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The goggles which make you feel drunk
Beer goggles have been designed to replicate what people's vision may be like after drinking alcohol.
The aim is to show how senses are affected when someone drives after drinking.
The goggles cause distorted vision and a reduced ability to judge distance.
Lancashire Evening Post reporter Ben Robinson went driving with 'beer goggles' on - here's what he said afterwards:
"My vision was blurred and I was feeling dizzy but having always thought myself a decent driver, I decided it would be okay.
Once in the car, I made a grab for the ignition but found only the windscreen wipers, which set off at a rapid pace.
Fumbling for the handbrake I set off at a snail's pace to negotiate the route, marked out with bright cones.
Even going in a straight line was difficult because I was seeing double, which placed phantom cones in my way, when there were none.
I had to concentrate intently as I tried to negotiate the route, to establish the real markers from the ones I thought I could see.
Luckily my passenger was not wearing beer goggles and it was only his prompts that prevented a crash."
We also filmed LEP photographer Neil Cross testing out the beer goggles - watch what happens by clicking on the play button above
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