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Re: Reflective Safety Glasses
Our team was given a donation of lightly mirrored glasses this year. We understood, given the wording of the manual, that this COULD be an issue for team and thus came prepared to competition this weekend. I believe it was limited only to the over-the-glasses safety glasses. I don't have a picture, but when I say lightly mirrored, it was sort of a mirror at the top that gradually faded out. Eyes are VERY visible when talking face to face.
Sure enough, several team members were not allowed into the pit with them this weekend. The reasoning from the safety judges, however, it what gets me. The safety judge said "I can see my lips in your glasses." What does that have to do with anything??? I can see myself in the reflection of ANY GLASSES, safety or otherwise, mirrored or not.
If there's a valid reason for disallowing something, that's fine and great and I'm all for it. But when the people enforcing the rule can't give that reason, there is a fundamental flaw.
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Team 71: 1999, 2000 (Driver), 2001-2002 (Driver, Animator) // Team 1064: 2003 (Co-founder, Coach), 2004 (Coach) // Team 1714: 2006-2007 (Mentor, Coach) Team 1675: 2005-2007 (Mentor, Coach), 2008 (Mentor), 2009-2017 (Mentor, Coach) FLL: '04 (Judge), '05 (Ref), '06 (Ref), '07 (Ref), '08 (Judge, Ref), '09 (Judge), '10 (Ref), '16 (Judge Advisor) // Ref: '05 (IN, IRI), '06 (IN, IRI), '07 (IN, IRI), '08 (WMR, Curie)
WI RPC: 2006 - 2016 // FRC Inspector: '07 (WI), '08 (WI, IL), '09 (WI, IL), '10 (WI, CMP), '11 (WI, IL, CMP), '12 (WI), '13 (Northern Lights) 2007 WI Woodie Flowers Award Finalist // 2011 Wisconsin Regional Outstanding Volunteer // 2011/2013 Midwest Regional Chairman's Award
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