Problem:
The sun has many different damaging effects; one of which is harmful rays and direct light to our eyes. We need to protect our eyes from the sun’s UV rays or it can cause cataracts for example.
Biomimicry Idea:
Use the anatomical design of the eagles skull to mimic a pair of sunglasses that protect our eyes from above and the sides so that the harmful UV rays from the sun don’t hurt our eyes.
Eagle Eye sunglasses
Place a visor over your eye and get Eagle strength sun protection.
How does nature help a Bald Eagle sit in the direct sunlight and not hurt their eyes?
The skull of the Bald Eagle has an upper ridge built into the skeleton that acts like a visor or awning over the eyes. This ridge protects the Eagle’s eyes from the harmful UV rays that they are exposed to constantly on the top of trees in their nest and while flying searching for food, circling on protection detail, or possibly flying around for fun. No matter what the reason, they are protected from the sun with a built in “sun visor”. Humans can duplicate or mimic this visor to make a better design for sunglasses protecting our own eyes from the sun’s harmful rays.