Obviously that was not actually a thing. The ad does tell you it is an illusion… right before it also tells you it’s a scientific wonder that really works.

While $1.98 specs were literally just looking through a feather, millimeter wave scanners more or less can see through clothing. Some produce anatomically explicit images, but recent ones can highlight only prohibited objects like weapons, replacing the body with a cartoon outline. There has been controversy, charges of “virtual strip searches”, documented abuses, and updates to laws and technology due to those problems.

In 2026 people must also contend with “nudification apps”, which have resulted in suicides, blackmail, significant emotional distress across many countries and cultures, and other issues.