Invisibility In Countless Tales

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Since time immemorial, human beings have been fascinated with the idea of invisibility. Countless tales have been told of antagonists using invisibility to thwart the plans of the protagonists or invisibility cloaks helping protagonists weave their way through their authors plot. Invisibility is also an intriguing power for super heroes in all forms of media. And whilst the idea of invisibility has filled the minds of people of all ages, sadly, these items of invisibility have remained solely in fiction, never to appear in the real world. However, with the new discoveries surrounding the properties of dark matter, invisibility may not be so far fetched as previously assumed.

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