
Yeah, this is great! It'd be cool to walk around inside a capsule shaped one!
24:30 Introducing the invisible cat ! Very good work !
Woah! I didn't even see the cat 0:46 until he moved the invisibility shield out of the way! 🐭
Wow and the cat disappeared a second later! Magic!
@@mic4ch Yeah now I'm waiting for him to upload a DIY teleporter video
2:10 CAT CAT CAT!
I love that he named his cat Jimmy. Real pets get real names.
Love your video and will follow to see more wonderful things..thank you
I really did enjoy watching this video!
Zorro brought ME here 🙋♂️😅 🔟/🔟 NOT disappointed 😌
Yea me to
Your already invisible when you live alone in the woods.
Incredible work.
Super Interesting mate. Thank you
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23:05 Being too reflective, yeah it really stands out here. I wonder if you put horizontal polarizing sheet on it if that'd help with the reflections
If I build it, I'll try!
@@quantum_chezburger2279 Let me know what you find out!
Put anti reflective coatings on it
@@stuartdavis2578 Clear matte spray maybe.
No like optical antireflective thats what makes the difference between a home made version and military grade the military has a antireflective coating sputtered on.
Wow, very cool. I wonder if a clear acrylic 1" or 2" rod in lieu of the Lexan handle would look. Really cool stuff on your channel, love it!!
Hurry up and wait is a great line. Imma use that, thanks
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Try wearing camo clothes and or all white clothes and or make an shield like the one you made to fit your body put it on then use the shield ..try that see how that works for you..minds alike..peace
Loved the Vid, I subbed. Also As some people have mentioned it would be better to wear white to blend more with the dull white of the glass/reflections. Also, also, if you used a wider shield, like 4 feet by 4 feet, it would be in focus for a much greater area. Also also also, I've done some laminating, ie coating things with sheets of clear plastic. It is possible, just time-consuming/ needs some practice, but can be done.
Very cool! Great job
I wonder if a small vibrating device attached to the shield might help the distortion even further??? In the first part of the testing i seen him move it slightly and it seemed to help his image fade... So just a thought
Jester Funnyman .....too noisy
Everyone: wow an invisibility shield👁👄👁 Me: why is his handwriting so nice 👁👄👁
I was testing this idea 6 years ago. It's fun.
WOW...This is awesome! I can already hear the opponents on the field screaming "FREEEZE!!! HEY REF he's playing with invisible cheat!!!" :)
That is pritty dope, next time I get pulled over im putting this at my window for when he walk up.🤓🤥
22:44 I was like where is he. Then you just walk out from the side of the screen lol I'm dumb
If you couldnt see a blurry square than you need to put your glasses on everyone could see and knew where he was so he wouldn't need it if he was in front of you
@@zekejaroszek6051 he wasn't on the screen...
🤣🤣🤣🤣
same I was like “wtf how’s it that good?”
Awesome!! Wish I had one of those when I met my X lol. But seriously though. Maybe you will consider doing a video with white or camouflage in certain environments. The black is probably good for night time demonstrations. I imagine this will give you a more effective result. ✌keep up the good work!
Clear silicone adhesive worked amazingly well when I bonded a sheet of polycarbonate to fix a broken basketball backboard. It's still clear after 3 years of direct sun exposure
2:05 my heart melted
Oh, Jimmy will do that to people. XD
Would it still work with something like a matte clear coat on top of the lenticule layer or would the light be too disrupted for the effect?
I wondered that myself, and to be honest, I'm not really sure. I would imagine that it could fill in the valleys between the lenticules, rendering them useless. I think "matte" is specifically meant to diffuse light in multiple directions as well. That's just a guess though. I'll play around with them some more and find out! Thank you for the comment!!
@@randomn6473 what about marine epoxy? and if you put a light refraftion sheet like the ones you use to identify lab gasses in tubes under the lenticular sheet what do you think the effect would be?
I can see this being used in combat situations, mainly in places where you are far from the enemy or in dark places where the enemy can't see you
There is one thing in that video, in addition of shield itself, that shows an "engineering mind". The way he uses his finger as a stencil. It's really ingenious:) This got me more than a shield, man!) We got a special word in Russian for that, "smekalka".
Man I want to see someone use this in air soft that would be dope asf
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Cual es la diferencia entre updt y quienes vienen de updt
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This is actually cool💯
Awesome work.
I'm not easily impressed with attempts at things of this nature. This thing is IMPRESSIVE!
22:24 wow!!
Dude that is AWESOME
First video of yours I've seen and the way you speak made me subscribe at 1:20 (y) will continue watching now lol
"I put it on here so it's resting on something soft as to not damage it" It's a riot shield tho right
polycarbonate scratches easily
The riot shield will retain structural integrity, but the non-blemished surface (scuff marks are hell on lenses) was a vital factor in this project.
0:51 "I can't actually show you the video for copyright reasons." Translation: "While copyright law allows for fair use, and including the referenced clip would fall within the definition of fair use, KZhead's automated system will falsely flag things randomly, and copyright holders frequently abuse the system, so I should be able to show you the video but I can't take the chance that the broken copying apparatus might be used against me." Surf Wisely.
i dont think you could argue fair use in that case.
@@lordhelmchen6781 Eh, maybe, maybe not. I think a case could be made that he's comparing his shield to the other one, which would infer criticism which is fair use. I think in the spirit of the law it is, but what would a judge or other arbiter think? I dunno.
18:05 to 18:10 the sound that tool is making blends so well with the beat
dude thats crazy reeeaaaally kewl stuff :O
This might work as a full surface laminate if it was cured in a vacuum bagging system.
24:07 I literally didnt see you were there until you stuck your hand out, i was expecting you to come around the corner or something... This thing is really good when static.
You must have to wear some really stong glasses if you couldnt see him maybe try putting them on next time
@@zekejaroszek6051 If this was a joke, it was a poor attempt. Read this top comment for further explanation on this phenomena "You will never really see this unless you are very close to it and looking right at it...and know what to look for. Otherwise your brain will filter it out, and you will perceive what the mind expects to see...the unbroken surrounding pattern. Here is why... Pareidolia (/pærɪˈdoʊliə/ parr-i-DOH-lee-ə) is the tendency for incorrect perception of a stimulus as an object, pattern or meaning known to the observer, such as seeing shapes in clouds, seeing faces in inanimate objects or abstract patterns, or hearing hidden messages in music. Pareidolia can be considered a subcategory of apophenia."
Great content, thanks!