Brainiac Goggles

Brainiac Goggles
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Basic Information
Worn by:	Engineer
Slot:	Cosmetic
Equip region:	Glasses
Released:	Australian Christmas 2011
Availability:	Craft, Drop or Purchase
Tradable:	Yes
Giftable:	Yes
Craftable:	Yes
Paintable:	No
Nameable:	Yes
Craft No.?:	Yes
Available Qualities
Unique
Loadout Stats
Brainiac Goggles 1 - 100 Being prescription shooting goggles that endeavor to relieve the eye from the reflection off one's gun barrel whilst also correcting Diplopia, Strabismus, 'Nervous Vision', Early-Onset Old-Eye, and several other varieties of structural defect.

“

Dumber than dirt, ain't'cha? Click to listen — The Engineer

”

The Brainiac Goggles are a miscellaneous item for the Engineer. They appear as a pair of black retro-futuristic goggles with gray lenses and a Tesla coil attached to the left eyepiece.

Item set

Main article: Item sets

Dr. Grordbort's Brainiac Pack
	Pomson 6000 Eureka Effect Brainiac Goggles Brainiac Hairpiece
Effect	No effect

Crafting

See also: Crafting

Blueprint

Refined Metal		Pomson 6000		Possible Results
x4	+		=

Refined Metal		Eureka Effect		Possible Results
x4	+		=

Update history

December 15, 2011 Patch (Australian Christmas 2011)

• The Brainiac Goggles were added to the game.

Bugs

• This hat, when equipped with the Mining Light, removes the Engineer's normal hardhat like normal, while the Mining Light's strap and light still remain. This causes a floating light and strap above where the hardhat should normally be; a similar effect occurs with the Industrial Festivizer.

Trivia

• The word brainiac, originally derived from the name of a super-intelligent villain of Template:W lore, has come to mean a very intelligent person. It is a portmanteau of the words 'brain' and 'maniac'.
• Diplopia and strabismus are both medical conditions, the former causing the affected to see one object as two, and the latter having one or more eyes misaligned