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    Mar-18-2009

    Safety Sunglasses

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    It wasn’t too long ago when the only safety sunglasses you could get were humungous, unattractive, blue-blocker type glasses.  And no one wanted to go outside with those safety glasses on, rendering them useless.  We’ve come a long way baby, and now most safety sunglasses are indistinguishable from regular sunglasses.  So lets take a look at how safety sunglasses work.

    Safety sunglasses
    usually have gray or mirrored lenses.  These lenses are most commonly used for outdoor applications because they do such a fine job of protecting against the world’s greatest monster, and provider… the sun.  Sure, she gives us life, but accidentally fall asleep outside smothered in baby oil and butter and watch out!

    The sun can burn your eyes, cause eyestrain and eye fatigue. Safety sunglasses protect against these dangers by allowing only 16% Visible Light Transmission.

    Neither gray or mirrored lenses distort color.  So, you’ll see objects in natural color while maintaining depth perception.  Seeing things in natural color is important for identifying objects and avoiding hazards.  The main advantage mirrored safety glasses have over a gray lens is that the mirror coating reflects the sun back away from your eye.

    Obviously with the sun blocking qualities, these safety glasses are ideal for outside work including:

    Outside construction, arbor and landscaping work, utility work, municipal work, bicycling, sports, sun bathing, cruising for chicks, lawn work, and delivery work.

    If you’ve been away from the safety game for any amount of time, make sure to check out some of the truly fashionable styles manufacturers are producing these days.

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