Goggles shield against the sword of the sun: when protection turned into fashion!

- Unveiled-Jay Vasavada

- The people living in the snowy regions felt the need for the first time. Because when the sun's rays fall on the snow and fall on the shining eye, the eyes are dazzled!

The nineties (i.e. nineteen-nineties, nineteenth-century nineteenth-century nineties would have been a bit of a nightmare for Kook Badbhagi!) Were beginning and Bollywood has never changed, said director Mukul S. A pentagonal sunglasses worn by Amitabh Bachchan in Anand's film 'Agneepath' was seen on the poster. In the film, the scene of Vijay Chauhan with Dinkarrao (Goga Kapoor) who went to Mandwa village is also evergreen. In which Bachchan hides the expression of anger and pain in his eyes and throws a tear drop by throwing thick brown goggles on the back and thumb. That Visual Creativity of Cinematic Story Telling. By the way, the famous goggles were from Big B's own personal collection of watches and sunglasses, as I read in an interview at the time!

Gore gore or not so gore mukhde pe kala kala - glasses have been a formidable film fashion. Still until now Katrina was buzzing on the song of black glasses. Just as the scene of a heroine bathing in a white sari was mandatory in the films of the eighties, a goggle-wearing scene of a young heroine in the nineties inevitably came with a star-like gleam on the glasses!

But Rajinikanth swam differently. Whose goggles have become famous not for the villain or the psychic or the girl patavotype scene sapata, but for the thalaiva song to be worn by twisting the hand avalasavala! He has not done Tamil Nadu yet. Whether it is a suspense sequence like Andhadhun, a blind sequence like 'Wait Antil Dark' or 'Katal' (Sanjeev Kumar) or a fight sequence like 'Matrix', in English it is called 'Goglen' in Punjabi and in the world of Google it is now called Swag. All the goggles there are known by name.

Interesting observation is that these goggles are probably the first health product that earns more money as fashionwear than its original work Eye Protection! Ever thought of keeping this angle closed? Normally, people adopt something that is related to health or protection when it becomes mandatory, and also do a little trendy coloring. Yet it can never be mainstream fashion. The latest example is in front of the eye. Masks. Even if the new colors of the matching material come in the design, it is paranoid. If there is a choice, like America-Israel-New Zealand, reject all immediately. Another great example is the helmet. This includes a range of colors and designs. Even though it is mandatory, no one likes to wear it. Even where it has to be worn abroad, it is not a style statement like a bike or a car. Whether it's a car seatbelt or skin-protecting sunscreen, gloves or a thermal canopy, there's no such thing as a fashion accessory. The shawl on the kurta became fashionable in the ghazal era for a while, but it faded like a muffler.

There are three main things in the world that have gone from protection to fashion: shoes, jackets and goggles. But shoes-jackets are part of the garment. Even underwear is basic for mankind. Not ‘extra’. Cosmetics range from toothpaste to hair oil. But it does not have a 'rollomoto'. Also goggles are a wonderful exception! Which has been a symbol of luxurious style for almost a century since its arrival! For which it was not really invented!

So why the discovery? Well, that's interesting - history. But this will never happen in teaching, so boredom will come. But before summer comes, let's open the cartons this time. Thus, before the invention of goggles, we should talk about the invention of spectacles which are considered to be its ancestors. But it is said to be a separate article. So let's put it briefly.

Even though the spectacled characters in the climax of 'Jine Bhi Do Yaaro' are kicking on stage in the characters of Mahabharata, there is no mention of spectacles anywhere in our ancient scriptures. As gods and goddesses, we cannot imagine ancient historical characters as spectacles. Eye problems are innate in human beings. But the solution came too late. Crystals like magnifying glass were first used in Rome to read small letters. But they were transparent stones. In the two decades of the ninth to eleventh centuries, the Arabic scholars who converted to Islam were in a research role. I thought like this before I was born on the 6th and before I died on the 5th. Of the 'reading' glass. But it was practically built again by Italy, the land of ancient Rome, in the 16th century.

Just outside the romantic water city of Venice is the island of Murano, known for its glass carvings. There are factories of finest glasswork today. The reason for keeping it there at that time was that the 'glass artisans' who made it would not go out of the island, nor would the monopoly remain if the secret was not spread in the world with them. But the design of the rivet's 'primary glasses' (frameless) that connects two thick stone glass reached Germany. Reached India through the Portuguese, Vyasaraya, a Sanskrit scholar of the Krishnadevaraya (Tenaliramanwala) of the Vijayanagara Empire, had a pair of spectacles to read, notes his disciple Somnath. Bhuvananayak-Bahu, an established king named Devnarayan from India in Sri Lanka, went to make Buddhist disciples in the time of the fourth, it is noted that he used the crystals of Tanjore to see.

Well, the evolution of any innovation in the scientific world is interconnected. The demand for spectacles for reading increased after Gutenberg created the printing press. At that time, spectacles could not be folded. Have to hold in hand. But in order to do fine work, the eye must be good and the hand must be empty. Of these arranged on the nose. Deca de Walders of Portugal created a scientific table for visual impairments in the 19th century. The 'era' of spectacles began. Then why did people like Martin and Friendlyn (both Benjamin!) Come up with sophisticated designs with good lenses, wireless / bifocals, and John Wesley Hayat of the United States patented the celluloid in 18, making a plastic entry into a glass and metal / wood combination. .

