Yep, you read that title correctly - South Korea is going to get a building equipped with a cloaking device. It sounds like it's designed to work similar to the invisible Aston Martin in the Bond movie "Die Another Day," with cameras on one side that project images on the other.
No word yet on how this will effect air travel or whether or not the building will also be equipped with phasers or photon torpedoes.
Architectural firm GDS Architects has announced that it has received its permits to build the Tower Infinity near the Incheon Airport just outside of Seoul, South Korea. Although at 450 meters tall, it won’t be the tallest building in the world, it does have one unique feature: it will come equipped with a cloaking device.Charles Wee of GDS Architects explained in a statement that the company wanted to “provide the World’s first invisible tower, showcasing innovative Korean technology.”
The tower’s facade will come equipped with LED projectors and cameras. The cameras will capture the area around the building, then stitch them together in a panorama to display through the projectors. The result will make the tower seem transparent from the outside when the projectors are turned on.
On the company’s website, it explains that the tower will establish Korea’s rising position in the world not by building the tallest tower, but “establishing its most powerful presence through diminishing its presence.”
In addition to being able to appear almost invisible, the tower will also have plenty else for tourists to Korea to do. It will have the world’s third highest observation deck, as well as shops, restaurants, movie theaters, and apparently a water park.
“We look forward to providing Korea and the World with a completely new model for what it means to be an observation tower,” said Wee.
Original Article (With more pictures!): http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexknapp/2013/09/13/south-korea-will-soon-…
Surely, there must be something better to spend that money on?
Where's my invisibility cloak dammit?
You'd only use it to watch chicks in the shower.
And you have a better use?
And you have a better use?
“provide the World’s first invisible tower, showcasing innovative Korean technology.”
It will have the world’s third highest observation deck, as well as shops, restaurants, movie theaters, and apparently a water park.
Invisible Tower and alot of people in it.... disaster waiting to happen. But hey who am I go for it South Korea.
Unfortunately as a former Kia owner I'm all too familiar with South Korean technology. Everyone dies in a fire.
Muggles!
$5,000 on eBay. What are you gonna do?
lol ebay+a korean car sounds like a recipe for disaster.
Its to make sure the n.koreans don't have something to aim at in case of a military event.
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