Created by a British technology company, Vantablack is the darkest material in the world, but there are people who don’t believe that.
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Developed by a British technology company, Vantablack is an extremely dark material that absorbs 99.96 percent of the light it receives. The substance was created by Surrey NanoSystem in 2014 for military and astronautical use.
The material made of light-trapping carbon nano tubes helps disguise satellites and spacecraft, and an object covered in Vantablack appears flat when we look at it. An account on the X network shared a photo that exemplifies this.
The image of a scientist holding a basketball, which was completely covered by the substance, generated controversy among internet users who did not believe that it could be real, but rather an editing trick.
Many people commented that it was easy to do; “I can do this using Photoshop too,” said one; but others found the post funny: “I keep waiting for the ball to smile so I can see its eyes and teeth,” joked another.
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