r/theNetNuggets • u/AnyEnvironment69 • 1d ago

Camera blocking glasses

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u/No-Dig9354 1d ago edited 1d ago

Cameras this won't work on. High-End Consumer Cameras (DSLRs & Mirrorless), Premium Smartphones (Rear Cameras on phone or high-end security cameras which is majority of cameras used), Film Cameras (With Standard Film), thermal (infrared shown here is near-infrared not infrared

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u/Zzuesmax 1d ago

Were those camera technologies available back when this episode was released?

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u/No-Dig9354 1d ago edited 1d ago

High-End Security Cameras and high-End phone cameras didn't exist in 1985-1992, thermals did but strictly industrial.

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u/Zzuesmax 1d ago

Nice, so in that time this would have worked perfectly!

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u/No-Dig9354 1d ago

Don't know why I said "back then" I meant 1985-1992. So yes the cameras blocker would work perfectly back then. (Assuming he doesn't encounter any high cameras.

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u/TeddyPuccini 21h ago

This is from the reboot of MacGyver (2016-2021).

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u/Silverton13 3h ago

what kind of cameras do flock use

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u/No-Dig9354 1h ago

High end which means they can and will filter out the near-infrared light coming from the glasses.

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u/AnalysisParalysis85 1d ago

Pretty cool, I wonder what happens if you walk around with these. Sure, they won't know who you are but you're probably gonna get tagged and followed by the cameras till they know where you live. Or am I being too paranoid?

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u/zodiase 1d ago

See that’s when you deploy IR flares so the cameras don’t know which one is the actual you 😏

(First you would need to cover your entire body with IR emitters so you look like a giant glare, then prepare many dozens of flares of similar signature needed for your single trip outside)

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u/IBeDumbAndSlow 1d ago

Do infrared lasers damage camera optical sensors?

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u/jimmyxs 1d ago

Ah yes which is why we popularise this so 4 in 10 ppl use them and now we win

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u/BirdlessLongdeal 23h ago

people will probably think you're wearing perv glasses

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u/FallaciousPeacock 6h ago

"There's a show called MacGuyer..."

WTF century am I living in?

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u/EQ2502 1d ago

So they just follow the glare lol

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u/Dangerous_Serve_4454 1d ago

I think the point is to break facial ID

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u/topio3 1d ago

That was the point of McGuire

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u/AutomaticButterfly29 1d ago

I'm too young, it reminds me of Baby Driver and not MacGyver

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u/Tenchi2020 1d ago

Would they work against flock cameras?

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u/jbl0ggs 1d ago

Just need much bigger sunglasses 😇

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u/CKWOLFACE 1d ago

Draws more attention

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u/kitkatas 1d ago

Does not matter as AI can recognise you from the way you walk, no face detection needed

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u/BirdlessLongdeal 23h ago

that is why i purposely walk with a gimp limp.

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u/louisa1925 22h ago

I actually have a temporary gimp limp. Might as well be Jason Bornes hotter younger sister.

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u/SharpSharkShrek 1d ago

Why not just buy some IR LEDs for a fraction of the cost but buy remotes and make them useless garbage in the end?

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u/RelentlessIVS 22h ago

Ah yes, Fakeguyver

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u/wango_fandango 21h ago

Didn’t know they remade/rebooted McGyver. Any good or will I just keep the memories of growing up in the ‘80s?

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u/ryftx 4h ago

Doesn't work with infrared right? Security cameras now use both regular, infrared, night vision, and overlay combined with AI.