People these days are so used to ignoring advertising that it's subconscious. Anything that even looks like an ad just makes our eyes slide right off it. It's wetware that's been built up over decades and now, thanks to the internet, it's a pretty darn solid part of our mental landscape.
I believe this effect of "ad-blindness" can, therefore, be used as a kind of camouflage. If I were to cover myself in enough advertising and advertising-like images, I should be able to stroll through an urban centre completely undetected! A field trial is yet to be conducted, but laboratory results have been promising.
Mokalus of Borg
PS - Patent Pending.
PPS - This effect is closely related to the Somebody Else's Problem field, first described by Douglas Adams.
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