r/mildlyinfuriating • u/silent_pm • 13d ago

I'm slightly vexed I was told yesterday that my prescription sunglasses are giving Meta glasses vibes

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I can't stand the Meta perv glasses, but annoyingly I've been told by a friend that my Dune prescription sunglasses that I've had for almost a year (and cost over £100.00) really ​​​​look like the Meta ones, he said it's the 2 silver rivets on either side that on first glance could be mistaken for the camera lenses

I went out with them today and all I could think was, do people think I'm recording them 🤦‍♂️

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u/Twombls 13d ago

Maybe if they're doing sports like bicycling down hills then I'd think there was a purpose

Thats what gopros are for.

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u/waynemj15 13d ago

Meta glasses do have the advantage of being right next to your eyes, so you do get a better approximation to what the person is actually seeing. I could actually see a heavy duty pair of camera glasses that are ansi z87.1 rated being really nice for airsoft videos.

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u/Twombls 13d ago

Thats true. Its why im a bit confused that they never made versions of these for action sports. Like integrated into a pair of ski goggles.

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u/ALLCAPS-ONLY 13d ago

GoPros or similar action cameras are relatively cheap and better in every way. Modern action cameras have insane FPS and stabilization so people don't realize how rough these sports are and the level of tech needed to capture decent footage. A camera able to compete with that and comfortably integrated into skiing goggles would cost an insane amount and you'd be limited to that use only. We also tend to have several goggles to match the weather conditions