I Made My Shower Invisible!
45sThe immediate demonstration of an invisibility effect with a plunger hooks viewers and makes them want to see the full reveal.
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The video demonstrates a real-life invisibility effect using a lenticular lens applied to a shower door. The creator explains how the lens manipulates vertical lines to make objects—and even a person—disappear from view.
Chapters
[00:00]
Invisibility Shield Demo
The creator introduces the invisibility shield and demonstrates it with a plunger, which disappears when vertical.
[00:29]
The Secret: Lenticular Lens
The secret is a lenticular lens that disrupts vertical lines, making vertical objects invisible.
[00:41]
Applying the Lens
The lens is applied to a shower door, turning it into an invisibility screen.
[01:21]
The Reveal
The creator's wife steps into the shower and becomes invisible when the door is closed, proving the effect works.
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Lenticular Lens Explained
Provides the core scientific principle behind the illusion, making the trick understandable.
00:29
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Applying the Lens to a Shower Door
Shows the practical application of the lens, turning a theoretical concept into a real-world experiment.
00:41
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The Reveal
Demonstrates the successful outcome, proving the illusion works as promised.
01:21Full Transcript
[00:00] All right, hold on, stay with me. I put a real-life invisibility shield on my shower, but here's where it gets weird. Plunger, and you can see the plunger, but you can't see me,
[00:15] unless I turn the plunger vertically, because this is a special lens that takes anything standing upright or vertical and makes it invisible. We're gonna put my wife in the shower and do the same thing, and let me show you the secret right now. It's called
[00:29] lenticular lens and it messes with vertical lines in a very interesting way. So what if instead of using pencils we used, I don't know, a person like my wife.
[00:41] So I'm covering my entire shower door with lenticular lens so that anyone taking a shower becomes invisible. Alright we are done. You ready to see this? Look what I did. It looks like I've just frosted the glass, okay, but actually I've
[00:56] have created the best hide and seek spot in the house. Hop in the shower. Okay, now for this to work perfectly, yes, just like you're taking a shower, when I close this door, you are going to disappear.
[01:09] But you're actually, it's not gonna feel like anything happens, you're just going to look invisible to all of us. You ready? Okay, here we go. What, just, yep, stand completely erect like that. Perfect, ready?
[01:21] One, two, three. It looks like the shower is empty, but...
