Image from video by Honolulu Advertiser
If looks could kill they might emanate from eyes like these belonging to Hawaii infielder Jonathan Hee.Opposing pitchers may be startled when they stare down the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors batters. That’s because they’ll be staring back through red eyes that appear as though lasers are about to come shooting out of them.
Fear not, oh, quivering pitchers. Those are contact lenses. But these are not merely a fashion statement intended to intimidate. These are Maxsight contact lenses developed by Nike and Bausch & Lomb to help athletes compete.
The lenses are tinted to filter out some of the colors of the spectrum, giving the batter a better view of the incoming pitch by making the baseball’s seams easier to see.
They wouldn’t work for me since I tend to bat with my eyes closed.
Anyway, even if you’ve already heard of this performance-enhancing accessory, you have to check out the video I found today in the Honolulu Advertiser. Nobody eats seeds like infielder Justin Frash.
Image from video by Honolulu Advertiser
Hey, Frash, you’ve got a little something on your lip…Time to visit the eye doctor
In researching the above item, I went to the webpage for what I assume is Nike’s Vision division. It was totally black. Is this someone’s sick attempt at humor? Are they trying to convince me my eyes are shot? Or maybe the page just didn’t work for me because I’m missing some obscure plugin.
Turns out I’m not going blind. I tried it again later and it works fine.
Check it out. There’s some cool stuff, like a creepy promo video and a technology explainer that is simple enough for consumers like me.
Disclaimer: Don’t feel compelled to buy Nike products just because I sent you to their site. Mudville in no way endorses their products as superior to others. Nor will they compensate me for all the traffic I send their way.
On the other hand…
I would endorse this – if it didn’t involve taking money out of the pockets of your friendly neighborhood ballpark concessionaire. It’s called the Beerbelly. It should win an award, because with it, you can carry 80 ounces of your favorite beverage anywhere, such as a baseball game. But, again, I need to insert a disclaimer – drink responsibly. Drinking 80 ounces of certain beverages in one sitting is dangerous.
Don’t do it.
Share.
Also, sneaking drinks into a venue that sells drinks at highly marked up prices is wrong. It’s like stealing. That’s what we tell our kids anyway.
Back to the Beerbelly. It’s named for the bulge it creates under your shirt. Amazingly, this bulge will not disappear as you empty the Beerbelly.
At the risk of sounding sexist, this product may not be very popular with women. I hear they only like beer bellies on their men, not on themselves. What? That’s not true?
The geniuses behind the Beerbelly didn’t want to ignore this potential market, so they developed the Winerack. I would write more, but you’ve probably already left to check out the Beerbelly site, so why bother?
