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Behold Igaaks’ CNC plasma torch-cut sunglasses, as demoed at a recent TechShop Durham monthly meeting -
Material is copper, bent by hand, then heat treated, then coated with acrylic.
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The only thing it might need is some kind of padding for the nose, and after talking with folks at the Meet-up, I think a small piece of molded silicone would work.
Though they look decidedly retro-future, the original Inuit design dates back about 2,000 years -

Before the introduction of tinted sunglasses, the Inuit wore slitted snow goggles to prevent snow blindness when travelling in the brilliant sunlight of spring.
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looks more looks more like Geordi La Forge’s visor than history
KAAAAAAAHHHHHHNNNNNN!!!!!!!
Looks more like what the Rock used in the first Scorpion King during the desert sand storm scene.
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