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Sling against Safety Glasses (Read 840 times)
timpa
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Sling against Safety Glasses
Aug 9
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, 2019 at 3:49pm
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Re: Sling against Safety Glasses
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Aug 10
th
, 2019 at 2:56pm
As I mentioned on Youtube, I'm really surprised at how well the glasses held up. I expected them to get pulverized.
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, 2019 at 4:44pm
Yes. I thought I'd break them. But they are not goggles for nothing.
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High impact is what they're made for really. I remember seeing a picture of safety glasses with a shard of sanding disk sticking out the front. Without the glasses the guy wearing them would have lost his eye for sure.
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Aug 14
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, 2019 at 4:34pm
Modern goggles can withstand even a shotgun:
https://youtu.be/-y-mMVmI0sg
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