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Old 7th Apr 2009, 15:14
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Originally Posted by irishpilot1990
i have not heard of the problem with polarised lenses before...can some one fill me in
Simple enough.

Polarised lenses cut down the light into your eyes by polarising it: they cut out lots of light that isn't in the right polarity.

Perspex is quite capable of doing the same sometimes.

If the polarised direction is co-incident, then the sunglasses stop nothing that the perspex didn't, so you get no benefit. If it's not, then it stops most of what the perspex didn't, and you can't see a thing. Either way, perspex + polarising sunglasses can be a bad thing!

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