Traditional grease consists of beeswax, paraffin, and carbon. Anti-glare face stripes that emulate the grease are also commonly used. One of the earliest known instances of a player wearing eye black is baseball legend Babe Ruth, who, in or around the 1930s, used the grease in an attempt to reduce sun glare. According to Paul Lukas of ESPN.com, eye black caught on with football player Andy Farkas. He also states that the original eye black was made from burned cork ashes.
A 2003 study by Brian DeBroff and Patricia Pahk tested whether black eye grease actually had anti-glare properties. The subjects of the study were divided into three groups: wearers of eye black, wearers of anti-glare stickers, and wearers of petroleum jelly. The subjects' vision was tested using an eye chart while being exposed to natural sunlight. The study concluded that eye black reduced glare of the sun and improved contrast sensitivity, whereas commercial anti-glare stickers and petroleum jelly (the control substance) were found to be ineffective. A further study which set to improve DeBroff's methodology also found eye black to reduce glare from the sun, but less so in blue-eyed individuals and males.
Some athletes, particularly at the college level, began a practice of placing short messages or Bible verse references on their eye black. On April 14, 2010, the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel (PROP) approved a proposal effecting "that players are not allowed to have any symbols or messages on their eye black starting in the 2010 season.
Most modern NFL & NCAA players just use it as war-paint.
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∙ 14y agoIt prevents distracting glare from sweaty cheeks. You might think it odd that football players do this, while many other athletes do not. This has to do with the fact that the head is inside a helmet, and the eyes become accustomed to the relative darkness, so sudden flashes of light reflecting off of the cheeks can be disproportionately distracting. You may have also noticed baseball players doing the same thing for similar reasons; though the eye altering darkness comes from the baseball cap instead of a football helmet.
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∙ 9y agoWhat football players put under their eyes that is black is simply called "eye black." It is used to reduce glare from the sun, and it can consist of beeswax, paraffin, and carbon.
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∙ 14y agoTo absorb light (it is supposed to cut down on the glare).
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∙ 12y agoIt helps to reduce the glare from the sun/lights
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∙ 12y agoOne under each eye. Anything else is a personal choice with personal meaning to the player.
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∙ 11y agoSo the light dosen't reflect in their eyes
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∙ 11y agoIit makes them look harder then they are
Black and blue, respectively
to stop the glare from the sun or lights
It was painted in 1949.
Because he liked the idea.
it is a face paint to keep the sun out of their eyes they also look cool
A white car would appear black under blue light, as the pigments in the white paint do not reflect blue light and therefore absorb it, creating the appearance of black.
You can, but it's not very kind to the sick person. Many people are sensitive to paint fumes under the best of circumstances.
she liked to paint new york buildings and flowers
Paint a rainbow on the wall, then glue a black bead under it and paint the inside of the bead golden! JK. Sorry kiddo, but I don't think leprechauns are real so.....
. Acrylics ARE water based.
All you have to do is use paint 6 (black) on layer 1 and use paint 2 (red) under it and boom! You have brown. (At least the closest you can get to it!) BONUS: You can also make pink by using the checkered paint (red). Hope that helped!!
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