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- PathDaemon, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8If they were true welding goggles, he wouldn't have been able to see the road, but w/e
- Osiriscky3, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8In Human factors there is no such thing as "jet lag," It is truly called fatigue. You are in a nearly 0% humidity environment so your body is working double time to humidify the air, the atmosphere in the cabin is at the equivalent to 10,000 ft above sea level which is boredline danger especially to smokers, and to top it of the slow hums of turbine engines adds to the mix to create fatigue. This creates odd sleep hours and sickness not really related to changing time zones. Believe what you want but, that is what I have learned.
- artman, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Great. Bono has another excuse.
- analgesia, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4It doesn't say when to put them on. I guess putting them on on the wrong time will only increase the jet-lag effect.
Is there a link to this "jet lag checker" they're talking about??? - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Plus you get to look cooler than the rest of the passengers!
- GrimLeaper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3This article has some info about when to wear the sunglasses, as well as a link to the "online jet lag adviser" (which doesn't seem to be there).
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=165952006 - silverdragon347, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3They talk about this in "Cryptonomicon", and go further that the character also has glasses with lights to replace sunlight to take it one step further.
- ChileanGoD, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Just somehow stick a flashlight in front of your face at night to maximize the efficiency.
- zydehkim, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2This isn't new, but this guy seems to have formulated a way to schedule when to wear the sunglasses. I wish I could see it though, it would be useful to have when I fly to Europe this summer.
- Kindred420, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2sweet,i got my first flight to Korea for a photoshoot this summer,ill give it a try!
- cyclotron, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2*****, when I go to Europe or the east coast, I just adjust. Look at the clock: 2 AM, bedtime, 10AM time to get up. Its a simple mental manuever.
- QueenOfSwords, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2I'm a shift worker.... and after the midnight shift I wear sunglasses in the early morning coming home to convince myself that this is, in fact, *very* late afternoon. Seems to help.
- GrimLeaper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Okay, try http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/04/07/njetlag07.xml and the adviser is here: http://www.ba.com/jetlag (you have to enter your country to get to the good stuff).
- oyam, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2they'll probably want bunch of money for that :)
- TheGalacticFork, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Good advice, but the article doesn't go too indepth.
I'd rather just wear one of those things that cover your eyes completely, shut out all the lights, you know, those mask-type things? - Waredgo, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Suffering right now....west coast U.S. to Denmark...sleepy at 5 p.m., up at 230 a.m. I've tried melatonin which works well, but it really makes me feel like crap when I first start taking it before a trip. Might try this.
- Squeegee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Grim - Link doesn't work for some reason. Have another source?
- Squeegee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Grim - Thanks, this is very interesting.
- evirus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1i saw a doctor on the tv show "trama: life in the ER" do something like this. he put on welding goggles when he drove home so that his sleep paterns wouldnt change and effect his working late hours
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Yes there is such a things as jet lag, unless you think all forms of fatigue are the same. I still gave you a thumbs up because other than the first sentence you're right on.
- Squeegee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Kindred - Let me know how it goes. I didn't think it would be so easy to counter jet lag.
- icetigaurus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Just make sure your sunglasses aren't too dark or you might not see if there are snakes on your plane!
- Rosewood, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1My wife, a night shift nurse (bow chika wow wow) also uses sunglasses to fight this.
- Fanboy88, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1From my travel experience going to Europe or Asia, the best thing is to stay up and only sleep at night. Do not sleep or nap during the day. This really messes up the body. My body adjusted okay. Also, I do some running and exercise.
- tommyk, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1not too shabby!
- nocode, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I smell a new product!
"For only 3 payments of $34.95, you can get these special goggles to counter jet-lag! But wait, there's more, if you order right now, we'll throw in this special necklace to keep the goggles around your neck. A $100 value! Call now!" - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Just don't wear them on the airplane unless you want to be mistaken for a terrorist. Especially if you have a non-lilly-white complexion that might make any middle aged or elderly blueblood "nervouse" with you onboard.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1In the famous words of ZzTop: "Get youself some cheap sunglasses." ;-)
- CaptRR, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1My biggest problem never has been the flying itself. What kills me is the simple fact that even after 13 years of being a frequent flyer I still cannot sleep on a plane.
- webspy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I wondered about that, too
now, when should I put them on??? - melophobia07, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1For all you uneducated fools, the reason sunglasses reduce jet lag is because it limits the amount of light your body takes in. This in turn slows the secretions of seratonin (keeps you awake) and melatonin (puts you to sleep) from the pineal gland in center of the brain. Its actually quite simple. I hate the melatonin supplements, they make me fall asleep too easily :-P
- 1337Martini, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I think I'll try it when I go to Otacon next year. I hope it works.
- nanofire, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0I vote for free designer sunglasses on airline flights over 4 hours!
http://www.topperliquidators.com - Jagmatt, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0Take a class in neuroscience and learn about how light does have profound effects on the brain.. screwing with that day-night cycle has an effect on our bodys natural circadian rhythm.
Im not a 'expert source' so im not going to make statements of fact. Look it up if your interested. - binarysleeper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0The same principle was explored on "Tommorow's World" years and years ago, and they used a special travel clock that told you when to expose yourself to light or dark to alleviate the effects of jetlag. This is just a new, and nicely Lo-tek take on it.
- nanofire, on 02/19/2008, -0/+0I vote for free designer sunglasses on airline flghts over 4 hours!
http://www.topperliquidators.com - ashwinkp, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0I suppose the airlines do take care of keeping the right timings when the lights should be on/off. If we follow the light patterns we don't even need the sun glasses :)
- NanoStuff, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1"Everyone knows that body clocks and circadian cycles are governed by light emission to the suprachiasmatic nucleus."
Well ofcourse everyone knows that silly, why even bring it up.
Anyways, one word: Modafinil. Is there anything this drug can't do? - sych0, on 10/12/2007, -6/+4no, not everybody knows that
- andburn1, on 10/12/2007, -2/+0Yeah, I totally knew that.
- dmbatcu, on 10/12/2007, -10/+5This is common sense. Everyone knows that body clocks and circadian cycles are governed by light emission to the suprachiasmatic nucleus.
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