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Why are swimming goggles typically made from a different material than diving masks?
In addition to Rory and airace3's good answers, there are also the issues of construction and manufacturing.
Diving masks typically have large flat optical surfaces. This allows the manufacturer to ...
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Why are swimming goggles typically made from a different material than diving masks?
The reason for different materials is different requirements between swimming goggles and diving masks.
First let's compare the properties of the materials:
Polycarbonate is cheaper, stronger and ...
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Why are swimming goggles typically made from a different material than diving masks?
It comes down to strength requirements, weight and cost.
Diving masks need to be a lot stronger than swimming goggles, and tempered glass is the best way to do that. It is, however, a lot more ...
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