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How to beat the smog in Beijing

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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?

Nancy Macdonald writes primarily for Maclean’s national section. The transplanted Winnipegger now calls Vancouver home and spends her off-hours chasing her spirited toddler.

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