Published 11:18 IST, October 11th 2019
Japanese student gives a blank report and gets full marks for it
A student in Japan got very good marks for her blank report on ninja culture which was written by making her own invisible ink which she made with soybeans
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A student in Japan got very good marks for her blank report on ninja culture which was written by making her own invisible ink. She reportedly made the ink from soybeans after spending hours soaking and crushing it. Her professor was really impressed and read the report when he heated the paper on top of a flame since it had a message attached with it asking to heat it before reading. The student named Eimi Haga is a member of her university's ninja club. The essay was about a visit to the museum to know about the nimble assassins.
She read about the idea in books as a child
While speaking to foreign media, she said that since childhood she was interested in ninjas. Her professor while assigning the essay said that there were going to be greater marks for creativity. This idea came to her as she read about it in a book as a child and thought that nobody would do something so different. The Japanese student tried the formula on three types of papers for the effect. She said that if the paper was too think then it would burn if heated and if it was too thick, it could not soak up the ink properly. She then added that as she is used to writing by pens and pencils, it was a little different to write with a brush using the invisible ink for a long time.
Her professor is impressed
The professor was impressed as well as shocked after he realised her creativity. While talking about it to media, Yuji Yamada who teaches Japanese history like the ninja culture said that she wrote what exactly is written in the records of ninja art. By writing it with invisible ink, she proved that the technique actually works. He said that this is the most creative assignment he has ever come across which is why he could not resist from giving it full marks. He also said that initially, he had doubts that the words will be written clearly but on heating the paper, he saw that it was written clearly. He said that he didn't read the complete thing because he wanted the media to click a picture of the unheated portion along with the heated one to acknowledge the genius.
(With inputs from agencies)
20:36 IST, October 10th 2019