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Invisibility - a superpower or a curse? (Patreon)

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2021-01-31 23:17:58

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Sorry this one was so late, everyone. The first version of it got hit by a copyright claim, and I had to re-edit it, and the second one had inexplicable SFX trouble (for very simple SFX).

Anyway, this is me in my costume that is a nod to the original cover of the HG Wells novel, wittering on about invisibility, because no one else was and somebody has to. It was the invisible elephant in the room that other channels were ignoring.

It is also very cold in my new house, and the costume helped with that too.

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Invisibility - a superpower or a curse?

Invisibility is a power that appears (geddit?) in many stories of myth, fantasy, and science fiction, and many a role-play game, and it can seem to be a world-breaking superpower, but here I suggest that its many drawbacks may temper this view. Picture credits: Transparent snail By J. Bedek, Alexander M. Weigand - Weigand A (2013) New Zospeum species (Gastropoda, Ellobioidea, Carychiidae) from 980 m depth in the Lukina Jama–Trojama cave system (Velebit Mts., Croatia). Subterranean Biology 11: 45-53. doi:10.3897/subtbiol.11.5966., CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33422076 Transparent eel By Kils at the English language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2242707 Ghost shrimp By This is based on the public domain image http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Palaemonetes_Sp._in_home_aquarium.jpg sharpened, improved levels, cropped, et cetera., Public Domain, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25158152 Glasswing butterfly By David Tiller - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4762150 Glass frog By JurriaanH - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17655944 Arrow worm By Zatelmar - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2640754 Salps By MichelleCW - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=55459390 Painted Indian glassfish By w:en:User:Quatermass - w:en:Image:Painted Indian Glassy Fish.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=483563 Glass squid By Edie Widder - NOAA photo library, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11363048 Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindybeige Buy the music - the music played at the end of my videos is now available here: https://lindybeige.bandcamp.com/track/the-mandeville-march Buy tat (merch): https://outloudmerch.com/collections/lindybeige More videos here: All Lindybeige: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzzh7AuEBkEmMWChgPPOQqjhkkPq_eP1X Lindybeige: a channel of archaeology, ancient and medieval warfare, rants, swing dance, travelogues, evolution, and whatever else occurs to me to make. ▼ Follow me... Twitter: https://twitter.com/Lindybeige I may have some drivel to contribute to the Twittersphere, plus you get notice of uploads. Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Lindybeige My website: http://www.LloydianAspects.co.uk Channel page: http://www.youtube.com/user/Lindybeige