How to beat the smog in Beijing

The British women’s Olympic field hockey team have a unique solution to combatting the smog in Beijing: red contact lenses. The “Lionesses” will wear the lenses so they can see the ball through the thick haze; they’ll also reduce glare and squinting which can cause headaches.

The British women’s Olympic field hockey team have a unique solution to combatting the smog in Beijing: red contact lenses. The “Lionesses” will wear the lenses so they can see the ball through the thick haze; they’ll also reduce glare and squinting which can cause headaches.

Effective, check. Scary, check. Fair?