Cool orange glasses?

September 3, 2006 12:17 PM

CSIFilter: On CSI, and other crime shows, you see the investigators holding a sheet of orange plastic in front of their field of view when using a blacklight to look for trace evidence. Sometimes, orange sunglasses are used instead. Does anyone know what these glasses would be called, and where I can get some? My google-fu is failing me.
posted by fvox13 to law & government (4 comments total)

They are UV Safety/Filter Glasses - here, here and elsewhere.
posted by ericb at 12:27 PM on September 3, 2006

Wow... that was quick. Thanks!
posted by fvox13 at 12:28 PM on September 3, 2006

BTW -- you can get a Forensic Flashlight Kit -- with the glasses included.
posted by ericb at 12:30 PM on September 3, 2006 [1 favorite]

You see things like these at the dentist too if you ever get a composite filling.
posted by blueberry at 2:09 PM on September 3, 2006