Heard about the invisible car?

Invisible objects, long the realm of science fiction and fantasy, seem to be moving closer to reality, with a 22-year-old art student in Britain creating an "invisible car".

Well, Sara Watson of University of Central Lancashire has managed to make her vehicle invisible by spray painting it to match the car park and entrance to her art studio, a unique concept which many say is "amazing".

Her work, created as part of her drawing and image making course at the university, creates the illusion that the car is see through, leading British newspaper The Daily Telegraph reported.

She was given the car from a breakers yard and worked for three weeks to ensure that it blended perfectly with its surroundings.

'I was experimenting with the whole concept of illusion but needed something a bit more physical to make a real impact. People have been stopping in the street to look and coming up and bumping into it, so it's had the desired effect,' Watson was quoted as saying.

In fact, the car is reminiscent of the work by pavement artist Julian Beever whose attempts to trick people's minds into seeing perspective on the flat surfaces of paving stones.

Steve Jackson, owner of Recycling Lives, the firm that gave Watson the car, said: 'When I first saw the photos, I was convinced it was something which had been done on computer but when you look more closely you see the effort and attention to detail she has put into it. It is just amazing.'