Mr. Smitty and the Fallacy of Invisibility

Mister Smitty is invisible!

Mister Smitty thinks that he blends in – green, when he is near the avocado tree, for example – and is surprised (when the Misters call out his name in glee) at being discovered.

“He thinks we can’t see him.”

“He thinks he’s invisible.”

“He thinks he’s a tricky camouflaged Smitty.”

“He is.”

“He thinks that being white is like being no-color, so, therefore, Q.E.D., neutral, thus invisible.

“He can take on the color he is near.”

“Like a chameleon.”

“That’s why The Smitty doesn’t attack monsters when he sees them – he thinks he is one of them!”