I’ve worn split wireframe glasses since I was in middle school. I’ve never worn thick plastic rimmed glasses. For most of my life, I didn’t know this is why, but it is now.
Birth Control Glasses. Spectacles so ugly you can’t get laid wearing them. +2 perception, -11 charisma.
I’ve got a scar across the bridge of my nose because of my wireframes. I was working as both an instructor and company mechanic at a small flight school, I needed to take some precision measurement of something on the engine, so I went to the toolbox, got a pair of calipers, and I was setting them up as I was walking to the plane, I ran slam into the trailing edge of the wing at eye level. Knocked my ass to the floor, and as I got up I realized I had blood running down my nose, because the wing had pushed my glasses into my face so hard the wire frame cut me.
Do you know what a static wick is? See, airplanes are prone to gathering static electricity, which will build up around the airplane and cause Saint Elmo’s Fire. Which wasn’t a problem back in the days of tall ships, it is a problem in the days of modern avionics. So airplanes will often have these antenna or frayed wire-like structures attached to their trailing edges to bleed off static electricity. And judging by the scratch I left on that wing flap, my eye socket missed one by about 5 inches.
I’ve worn split wireframe glasses since I was in middle school. I’ve never worn thick plastic rimmed glasses. For most of my life, I didn’t know this is why, but it is now.
Works out for you and no shade I’m happy for you :)
I’ve worn wires, but I’m a rough guy. They don’t hold up for me. I will stress for ME.
I also like the look of heavy frames, military they called them “BC’s”. Call me old, er old school but its my jam.
Birth Control Glasses. Spectacles so ugly you can’t get laid wearing them. +2 perception, -11 charisma.
I’ve got a scar across the bridge of my nose because of my wireframes. I was working as both an instructor and company mechanic at a small flight school, I needed to take some precision measurement of something on the engine, so I went to the toolbox, got a pair of calipers, and I was setting them up as I was walking to the plane, I ran slam into the trailing edge of the wing at eye level. Knocked my ass to the floor, and as I got up I realized I had blood running down my nose, because the wing had pushed my glasses into my face so hard the wire frame cut me.
Do you know what a static wick is? See, airplanes are prone to gathering static electricity, which will build up around the airplane and cause Saint Elmo’s Fire. Which wasn’t a problem back in the days of tall ships, it is a problem in the days of modern avionics. So airplanes will often have these antenna or frayed wire-like structures attached to their trailing edges to bleed off static electricity. And judging by the scratch I left on that wing flap, my eye socket missed one by about 5 inches.
Jesus, glad you didn’t lose an eye! That it, I’m sticking w/ my BC’s!
And funny you bring up static wicks, I worked an antenna farm years ago w/ a TV tower. We had salt wells and static wicks all over the place!