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Doing some reading after realizing my Crosshair is made in China, and it seems that the Crosshair and a handful of other pairs are not held to the ANSI Z87.1 standard for high and low impact protection, but a lesser standard known as Z80.3. This lesser standard only has light transmittance standards and less impact protection.
From Wiki:
The U.S. standard is ANSI Z80.3-2001, which includes three transmittance categories. According to the ANSI Z80.3-2001 standard, the lens should have a UVB (280 to 315 nm) transmittance of no more than one per cent and a UVA (315 to 380 nm) transmittance of no more than 0.3 times the visual light transmittance. The ANSI Z87.1-2003 standard includes requirements for basic impact and high impact protection. In the basic impact test, a 1 in (2.54 cm) steel ball is dropped on the lens from a height of 50 in (127 cm). In the high velocity test, a 1/4 in (6.35 mm) steel ball is shot at the lens at 150 ft/s (45.72 m/s). To pass both tests, no part of the lens may touch the eye. [20]
Oakleys at Z80.3:
Oakley - The Official Site
Big bummer for me. I'm going to try to return the Crosshairs for something else. Maybe the Ti model is USA and Z87.1.
Seems that Lux is having more and more an influence on Oakley...
From Wiki:
The U.S. standard is ANSI Z80.3-2001, which includes three transmittance categories. According to the ANSI Z80.3-2001 standard, the lens should have a UVB (280 to 315 nm) transmittance of no more than one per cent and a UVA (315 to 380 nm) transmittance of no more than 0.3 times the visual light transmittance. The ANSI Z87.1-2003 standard includes requirements for basic impact and high impact protection. In the basic impact test, a 1 in (2.54 cm) steel ball is dropped on the lens from a height of 50 in (127 cm). In the high velocity test, a 1/4 in (6.35 mm) steel ball is shot at the lens at 150 ft/s (45.72 m/s). To pass both tests, no part of the lens may touch the eye. [20]
Oakleys at Z80.3:
Oakley - The Official Site
Big bummer for me. I'm going to try to return the Crosshairs for something else. Maybe the Ti model is USA and Z87.1.
Seems that Lux is having more and more an influence on Oakley...