new blindfolds

[Pedro]

I was talking to Dan Dzoan today and he gave 2 suggestions:

ski goggles (or snowboard ones, whatever)
they're big and cover all the eyes area...

but they're kinda expensive


and

Lab goggles!
yep, that sound a pretty good idea...lab goggles painted in black
here are some pics:
http://chemistry.umeche.maine.edu/Safety/goggle.gif
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/515dGZOpCaL._AA280_.jpg
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41pGRPrnbnL._AA280_.jpg

and they seem to be pretty cheap, as these:
http://images.google.com.br/imgres?...ages?q=lab+goggle&um=1&hl=pt-BR&safe=off&sa=N
(U$1,99)
http://www.amazon.com/Lab-Safety-Goggles-Anti-Fog-Lens/dp/B00139YMKG
(U$1,44)
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1FACP414KDPSTP6PSWT2
(U$0,94)

maybe if we order a bunch, we can get a discount

 

[AvGalen]

The lab goggles look like a workable solution. Sprayed black and provided by the WCA should be a guarantee of the quality.

I am just a little worried about the "holes" I see on the picture. Are those really holes?

 

[Pedro]

looks like just breathing holes...and they're at the side, so if someone wanted to see through them, he/she would need to hold the cube to the side, which would be easy to notice

 

[ExoCorsair]

looks like just breathing holes...and they're at the side, so if someone wanted to see through them, he/she would need to hold the cube to the side, which would be easy to notice

Or turn his head to the side.`

 

[pjk]

looks like just breathing holes...and they're at the side, so if someone wanted to see through them, he/she would need to hold the cube to the side, which would be easy to notice

Or turn his head to the side.`

I'm pretty sure it would be quite obvious when someone is cheating.

 

[tim]

looks like just breathing holes...and they're at the side, so if someone wanted to see through them, he/she would need to hold the cube to the side, which would be easy to notice

Or turn his head to the side.`

I'm pretty sure it would be quite obvious when someone is cheating.

Yes, it would. But we need a solution, where no one is able to cheat, otherwise we would still need jugdes, which look at the competitor during the entire solve, just to tell, that the competitior _could_ have cheated.

 

[Pedro]

just put some black tape at those holes...

they aren't for breathing, as I said, but to avoid fogging...which is not an issue, since we don't want to see anything with them

 

[Derrick Eide17]

i think the noseplug at the bottom of the BLD is the best. you cant create ANY GAP really from that. well?

 

[Stefan]

I don't like that hard static bottom of the lab goggles. The bottom should better be like swimming goggles, soft and adjusting to the face shape.

Derrick, can you provide photos of your noseplug idea?

 

[andrewvo1324]

safety goggles are unconformable...


Why not put a hoodie on backward..lol and put the hood over your face.

Or like a black box with 2 holes for hands....

 

[Erik]

We would still like to see the cube being solved otherwise there is no fun at all for the audience and I also think that we should look for a bit smaller devices than black boxes, why not get a black plastic trash-bag over your head? xD (not seriously)

 

[Derrick Eide17]

no sorry stefan i cant post any photo's on here ACTUALLY! i could take a photo and email it to you though

 

[Pedro]

why email to him?

take a picture, host it at some place and post here

 

[Stefan]

What? Why can't you post them here?

 

[LarsN]

Google "noseplugs" and use your imagination to place the noseplugs on the outside of a regular blindfold. It's really not that technical.

The question is: would the pressure from the noseplug on the middle section of the blindfold do something to the edges of the blindfold which would enable you to see?

Since I'm at work I don't have a blindfold on me, but I guess you could test the idea by wearing a blindfold and pinch your nose.
Well, maybe some pictures would be nice afterall

 

[Stefan]

I don't have a blindfold on me

See, that's exactly the reason I'd like a picture here of how it would look like. Of course I googled it but I didn't see them used on blindfolds. And I don't have one right here, either. And many people might not even own one at all.

 

[Derrick Eide17]

well because i dont know how to host pictures at some other place, i have tried before in the past and failed miserably. i would rather just email it, or maybe help me how i can host it somewhere else? thanks. wait... do i even HAVE a noseplug? XD

 

[Stefan]

Why not simply attach it to your message here?

 

[Pedro]

www.imageshack.us
www.photobucket.com

some options...

 

[Derrick Eide17]

Stefan: I dont know how to lol

Pedro: again I dont know how to lol