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It may be the next big thing, but right now it just looks scary. UL punter Brit Framel, on occasion during fall drills, is wearing a set of contact lenses designed to inhibit glare.
The contacts are an alternative to the now-illegal tinted visors which had been used on helmets for several seasons.
The Nike Maxsight soft contacts "provide distortion-free optics, eliminate glare and enhance contrast," according to a promotional site.
"There is no frame or nosepiece obstruction, no lens fogging or fitting issues. They filter out more than 90 percent of harmful blue light and 95 percent of UVA and UVB, and details appear clearer and pop off the background."
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Framel says that they work. More importantly, the contacts match his normal eye prescription.
"Theyıre like polarized sunglasses," he said.
All that's good. But theyıre scary-looking. Framel's are a deep shade of red. Officially it's amber, but it looks red and it's reminiscent of something you'd see in the movies when people are possessed by demons.
They're also available in a darker shade that looks almost black, and the large black circles where pupils used to be will remind you of alien body takeovers.
It's still to be determined how tightly the visor regulations will be enforced. It's supposed to be a total ban on all but clear visors, but some schools (Miami) have been skating around the rule for years.
If it is fully enforced, expect to see some odd eye colors through those clear visors.
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