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    hi there,

    just re-read "gates fo fire" and there is some sort of night-raider raiding a small village. he was "white grease" under his eyes, supposibly for night-vision...
    Q: did it work? how/why?

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    I don't know how effective it would be, but white paint under the eyes would reflect light up into his eyes better than bare skin. For the opposite reason (to reduce glare), American ballplayers (don't know if this is done anywhere else) wear black paint under their eyes. Plus, it makes you look inhuman.

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    WOW, I JUST LEARNED SOMETHING!!!

    now all I have to do is buy white eyeshadow and then I can see in the dark.

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    Malrubius: didn't an European football (soccer) player use that black paint under his eyes in the last world cup? And yea, the black paint helps absorbing light, so the white one might help seeing in the dark, but only in a very very very small way. Maybe call the Mythbusters to verify that... ?

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    do you think shaving cream would work for this?

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    oddly enough the old scotland goalkeeper used white grease/paint, I always thought it had something to do with the fact he wore glasses. -Lu

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bouchious
    oddly enough the old scotland goalkeeper used white grease/paint, I always thought it had something to do with the fact he wore glasses. -Lu
    it isn't odd. maybe he wanted more light coming into his eyes so he could see the ball better (he probably wouldn't do it under very bright sunlight conditions, at which point the glare would make it harder to see)
    Last edited by solar; 10-25-2005 at 20:43.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bouchious
    oddly enough the old scotland goalkeeper used white grease/paint, I always thought it had something to do with the fact he wore glasses. -Lu
    Mabie it was suncream =P

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    Posted by Divinus Arma

    Dman. Now what the hell else has pressfiled written? I know I read one.....! I got it!

    Virtues of War.

    ha.

    pats self on back.

    That wahts I read.
    If you liked Virtues of War you should look out for "Tides of War" by S. Pressfield it starts out slow but by the end (IMO of course) packed just as much punch as Gates of Fire and is a great story about the peloponnesian war.

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    Default Re: white grease

    shaving cream will umm evaporate (ummm i dont know what it does) and disappear after a while

    so i guess if you want to use white grease go ahead, or just practice your night vision by exercising your perhiral vision because i beleive the periphreal has more cones (again not sure) that enable you to see better at night

    my friend has a exercise all i remember is he would put something on a cap and have it infront of him and then he would walk at night and use his perhiral vision to see or some shit like that

    and eat your vitamin a
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    Quote Originally Posted by the_handsome_viking
    do you think shaving cream would work for this?
    Yes.

    (Joke...)
    Last edited by Reverend Joe; 10-25-2005 at 18:13.

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    Kool, I've started reading Gates of Fire, and read that bit a little while ago. I reckon the Mythbusters really should work on this one, just too see how effective it is/isnt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jerby
    hi there,

    just re-read "gates fo fire" and there is some sort of night-raider raiding a small village. he was "white grease" under his eyes, supposibly for night-vision...
    Q: did it work? how/why?
    now you should read "field of swords"

    Was that Conn Igulden or Steven Pressfield? What damn book did I read by him....?
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    Gates of Fire = Steven Pressfield

    Field of Swords = Conn Iggulden


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    Quote Originally Posted by RabidGibbon
    Gates of Fire = Steven Pressfield

    Field of Swords = Conn Iggulden

    Dman. Now what the hell else has pressfiled written? I know I read one.....! I got it!

    Virtues of War.

    ha.

    pats self on back.

    That wahts I read.
    "Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Einstein

    Quote Originally Posted by Pannonian View Post
    The Backroom is the Crackroom.

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    ok i just got back from the doctors.

    shaving cream eye makeup = bad idea

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