• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOPM
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    3 months ago

    I live in a warmer (and mountainous) clime, so that’s wild to me! I knew the term ‘snow blindness’ and that snow goggles were meant to prevent it, but I’d never seen a description of what it’s actually like. Unironically, thank you for sharing!

    It isn’t a problem unless you’re a dumb kid that doesn’t want to listen to his parents.

    Nearly a rite of passage, then? :p

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      3 months ago

      Nearly a rite of passage, then? :p

      Isn’t it the case with every dangerous thing in life? … it’s amazing any of us survive childhood … lol

      I’m also of the culture that originated the derogatory term ‘Eskimo’ … it’s an Anglesized pronunciation of what we call the Inuit … we call them 'Ish-shish-kee-mel" … which translates to ‘Raw meat eater’

      We have a lot of respect for the Inuit because they live in a much harsher climate … and conversely they respect us in our environment because they don’t know how to live in ours.

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      3 months ago

      If the UV burn is bad enough it will feel like someone chucked a handful of sand in your eyes for 3-5 days, or worse, it really will blind you. Never weld without the mask folks