Water-filled glasses, adjustable for anyone


	Water-filled glasses, adjustable for anyone

masbury

12-31-2008 11:57 PM

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eyesight, poverty

masbury says:

Can be produced by the millions, adjusted on site in 3rd world by the users themselves, most of whom stand a one in a million chance of ever visiting with an optometrist.

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1-1-2009 5:11 AM

merrie

What an ingenious idea!

1-1-2009 1:28 PM

Moliticon

Too cool!

1-1-2009 10:55 PM

masbury

Thanks! I hate to think what I could not do if my 56 year old eyes had no glasses. How life-changing these must be!

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