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The Infernal Mr Adams
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« on: October 16, 2007, 08:08:29 am » |
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So I'm getting new glasses on Friday, and I want to get them tinted a nice shade of.......well thats the problem, I cant decide WHAT color to tint them....hence my question to you.
What would be a good steamy color to tint my glasses? Something that lets the world know that I love Steam and all my Steamy friends!
I'm also thinking of getting either black rimmed, or frameless glasses. AND I was leaning towards red tinting so Im not Completely up the river...but let me know what you think!
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« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2007, 08:32:39 am » |
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green tint would be a good way to go, especially if you can find a green with a slight bit of brown in it. i'ld love a pair of 3d-glasses, with one red and one green lens, but it'ld probably screw up my vision after not too long.
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« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2007, 08:35:36 am » |
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I might be wrong, but I believe that the glasses/goggles worn by steam boiler operators were always blue tinted, supposedly it filtered the light from the coals to enable them to see the cooler and hotter areas that needed attention. It looks different anyway.
Charlie
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« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2007, 01:43:54 pm » |
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Blue lenses are historically considered "theraputic", even dating back as far as medieval times. Having said that, I have a pair of repro Victorian sunglasses which are green.
Personally, I prefer blue. It matches my eyes!
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« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2007, 02:13:18 pm » |
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I have a pair of sunglasses made of #4 gas-welding filter. They're dark greyish greenish brown. (color description challenged) I specifically had them made when I was training as a blacksmith, as I'd heard that it would take some of the eye fatigue out of the job. Very hard on the eyes to be that close to such an infra-red source for a day of work. They DO work, by the way, both for smithing and for driving in really bright sunlight. For any other purpose they're rather useless. I actually don't use them that much, as one has to see the iron in dim light as well, and I get tired of constantly flipping them back. If all I was doing was tending the fire though, as has been previously mentioned, they'd be a godsend.
I just talked to my optometrist and told him what I wanted, and why I wanted it. It was one of the tinting options, and apparently not that unusual. He said they grind the lenses first, then treat them with a dye to develop the color, so they don't guarantee an exact color or shade match, but mine were REALLY close to the samples I picked from.
A.
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Vienna Fahrmann
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« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2007, 04:53:40 pm » |
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Dear Mr. Adams,
Mine are tinted grey, which may or may not be steampunkish, but it cuts the sunlight pretty well.
Vienna
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« Reply #6 on: October 16, 2007, 04:57:01 pm » |
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I might be wrong, but I believe that the glasses/goggles worn by steam boiler operators were always blue tinted, supposedly it filtered the light from the coals to enable them to see the cooler and hotter areas that needed attention. It looks different anyway.
Charlie
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« Reply #7 on: October 16, 2007, 06:20:04 pm » |
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I am particularly-enamored of the the original "amber" driving-lens color (not the more fashionable brownish color)
The amber gives me the best color-recognition, is not too dark to wear at night, and, for me, at least, the "blue-blocking" color has a pronounced anti-depressive psychological effect. The color may nor be Victorian, but it is very effective.
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« Reply #8 on: October 16, 2007, 08:36:09 pm » |
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the darker shades of green tints were, i was told, developed for US army Helicopter pilots, they needed shades but shades that actuated RED lights so they didnt miss any important warning lights! Personally i cant get on with most tints as i want to see the worlds colours as they ought to be. It is said that a red tint leads to rage and blue to calm though.
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« Reply #9 on: October 16, 2007, 08:45:17 pm » |
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Purple leads to gothness. I had some grey tints overcooked and they turned purple, leading to being compared with a certain Transylvanian gentleman for several years...
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Vienna Fahrmann
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« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2007, 02:23:00 am » |
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Dear Prof Brockworth,
I hadn't thought about this for a while, but now that you mention it, my grey shading does tend to become a different colour over time (several years). It's so gradual I don't notice it until I get a new pair of glasses.
Vienna
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Flynn MacCallister
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« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2007, 07:25:42 am » |
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I vote green. I'm not quite sure why, but it seems... right.
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The Infernal Mr Adams
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« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2007, 10:31:55 am » |
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I vote green. I'm not quite sure why, but it seems... right.
I'm thinking green as well, I saw some goggles elsewhere on the forum and they had green lenses...It seems.... right |
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« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2007, 01:01:17 pm » |
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I know... I'm sure there's a reason, but I have no idea what it is.
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« Reply #14 on: October 17, 2007, 03:23:55 pm » |
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Oh boy, this brings to mind my early teen years when I thought it would be really cool to have yellow-tinted glasses. Up until then I had been dressing and behaving purposely nerdy, and was looking for a change of pace. For some reason, I had it in my head that such glasses would be seen as terribly trendy and rocket me into instant popularity with all whom I met. Yeah, didn't quite work out that way. Instead, my public image went from "he's so geeky he must be really smart" to "what a tool, let's punch him in the nether-regions". They did function as the conversation piece which brought about my first real romantic relationship, however, so I guess they weren't all bad!
I also learned that the human eye can adjust to such tinting over time, effectively canceling it out. This depends on how much you tint, of course, but it does happen. When taking off my afore-mentioned yellows after a long period of wear, the entire world around me would take on a rather unsettling purple hue...
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The Infernal Mr Adams
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« Reply #15 on: October 18, 2007, 05:18:37 am » |
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Oh boy, this brings to mind my early teen years when I thought it would be really cool to have yellow-tinted glasses. Up until then I had been dressing and behaving purposely nerdy, and was looking for a change of pace. For some reason, I had it in my head that such glasses would be seen as terribly trendy and rocket me into instant popularity with all whom I met. Yeah, didn't quite work out that way. Instead, my public image went from "he's so geeky he must be really smart" to "what a tool, let's punch him in the nether-regions". They did function as the conversation piece which brought about my first real romantic relationship, however, so I guess they weren't all bad!
I also learned that the human eye can adjust to such tinting over time, effectively canceling it out. This depends on how much you tint, of course, but it does happen. When taking off my afore-mentioned yellows after a long period of wear, the entire world around me would take on a rather unsettling purple hue...
So is the lesson that maybe I shouldn't do it? |
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Jake of All Trades
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« Reply #16 on: October 18, 2007, 05:27:49 am » |
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Well, so long as you're not in the eighth grade, I think you'll be OK  I would recommend having a good pair of traditional glasses for formal events and other serious occasions though. I always felt like a bit of a pud wearing them to church... |
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The Infernal Mr Adams
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« Reply #17 on: October 18, 2007, 05:44:38 am » |
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It is the first time Ive done something like this (like the time I first got gasp ROUND framed glasses!...What if they think I'm nerdy!?) Well I AM nerdy so round glasses wouldn't have made a difference
However, I am looking for a change and I like the idea of the tinting......My only trepidation is that I don't want to get stuck with something Ill regret later....We'll see how things go, I have 2 days to think about it.
Personally I think green tinted glasses with copper frames would look really pretty.
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Vienna Fahrmann
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« Reply #18 on: October 18, 2007, 05:49:16 am » |
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Dear Mr. Adams,
I like the idea of green with copper.
Vienna
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The Infernal Mr Adams
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« Reply #19 on: October 18, 2007, 06:01:19 am » |
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Me too...I just hope I'm not being too specific :/
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