So... I was chatting with an eBayer last night and being in love with Ruby Juliets we ended up talking about this:

There was this story about a fireman who's juliets got lost in a house fire. during the cleanup the frames stayed intact. Oakley offered to give the guy a brand new pair, but he wanted to use the same frame because of what it went through, so Oakley replaced the lenses and rubber on the the frame and the damn thing looked brand new! It was amazing

Well they did have a big thing in the newspaper about the story, and then there was a subsequent story about shrapnal from a bomb hitting a soldier in the face and his Juliets stayed on and it saved his right eye. And no kidding the frame stayed perfect. You cant even try to scratch this frame.

How true are these stories and do u guys have links to these stories? Was it in the news? I know Dann was in the news ;)

They're not as indestructible as some will claim. I've seen a few pairs that have snapped at various points, usually an earstem or an orbital. Mars seemed particularly prone to failure.

As for the firefighter: what was he doing wearing Juliets in a burning building? Firefighters wear masks and respirators when they go into burning buildings, not metal glasses that will burn their faces.

So true!

Read again Brian, the firefighter lost his Juliet.. didnt say he was wearing it :) Probably he dropped it off from his fireman outfit...

Edwin: U've read the news before??

No, Zik, but why would a fire fighter bring his Juliets into a burning house? I find it hard to believe he came to his job (being a fire fighter) wearing his Juliets and thinking "I better keep these with me somewhere in my flame resistant suit when I have to fight a fire".
Common sence, that's all.

Maybe he wanted to have them handy so he could put them on when he posed for photographs right after saving the landlords cat from the burning building?

He's a fireman.. maybe he was in the middle of something and then duty calls so he decided to bring his expensive shade to avoid losing it if he left it anywhere... who knows (-_-)

And i was asking about the news.. not a debate! =p

Their not indestructible, my 500-pound girlfriend sat on them one time and the lens popped out and the frame is now lopsided. Juliet’s may survive a bomb or a burning inferno but the no match for a 500-pound woman. They should put that on the box.

There is a story on oakley news (someone linked it in the oakley.com updates thread) that tells the story about the military guy and his oakleys. I would link it but I am at work. Hehehe :)
Nik

i would never wear metal framed ballistic eyewear in iraq,

and i know the lenses are ballistic but i dont think they are classified as ballistic with metal frames. personally, i wouldn't want to wear juliets on a convoy or anything else, M-frames i think would be the best ballistic protection.

i think metal frames on your face would be more dangerous anyway in case something were to happen, x metal is very hard and an explosion close by your face could push that frame in your skin or possible do more damage than a plastic or "O" matter frame

but there is no doubt that the lenses would protect

I wore mine X metal XX in Afghanistan and Irak during the war on freedom. During my tours i even wore M-Frame's and Scars, To me it didn't make a difference if it was metal or plastic. If you got to go, go in style!

War ON Freedom or War For Freedom?

And yes, Juliets aren't indetructible. They're pretty solid so far as heat resistance goes.

It's War ON Freedom. Remember 9/11?

In the US, the terminology is different:
terrorists fight a "War on Freedom"
the US uses the term "War against/on Terrorism"

Those are pretty cool stories. Its funny though that considering a 500 lbs woman sitting on Juliets that the Juliets were completely crushed. That's the positive side of things.

i think metal frames on your face would be more dangerous anyway in case something were to happen, x metal is very hard and an explosion close by your face could push that frame in your skin or possible do more damage than a plastic or "O" matter frame

but there is no doubt that the lenses would protect

I think if you close enough to an explosion to push the frame into your face, that would be the least of your worries.

Setting your Oakleys anywhere where there's even a chance a 500 pound woman would sit is just plain careless! that includes your...I can't even say it!

Well, when the guy said that the Juliets stayed on the soldier's face and saved his right eye, I was thinking... 'But what about his life? Is he still alive?'

This is the stupidest thread ever.

I did hear about a Texas sherif getting shot at and the bullit reco..something off his Oakleys.

So nobody actually heard/read about the 2 stories that I brought up.... But some other stories came up!! =)

Ford: Stupid is, stupid was Sir! =p

Not me, but did I tell you about that sherif? ;-)

What Sheriff?? hehehee...

Nahh...that's another story!

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