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dantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

'Couldn't See Anymore:' Bored Ape Conference Attendees Wake Up With Searing Eye Pain, Vision Loss

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'Couldn't See Anymore:' Bored Ape Conference Attendees Wake Up With Searing Eye Pain, Vision Loss

www.404media.co

dantheclamman@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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“Been to lots of concerts, festivals, Burning Man, and never have I ever experienced fucked eyes like this.”
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    Are you serious, they did not use proper filters to block the really harmful UV? One can only hope that they get sued to shit.

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      Nfters and not thinking ahead: name a more iconic duo

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      I saw a case of this in a documentary, a club installed ‘pretty’ powder blue UVC lights everywhere and it crisped up the attendees. The UVC part of the light doesn’t register to your eyes, so your pupils stay wide open and the designers added tons of it because it wasn’t that bright.

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        Well that’s horrific

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          I had no idea this event was in Hong Kong, the last time it happened was in Hong Kong too.

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        Yeah was going to say why does this sound familiar… 100% lawsuit incoming.

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          Big Clive on YouTube just posted a reaction video to this story. He mentioned that it happened recently in Hong Kong at an event by the fashion label Hype Beast. He then goes on to look through pictures of the event and actually located what appear to be germicidal tubes used instead of black light tubes.

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DlfLthx89E

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      They used the wrong type of bulb. Ordinarily the bulb will be made of a UV blocking glass, and not be quartz based. I think? So it’s not usually the shroud that stops UV except in cases of Halogen bulbs. These would be CFL without any shield except perhaps a cage to protect against things thrown.

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    Sorry but who the fuck attends the “Bored Ape Conference”?

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      Thankfully a bunch of deuche bros

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    Damn, screwed twice by the same Ape…

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    Laughing at these people for getting their retinas burned like I see many people do (not just here) is in really bad taste imo. Even cryptobros don’t deserve that.

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      deleted by creator

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    Sounds like somebody accidentally bought some germicidal bulbs instead of regular black light. Not the first time this has happened. See BigClive’s videos on the topic.

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    Removed by mod

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    New fear unlocked!

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    Not a particularly surprising sort of capstone to finish off this whole stupid NFT thing.

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    reminds me of the Blade movie https://youtu.be/KZnb8InfpHI?t=42

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    Sorry this link has been paywalled for some people after I posted. Here’s an article that is unrestricted https://www.theverge.com/2023/11/6/23948464/bored-ape-nft-event-eye-injury-sunburn-uv-exposure

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    Wait… What?

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      You have to read the article to understand the headline. Intense, I know.

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        That’s one sign of a bad headline.

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      What is going on in the world?

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        It’s like I blinked and then… This headline existed.

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