Perry's Paint Fable comes to mind...

[R. A. Hettinga]

At 11:35 PM -0600 on 12/13/00, by way of believer at telepath.com wrote:


> FOR ALL TO SEE
> It's a spray which renders sealed envelopes transparent, making the
> letters inside as easy to read as postcards. "It leaves an odour for 10
> to 15 minutes," says the spray's inventor, but, apart from that, "no
> evidence at all" that it's been used. While the manufacturer describes
> "See-Through" as a "non-conductive, non-toxic, environmentally safe
> liquid", human rights activists believe "it's an ethically questionable
> product" which could tempt security forces to bend laws.
> http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns226930

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