Forget The Cone Of Silence... Get Ready For The Cloak Of Silence

from the say-what? dept

Fri, Jun 13th 2008 12:58pm — Mike Masnick

Just in time for the remake of Get Smart to hit the theaters, it appears that some researchers may be making one of the TV show's most famous tools a reality. It's not quite the Cone of Silence, but rather a (one would imagine, more useful) cloak of silence. Basically, it's fabric designed to channel sound around the fabric, potentially soundproofing all sorts of things. The article suggests anything from soundproofing a room in your house, to military applications, such as soundproofing equipment. Of course, it's all mainly theoretical at this point, so don't expect to wrap yourself in silence any time soon. At the very least, you'll probably have to wait until the sequel of Get Smart comes out for the inevitable marketing tie-in.

Filed Under: cloak of silence, cone of silence

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Pay Per Click Journal, 13 Jun 2008 @ 2:14pm

Ah if only it wasn't just theoretical!
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MattP, 13 Jun 2008 @ 2:57pm

Ha!
Take that Performing Right Society!
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Anonymous Coward, 13 Jun 2008 @ 2:59pm

Dammit!
Now I can't get that damn' theme tune out of my head.
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TheHoldSteady, 13 Jun 2008 @ 7:55pm

Cloak of Silence
Alert the underwear industry immediately!!
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packingbag, 14 Jun 2008 @ 1:07am

The Cloak Of Silence
I think it is just theoretical!I think Get Ready For Bag of Silence is needed.
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Anonymous Coward, 14 Jun 2008 @ 3:30pm

That's a great invention! How about we use this fabric to wrap up all those idiotic cell phone users who yak away in restaurants, movie theaters, etc.
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