Big sunglasses

[mustang1]

Marketing: we want to add these air vents into the sunglasses.
Engineering: why?
M: they're cool and we need some new feature to sell.
E: You don't need air vents. The glasses are not big enough to steam up.
M: Ok, let's make the glasses bigger so they steam up then we'll need the air vents.
E: So you want to create a problem so you can say you fixed a problem?
M: Spot on!

 

[fossyant]

The Oakley Factory Pilot will be all the rage again.

 

[RoubaixCube]

Marketing: we want to add these air vents into the sunglasses.
Engineering: why?
M: they're cool and we need some new feature to sell.
E: You don't need air vents. The glasses are not big enough to steam up.
M: Ok, let's make the glasses bigger so they steam up then we'll need the air vents.
E: So you want to create a problem so you can say you fixed a problem?
M: Spot on!

Isnt this just basic capitalism 101? Create a defect so they can sell you a solution

 

[ColinJ]

My glasses are not big enough to steam up but insects can get inside them. Someone needs to invent bigger sunglasses to keep insects out of your eyes, but they might steam up... How about bigger sunglasses with vents!

 

[Cycleops]

Isnt this just basic capitalism 101? Create a defect so they can sell you a solution

No, it's marketing

 

[CanucksTraveller]

I have noticed a trend at this year's tour towards the big, ugly goggle style. They're pretty horrid, inelegant things.

Some designs over the years have been perfect, really well fitted, elegant, cool looking, keep everything out, airy and cool inside, some of the Oakleys (jawbreaker) and Rudy Project (Tralyx) designs have been like that. And they should stop there, but I suppose manufacturers can't stand still and it's that which forces them to design these flawed monstrosities. Those Briko that Cippolini wore which made him look like an evil bluebottle, the "Marvel Villain" over the top design Oakley eyejackets, and the current crop of "Kitzbuhel men's downhill 1984" ski goggles.

We'll probably look back and laugh one day.

 

[RoubaixCube]

No, it's marketing

But apple has a history of making defects in their products to keep you coming back and spending money.

 

[Drago]

E: So you want to create a problem so you can say you fixed a problem?
M: Spot on!

Thats the story of MIPS.

 

[FishFright]

It's ok , no one is making you wear them.

 

[fossyant]

Better go find my Oakleys then. I'll be so hip !

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

ALl I want is something that will go over my prescription specs

Ordered 2 different ones and neither have worked!

 

[GuyBoden]

A brief history of Cycling Sunglasses
https://cyclingtips.com/2014/10/a-brief-history-of-cycling-sunglasses/

My fav

What was they thinking.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

What was they thinking.
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The sponsorship money is strong with this one!!!

 

[mustang1]

Isnt this just basic capitalism 101? Create a defect so they can sell you a solution

Also works for military sales. Hey, you know what the king of that country said about you behind your back? Here... we have some weaponry we can sell ya...