But let's be real as to why I made up this meme: I just want the opportunity to post something about Harry Potter.
This week, I wanted to talk about the visionary genius of J.K. Rowling. How so? Well, recently there have been a few news articles talking about some new inventions in the works... and they sound an awful lot like well known Harry Potter magical artifacts, Omnioculars and the Invisibility Cloak:
Designers at Sony have invented binoculars that allow users to pause, rewind and play back whatever they are viewing... But all this technology doesn’t come cheap. When the Vinoculars go on sale in November prices are expected to start at £1,800. (Source)
Breakthrough in the creation of a functional Invisibility Cloak:
Major breakthrough comes from an undergraduate student at the University of St Andrews who figured out how to get around the fundamental problem of light taking too long to travel around the hidden object... make a large bubble of space where the speed of light is slower than normal, so you don't look out of place. By slowing down the speed of light over a larger area, it's possible to match the speed around the cloak with comparative ease. (Source)
To see these two inventions coming to life in reality after first being made popular by a fantasy fiction writer is so cool! And it really proves how visionary and forward thinking Jo was in making up her imaginative and sometimes whimsical magical inventions. I would love to own both of these (if I was a rich woman). I would also want to own an actual working broomstick so inventors need to get on that, please.
Are there any of J.K. Rowling's fantastical inventions that you would like to see come to life? I would love to know what you think in the comments!
Definitely two cool inventions! I think it would be awesome to invent something from fiction :)
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I can't imagine that anyone could really create an invisibility cloak, but who knows?
ReplyDeleteI love the idea of the vinoculars.
Wow. Way cool.
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome! Wow, I knew a little about the invisibility cloak, but vinoculars? They're awesome! Wish I had the money to buy them :P.
ReplyDeleteThat is so cool!!!!!!!!! I LOVE Harry Potter!
ReplyDeleteHa! I can see a new fall line of fashion trends that use invisibility cloth to hide problem areas.
ReplyDeleteThe future is gonna be so awesome. ;)
Wow, how cool would a real invisibility cloak be?! I can only imagine how much something like that might cost:)
ReplyDeleteWow. An actual invisibility cloak? That sounds like it will be complicated to make, but it does sound very cool.
ReplyDeleteHow cool is that!? I am totally excited about a possible invisibility cloak in the future! Thanks for sharing. :)
ReplyDeleteIt would be cool to have invisibility cloaks and flying broomsticks come to life. I don't think it'll happen but I can hope, right?
ReplyDeleteVery cool! I would love to have an invisibility cloak, a Deluminator, and I remember thinking how awesome it would be to have a Marauder's Map. So, any (or all) of those would be nice. :)
ReplyDeleteHaving a Marauders Map of my chosen place would be brilliant! And I'd love a broomstick :) These two inventions are super cool!
ReplyDeleteA Marauder's Map! Why didn't I think of that one?
ReplyDeleteOMG! that's too cool for words!!!
ReplyDeleteInvisibility cloaks would be way too awesome!! and the omnioculars, I suppose they would use a technology similar to TIVO but portable?
Anyway, amazing!!
the marauders map is number 1, but I'd love to grow some plants in my yard that would allow me to breathe under water, or talk to people thu the fireplace, or better yet travel thru the fireplace from one point to another.
ReplyDeleteYes, yes, and YES! I want to do all those things too!
ReplyDeleteThat is awesome. Have you read the book The Science of Harry Potter? It has some things like this, about how they can apparate particles and whatnot that is really cool.
ReplyDeleteNo, I haven't but it sounds interesting!
ReplyDeleteSO COOL! Now I really want an invisibility cloak...my birthday is coming up! ;)
ReplyDeleteRock. On. It's amazing what people can do with science these days. I agree with the demand for a Marauder's Map!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! Oh gosh, I want so many things from HP's world. Hm... how about:
ReplyDeletea pensieve
Hermione's bag
a room of requirement
a time turner
for starters :)
Win! You win, Small :)
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