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2-D Glasses cut out a dimension and protect you from pinkeye

Imagine the scene. You show up at the cinema to meet your so-called friends and they have decided to go watch the 3-D version of Thor. Aside from the fact that they should have taken you weeks ago, this presents a problem. You hate 3-D, but you love your idiot friends despite their tardiness and poor taste.

What do you do? Do you buy a cheaper ticket for the 2-D version and go in on your own, therefore enjoying a brighter picture and a nausea-free evening? Or do you suck it up and don the filthy, bacteria-ridden rental specs and sit with your friends (probably next to the one who eats his popcorn too loud)?

Luckily, there is a third choice: 2-D glasses. These specs won’t help with the dim picture you see from a 3-D theater screen, but they will cut out the stomach-wrenching effects some people get from 3-D. The technology is simple. 3-D works by sending a different image to each eye. Without any glasses, you can see both images on screen together, and they are blurry and impossible to watch. 3-D glasses filter these in various ways to send the correct image to the correct eye. 2D glasses filter out one image from both eyes, so you see the a 2-D movie.

The other advantage is that you won’t have to pay a rental fee for the theater’s own 3-D spex. In fact, you’ll pay back the cost of the 2-D glasses in a few weeks, as they cost just $8 a pair. They also have some other magical properties according to this amazing review on Amazon by Quindraco:

I ordered two of these, one pair for myself and one for my father. They both arrived at the same time, so naturally I put them on immediately. I forgot to remove the first pair before putting on the second, which is when I discovered a hidden feature of these glasses.

It seems obvious now that I think about it, but it turns out, when you wear 2 pairs of 2-D glasses at once, they effectively become 4-D glasses! I found myself able to see through both space and time, something I had only previously experienced while under the effects of completely legitimate medication.

Suddenly I was able to see the seconds ticking away as the universe aged, and I must say, they’re very pretty-looking. These glasses are definitely a solid buy, especially in pairs. I want to buy a third set as I am very keen to see what the world looks like in 6 dimensions.

Available now.

2-D Glasses [@-D Glasses via Harry McCracken]

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