Okay then. If you can't watch the video because YouTube is being blocked, here's what you need to know:
1.) About 10% of Americans experience some kind of discomfort, whether it's a headache or just feeling ill, while watching 3D movies. That's 30,000,000 people.
2.) Everything is in 3D now. Movies, that is. Well, and reality. But that usually doesn't give people headaches.
3.) Hank Green, whose wife Katherine has trouble with 3D movies that's been keeping her from going to movies even though they usually go and see everything that comes out, had this idea after they saw Tron--why not ask someone who makes 3D glasses to make the lenses the same, rather than different, creating what is essentially 2D glasses, i.e., glasses that make 3D movies look flat but still crisp and clear?
4.) So he did it, and he ordered five thousand, and now you can buy them for eight dollars (eleven with shipping).
There is, of course, a little more science to this. This can be found here. You can buy the glasses here. The full story, if you can't view the video, is here.
The real question, though, is this:
Would you guys like to learn more about this whole thing, and Hank and vlogbrothers, as this would be an excellent opportunity for a blog + interview?
survey tools
Scientifically yours,
IBI
Holy crap. That is so awesome.
ReplyDeleteI can't watch 3D movies either. I watched Avatar, The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus and U2 3D (the thing they had years ago) with my eyes closed. Thank god I rarely go to see movies at all, much less in 3D. They give me massive headaches. It sucks.
IMAX uses different technology [i.e., couldn't have helped with the U2 movie, which I wish I'd seen], but basically if you're going to see movies at all soon, since everything it seems is coming out in 3D now, you might want to invest in an app for that.
ReplyDeleteBy "app", of course, I mean "2D glasses from Hank's website".
--IBI
I'm usually okay with 3D movies, but this is cool :D
ReplyDelete