This technique is well-worth mastering for home cooks, as it's an easy way to cope successfully with thick steak and chop-style cuts of beef, pork and other meats. Step 1 Take the sirloin filets out of the refrigerator 45 to 120 minutes before you plan to cook them; chilled beef doesn't cook evenly.
The refractive index of current eyeglass lens materials ranges from 1.498 (CR-39 plastic) to 1.74 (a specific variety of high-index plastic). So for the same prescription power and lens design, a lens made of CR-39 plastic will be the thickest lens available, and a 1.74 high-index plastic lens will be the thinnest.
There are two main types of lenses: convex and concave. Convex lenses often get all the credit. They are the type of lens responsible for magnification and are the most common lens used in photography and other common applications. Concave lenses, though, serve an important role as well. A concave lens is any lens that has an inward curve in the middle.