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Old Tue Nov 08, 2011, 09:02pm
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Regarding eye black, I could never understand how eye black helped reduce glare for baseball, softball, and football players, that said, I would not doubt that there are players who may have problems with the glare from bright lights and if it helps players in outdoor sports then it could possibly help basketball players. Of course I can see prohibiting players who paint their players like KISS or the Insane Clown Posse, .

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Mythbusters actually did this last year I believe and proved that it helps with indirect sunlight that is reflected from the ground or other sources. No help without something like a cap to block the direct sunlight.
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Old Tue Nov 08, 2011, 09:43pm
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Mythbusters actually did this last year I believe and proved that it helps with indirect sunlight that is reflected from the ground or other sources. No help without something like a cap to block the direct sunlight.
Would that be the same ball cap that's on backwards and blocking the direct sunlight from the back of your neck?
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Old Wed Nov 09, 2011, 06:53am
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Would that be the same ball cap that's on backwards and blocking the direct sunlight from the back of your neck?
Hey. Nobody like getting a bad sunburn on the back of thier neck.
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Old Wed Nov 09, 2011, 10:30am
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Mythbusters actually did this last year I believe and proved that it helps with indirect sunlight that is reflected from the ground or other sources. No help without something like a cap to block the direct sunlight.
Provided the cap is black, white, beige or one of the school's recognized colors, of course.
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Old Wed Nov 09, 2011, 01:44pm
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Provided the cap is black, white, beige or one of the school's recognized colors, of course.

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You have the makings of a rules interpreter.

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