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Zim wearing the Microgoggles.

Microgoggles are germ-detecting goggles that allow a person to see germs in their vicinity. They first appear in the episode "Germs".

History[]

After Zim watches a sci-fi movie in which an alien invasion fails due to the Earth's germs, he is concerned enough to investigate about these "germs."

Finding out that native germs do have a history of stopping alien invasions, Zim tries a free 5-second demo of the microgoggles, which can see germs. Directly afterward, he's so terrified of seeing germs everywhere that he immediately orders a pair of the microgoggles from planet Callnowia. After placing his order, an undetermined amount of time goes by as the microgoggles make their way to Earth via meteor.

After putting the goggles on, Zim doesn't take them off for the remainder of the episode, using them to clean away the germs in his home. However, he doesn't take into account the outside world, which makes Zim even more horrified of the germs once he sets foot outside.

Ironically, Zim has to buy Earth products to keep the germs at bay, something he probably wouldn't have done otherwise due to his hatred of humanity.

After finding a means of "protection" from the germs by using "space meat", the microgoggles never appeared again after "Germs". However, they are also seen in the online game In-Sanitation, while Zim also uses similar eyewear in "Walk for your Lives."

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