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Eyeglasses Made of Human Hair

Posted by samzenpus on from the something-in-my-eye dept.

Mightee writes "Graduates from Royal College of Art have discovered a way to turn hair cuttings that parlors throw away as waste into sustainable eyewear named Hair Glasses. The idea behind this is to 'Go Green' by stopping the use of Petroleum-based plastic frames and use an easily available, environment friendly and renewable resource."

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  1. These are doomed by Logger · · Score: 4, Funny

    Unless Elton John is their target market, these things are doomed.

    1. Re:These are doomed by Cstryon · · Score: 2

      Oooh, this could get hairy!

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  2. Pfffff by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Looks like approximately 5% hair, 95% "plant based bioresin". The artists statement neglects to compare its energy cost to manufacture versus metal or plastic frames.

    1. Re:Pfffff by BradleyUffner · · Score: 2

      Looks like approximately 5% hair, 95% "plant based bioresin". The artists statement neglects to compare its energy cost to manufacture versus metal or plastic frames.

      You say that as if "Going Green" was actually about facts and reality. It may have started that way, but It's currently nothing more than a trendy fashion statement, and mundane marketing ploy.

    2. Re:Pfffff by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

      Slashdot uses 90% recycled news, though.

  3. Just hair? by theillien · · Score: 2

    Where does the dandruff play in all this?

  4. Token marketing by RyanFenton · · Score: 2

    'It's environmentally friendly!' Well... it does nothing to actually contribute to a sustainable human society, and is merely marketing - but the makers of this product can sleep well at night thinking that they're 'encouraging environmental thinking' with their product.

    They're just shifting a filler ingredient into a known product, and calling it environmental, while spending about as much (or more) petroleum products as part of the full product lifecycle.

    Sort of like most "diet" food makers don't actually make food that will form the meaningful basis of an actual effective weight loss program (eat less, build a more productive metabolism with exercise)... but instead tell themselves they're offering choices that "encourage" healthy eating. All by charging more after shifting fillers into their ingredient list.

    I wouldn't mind so much - but meaningless "solutions" like these seem to satisfy so many into forgetting the meaning of the problems they want to solve.

    Ryan Fenton

  5. Plastic Frames? by theJML · · Score: 2

    If stopping the use of Petroleum-based plastic frames is the goal to making glasses greener, then I've been pioneering this approach for a while... I hate plastic frames, It's been metal ones for me since 8th grade. Plastic frames snap. Metal frames bend and can be bent back.

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