Chinese Invisibility Cloak Hoax DESTROYED!!!

Captain Disillusion · 6.8M views · 2018-03-16 · 13:36

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Overview

Captain Disillusion debunks a viral Chinese invisibility cloak video while parodying popular educational channels. Along the way he explains chroma keying and green screen techniques.

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HN recommends it as an entertaining explanation of chroma keying, green screens and how cameras process color.

Recommended by 4 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2021–2025

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Animation & visual effects Satire & parody Media, journalism & propaganda

What people said

cartesius13 · 2025-12 · Strong recommendation
Highly recommend this CaptainDisillusion video that covers this topic of how cameras process colors in a very entertaining way [VIDEO]
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Arnavion · 2024-04 · Recommendation
Somewhat related: My favorite video about green screens and chroma keying, from Captain Disillusion: [VIDEO]
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rosstex · 2021-07 · Recommendation
If you like this, you'll very much enjoy this exploration of color and chroma keying in cinematography: [VIDEO]
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