But our subject is goggles. The use of which started not even years or even centuries before the millennium! For the first time, people living in icy regions felt the need. Because when the sun's rays fall on the snow and fall on the shining eye, the eyes are dazzled! Primitive goggles from two thousand years ago were invented out of necessity. At that time, a bandage was made by rubbing the large teeth or bones of a walrus living in the snow. Not only was there a question of glass, but there was a thin crack in it that Kiki could see a little bit. So as not to expose the eye. Due to this, the 'fox' of the eyes also increased. It was the first experiment of protection from eye sunlight. Later it was covered with a thin layer of skin, but the scene faded. That's why it didn't come. When I remember, the idea of ​​sticking a stalk in my ear did not come to anyone. So these ancient 'goggles' had to be tied with a knotted rope behind the head or leaned on the nose.

Goggles are said to have been used by the Roman Emperor Nero to prevent sunlight from reaching the eye. Yeah Al that sounds pretty crap to me, Looks like Fidel aint for me either

Playing Nero! There are two stories attached to it. One is the foot of ice cream. It adds honey from the mountains and mixes it with milk and fruits. And while watching an open stadium fight like a gladiator, the sun would not 'shine' in the eye, so Emerald would hold a green emerald dice in his hand and watch the sunlit visuals from it! Maybe that's why the green tint in goggles has become famous! According to the belief that eating coriander increases the brightness of the eyes!

Anyway, this is the same gray crystal or dark gemstone that was first used by judges in China around the 12th century. Which covered the eyes. The purpose, however, was not to protect from the sun, but to hide eye gestures. So that the accused does not know what the reaction is in the judge's mind! In the 19th century, a researcher named James Iscoff believed that wearing different colored glasses would improve eyesight! Infect In the late 19th century, patients with sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis were advised to wear yellow-brown colored 'glasses' as the disease increased the light sensitivity of the eyes. To protect the eyes from bright light, black large glass or even carton wrapped clothes like cataract patients were kept. From this came the word for sunglasses, shades or shadows. Shade on the eyes. Mention of such 'glasses' can be seen in Edgar Allan Poe's story of Nathaniel Horthon, though not in the pictures.

But the real 'miracles' came in the twentieth century. In 1909, after the Industrial Revolution, workers in a glass bottle factory in northern England began to suffer greatly under the eyes. The so-called 'glassblowers' contract', according to Britain's' Industrial Injury 'Law, began to blind him. M's chances of eye damage were twenty-five times higher than others. Which was also declared compensation. The Royal Society of London sent eighty-year-old physicist William Crooks to investigate Lancashire glasswork.

Experienced Crooks, with a keen scientific flair, caught the eye. The yellowish white light of the sun that we see is the sum of the many colors that Newton proved with his experiments with a prism. The burning sun emits long-wavelength infrared and short-wavelength ultraviolet rays. The amount of infrared rays is higher in the sun, but affects us in smaller amounts. Ultraviolet aka UV rays have more energy due to short wavelength. Immediately damages the eye cells. Cancer, cataracts, to DNA changes. That is why UV protected glasses are in vogue. But at that time, with the naked eye, the sunlight and heat could not be tolerated, that was the experience. Invisible Reese was not even discussed at the time.

But after Brooks discovered UV rays in 1901, he studied the side effects of such rays in 1908, finally blaming the massive heat emitted while working in glassworks for eye damage. Infrared rays seemed more responsible at the time. Crooks made 200 types of glass puffs at home and finally made 3 glasses of 3% infrared protection in Annie's laboratory. Which were greenish. Made another crooks 6 that were blue with ultraviolet protection. In 1911, he and his wife dressed up and went for a summer walk. As the popularity of Crooks lenses grew, so did the emphasis on wearing them in the sunlight.

Of course, the factory workers for whom he did this research did not find it 'convenient' to wear goggles. But the public began to feel that cool. Crooks made no money. In English, thugs are called y crooks, and with the help of this awareness, other crooks who make colorful goggles are earned. History forgot Crooks' contribution.

Also remembering Hollywood. At that time, very hot and bright lights were used in the shooting of films. The eyes kept working and turning red. Filmstars have a habit of drinking at parties. Many filmstars started wearing goggles. One of the advantages of this was to avoid crowds of fans everywhere. Caps and goggles became an important weapon of disguise. The craze for goggles started waking up among the people as they started imitating movie star Amboda.

Sam Foster of America, a master at selling things cheaply, started making cheap goggles in Atlantic City and selling them to people relaxing on the beach. The sunshine of western countries is less in degree than in India, but heavier in the bubbling. The sun's rays reflecting from the sea are the same. Cheap goggles began to be sold around the world. In it the Reb of Bosch & Lombs made a big bang. After winning a military contract in the United States in the 19th century, the classic design of the Collegiate Dream is the Aviator sunglasses, a large, triangular-looking, golden-framed aviator introduced to American pilots in the 19th century, after which the Air Force flew into World War II. From there came Polaroid glasses. Crooks 'UV protection became a craze in the' 90s to protect Kiki from expanding into the shadows of the growing understanding of safety standards. The invention of plastic made the price lighter and the colors and frames better. A company like OKB or the police used coins to snatch bars!

Now there is a proliferation of modern lenses that are progressive, with far-near spectacles, and transformative, which change color according to light. Goggles are partywear, fashion statements, mood swings. Saving from the hot light has become a total, and turns as a roof over the glasses!

Goggles have become an ornament to glasses makeup! The advantage of goggles is that you can avoid looking in front of the other person! And sleep. Well, the thing created to hide attention got attention and became a part of travel or adventure and reached the lofty peaks or the bottom of the sea!

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"I am a celebrity with my sunglasses. A fat old man without it! '' (Popular superstar Jack Nicholson)