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Old August 20th, 2008, 12:45   #14
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Originally Posted by MadMorbius View Post
I think you have to face the reality however that masking temperature signatures in an otherwise sub-zero climate would be next to impossible.
Polar bears do an amazing job of it, so it's not impossible. I don't know if a simple IR coating would be able to match polar bear fur's insulating properties, though.
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