INVISIBLE MAN IS BLIND

At the stage of introduction of DD2, it has telecasted a wonderful serial named “The Invisible Man”. I keenly followed that serial. I even wanted to become an invisible man like the hero of the serial, despite the tragic end. It was based on H.G.Wells’s novel “Invisible Man”. His novel named “The Time Machine” was much popular than this. Later during my college days I read a Russian book on some scientific truths .I don’t know what happened Mir Publishing company now, I don’t see any of their books. I was shocked when I came to know the fact that an invisible man cannot see. The author has ignored a basic scientific fact for the sake of making the novel interesting. The fact is invisible man cannot see.

Now, get into small basics, our eye has a crystal lens and other parts, which refracts light so as to produce a retinal image of surrounding objects. All of us read in school, any item in the world reflects or refracts or does both, which enable us to see the objects. Anything, which is transparent, i.e neither reflect nor refract or having refractory index equal to that of air, cannot be seen. An invisible man’s being transparent, has a refractory index is equal to that of air and light rays passes through him. That’s why he is invisible; in that case, even his eyes should also be transparent. So, the light rays will pass through his eyes and neither get reflected nor get refracted so, he can never be able to see. Despite all the advantages he could never derive any benefit being blind.