"No, it's not alright. Fix your shit!" he said . . .

[Kara]

http://www.2d-glasses.com/

2-D Glasses™ allow any RealD 3D movie to be viewed as if it is a normal two-dimensional movie. I created them so my wife could come see 3D movies with me without getting a headache. Soon, I realized that we weren't the only people with this problem, so i [sic.] decided to make them avaliable online [sic.]

My wife loves them, and I hope you will too,
Hank

  tl;dr origin story in SPOILARZ for the less-than-able crowd.

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In late 2010 I wanted to go see Tron Legacy. My wife was happy to come with me…as long as we went to the cheap theater where it was playing in 2D.

Really? Tron in 2D? What’s the point right? And then my wife told me something I never knew, she gets bad headaches when watching 3D movies.

She never complained about it, but there it was. I didn’t want my wife to be in pain, but I also didn’t want to go see Tron by myself. So instead of complaining (okay, in ADDITION to complaining), I got out my tools.

Instead of “recycling” the 3D glasses that my wife and I used during the movie, I took them home. After a lot of poking and twisting and gluing and cutting and cursing and sawing, I had created my first pair of 2D Glasses.

They’re not pretty, but I took them to see Voyage of the Dawn Treader in 3D and they worked! Katherine could watch the movie in 2D, and even switch to 3D for the action scenes!

She told some friends and by the next week, I had around 10 “orders” for these ugly 2D glasses. Stealing my raw materials from the theater became impractical, so I decided to get some nice ones made and make them available to the world.

I hope you enjoy them as much as my wife does,

- Hank Green

[close]

getting shit done

massive misallocation of resources made possible by the capitalist mode of production

seriously, fuck this heteronormative earth

[Great Rumbler]

Not sure that this is really a problem that needs a solution, given that 3D is quickly receding back into the mists of time.

[BobFromPikeCreek]

Not sure that this is really a problem that needs a solution, given that 3D is quickly receding back into the mists of time.

I wonder if Avatar 2 will make everyone jazzed about shitty 3d again.

[Great Rumbler]

No.

[Trent Dole]

Not sure that this is really a problem that needs a solution, given that 3D is quickly receding back into the mists of time.

I wonder if Avatar 2 will make everyone jazzed about shitty 3d again.

I bet plenty of nerds will be down to pay for the new Star Wars in 3D, perhaps repeatedly if it miraculously turns out to not be a shit show.

[CatsCatsCats]

3d is a shit gimmick. Fact.

[recursivelyenumerable]

i don't really understand this thread but I have appreciated the 3D in the 3D movies I have seen in 3D (which are Dial M for Murder, Cave of Forgotten Dreams and Gravity) and also appreciated the 3D in the 3DS that I played for ten minutes at a gamestop kiosk. due to that and my general hostility toward curmudgeonliness wrt I/O and interaction models I declare myself a 3D fanboy.

[Brehvolution]

When done right, 3D looks awesome on my tv. I'd hate to see it go away fully and at least be an available option. 

[Nibel]

3d is a shit gimmick. Fact.

But I want to be there

Inside

With the other characters

[CatsCatsCats]

Hololens style 3D might be pretty sweet tho

[nudemacusers]

When done right, 3D looks awesome on my tv. I'd hate to see it go away fully and at least be an available option. 

gravity in 3d at home is a yooo moment.

[Kara]

This thread is not about the merits of three-dimensional movies but the sheer ludicrousness of crafting special lenses to watch three-dimensional movies in the second dimension when (to my knowledge) every movie receives a release in the second dimension still.

[nudemacusers]

lol as if i read the op and didn't just scroll until i found a post i agreed with

[king of the internet]

This thread is not about the merits of three-dimensional movies but the sheer ludicrousness of crafting special lenses to watch three-dimensional movies in the second dimension when (to my knowledge) every movie receives a release in the second dimension still.

This is about a man crafting specialized lenses were for his wife, who was unable to enjoy the 3D movie experience along with him due to headaches. 

[Mandark]

It's so people can watch 3D movies in the theater together even if some of them have issues processing the 3D image.

Not exactly going to the front of Maslow's hierarchy, but still.  I got no problem with this.

[recursivelyenumerable]

This thread is not about the merits of three-dimensional movies but the sheer ludicrousness of crafting special lenses to watch three-dimensional movies in the second dimension when (to my knowledge) every movie receives a release in the second dimension still.

Thank you for clarifying. In the future maybe you could consider providing an explicit explanation of what the thread is supposed to be about in the opening post to reduce the risk of this sort of confusion. That is the generally accepted industry best practice.

[Mandark]

Thank you for clarifying. In the future maybe you could consider providing an explicit explanation of what the thread is supposed to be about in the opening post to reduce the risk of this sort of confusion.

Posted by: recursivelyenumerable

[recursivelyenumerable]

don't start.

[studyguy]

I wear glasses already.
Having to wear 3D glasses on my glasses is some bullshit I never enjoy.

[studyguy]

I wear glasses already.
Having to wear 3D glasses on my glasses is some bullshit I never enjoy.

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Fuck contacts

[Kara]

Thank you for clarifying. In the future maybe you could consider providing an explicit explanation of what the thread is supposed to be about in the opening post to reduce the risk of this sort of confusion. That is the generally accepted industry best practice.

I prefer to show and not tell.

e: And I mean actually show and not tell, not that bullshit I JUST DON'T LIKE MY PERSONAL ECHO CHAMBER BEING DISRUPTED truth that underlines 99.99999999999999% of the plebes who can't appreciate fine art like that of Steve Ditko (creativity), Bertolt Brecht (naturalism), or Bob Avakian (impeccable rhetoric).

[CatsCatsCats]

This thread is not about the merits of three-dimensional movies but the sheer ludicrousness of crafting special lenses to watch three-dimensional movies in the second dimension when (to my knowledge) every movie receives a release in the second dimension still.

The thread belongs to the people and will be used as the people see fit

[Kara]

I'm not a Luxemburgist, sorry.

[I'm a Puppy!]

I admire this person's attitude!

[chronovore]

This thread is not about the merits of three-dimensional movies but the sheer ludicrousness of crafting special lenses to watch three-dimensional movies in the second dimension when (to my knowledge) every movie receives a release in the second dimension still.

Yeah, it's almost as crazy as every kid I have ever seen turning it 3-D slider on their Nintendo 3DS down to zero because none of them like it.

[Great Rumbler]

This thread is not about the merits of three-dimensional movies but the sheer ludicrousness of crafting special lenses to watch three-dimensional movies in the second dimension when (to my knowledge) every movie receives a release in the second dimension still.

Yeah, it's almost as crazy as every kid I have ever seen turning it 3-D slider on their Nintendo 3DS down to zero because none of them like it.

That's because the 3D on the original 3DS is kinda borked since you have to hold the system perfectly still to not mess up the effect. The New 3DS with the head tracking tech is infinitely better.

[chronovore]

This thread is not about the merits of three-dimensional movies but the sheer ludicrousness of crafting special lenses to watch three-dimensional movies in the second dimension when (to my knowledge) every movie receives a release in the second dimension still.

Yeah, it's almost as crazy as every kid I have ever seen turning it 3-D slider on their Nintendo 3DS down to zero because none of them like it.

That's because the 3D on the original 3DS is kinda borked since you have to hold the system perfectly still to not mess up the effect. The New 3DS with the head tracking tech is infinitely better.