How to make a Thor helmet that makes your eyes glow like a CGI effect

Cory Doctorow 10:43 am Wed Dec 19, 2018

Take one helmet; mount eye-facing UV LEDs in rim; insert UV-reacting contacts, voila!

Caution: shining UV lights into your eyes for extended times will seriously injure you.

The helmet is the work of Kiwi cosplayer Kyle Simpson, who warns: "If you wear this for an extended period of time—for example you go to a convention for three days and you have it pumping the whole time—you’re probably going to have problems. So just be responsible and stay safe."

This Cosplayer Made a Helmet That Makes Your Eyes Glow Like Thor [Kaleigh Rogers/Motherboard]

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