Costas are cool, you know? I mean, they have different styles and what not, but the big flaw with them is that they sink. Then we have Ray Bans, a retro cool style, reminiscent of Risky Business. Unfortunately, they freaking sink as well. What sane person wants to ruin their perfectly great day at the lake by losing their $200 shades?

Well good thing Smith Baggett, an SAE alumni from Georgia Southern, came along to save us from our stupidity.

How? The answer is quite simple -- bamboo wood. Weird that no one thought about making shades out of hand crafted wood...

Shades that will float, made out of wood. I mean, come on. How can an innovation so simple be so freaking awesome? Because that is where the best things in life come from. What Smith Baggett did for shades is what Otto Fredrick Rohwedder did for bread (I don't actually know who that is, but I read in a book that he's the dude that invented sliced bread).

This Georgia Southern and Sigma Alpha Epsilon alumni raged his way through row and GATA'd all the way until finally he was like, “I need to make shades that float, I need start a company, let's do it." So he set out to make shades that look great, of pure quality, and are priced better than any pair of shades you can get from high cost retailers.

I mean look at these babies -- they are screaming to be on your face. Think about how many shades you lose in those awesome trips to the beach and lake after a 24-pack of Bud Light or a flat of Natty. Think of how much money you waste on buying new sunglasses when they fall into the depths of the lake or ocean -- money you could be spending on lots and lots of Natty.

You want to know more? Talk to Smith Baggett himself -- he lives here in Statesboro. Roaming around, being the badass that he is, Mr. Baggett he is creating the American Dream with these shades and they are well worth it.

Honestly I give these shades two thumbs up and not because I know Smith Baggett, or the fact that he's from Southern. I like Grove Eyewear shades because they took something great and made it greater and it came from solving a simple problem. Plus, who doesn't want shades that can do what Jesus did and walk on water?