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Thursday, October 11, 2007

GEAR GUIDE: Polarized Sunglasses

Polarized is the way to go.

What are polarized lenses?
Polarized lenses utilize polarized filtering technology to diffuse the concentrated light waves. This filtering process eliminates 99% of the reflected glare.


(from http://www.technical-gear.com/sunglasses/polarized_sunglasses.htm)

How do polarized sunglasses work?
Light reflected from surfaces like a flat road or smooth water is generally horizontally polarized. This horizontally polarized light is blocked by the vertically oriented polarized filter in the lenses.

It's great for running, walking, everything. You don't even need to take it off - everything kind of stays the same brightness whether there's lots of sun, or whether it's all shade. The lenses are very clear and crisp, not dizzying and blurry like another pair of glasses, same brand, I had (I use Ocean Pacific).

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