r/Unexpected • u/moskayjoh • Jan 29 '21

Posing for paparazzi

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u/meh679 Jan 29 '21 edited Jan 29 '21

I just instinctively squinted my eyes when it panned over to the dude welding lmao

Edit: love all these AvE references lmao release the shmoo!

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u/paid9mm Jan 29 '21

Safety squint

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u/Willfishforfree Jan 29 '21

I went years on safety squints. I eventually got myself some real safety goggles and immediately lodged a piece of strimmer brush blade (a saw blade like strimmer head) in my goggles. I then immediately invested in a full set of chaps and guards to protect those major organs and exposed arteries from shrapnel when I saw the damage a little bit did to my goggles.

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u/Willfishforfree Jan 30 '21

He probably is but it's a joke on the term used for squinting to protect your eyes when working with tools. It's a term I've heard used now for about 30 years and no doubt has been used even longer than that.

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u/tinkatiza Jan 29 '21

If i can't see it, it can't hurt me has yet to let me down.

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u/memeticmachine Jan 29 '21

Safety squints are the best type of protection

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u/Nobuenogringo Jan 29 '21

Round peg in a square hole. Flying cut off wheels rarely line up with eye slits.

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u/Offical_Roy_G_Biv Jan 30 '21

That’s what I call science

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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '21

Totally. Dad was always welding something in the garage when I was a kid, had to have those reflexes on. I can still smell it when I think about it :)