Crypto Bros Report Burning Eyes and Skin at Bored Ape Bacchanal
3 years ago by Flying Squid to c/technology
It's rough now, but in a few years, they'll be able to look back and laugh at the time they threw a party and blinded everyone with UV radiation. Growing pains!
look back
I don’t think they can look back any more after losing their sight
That has to be it. They got drawn in by the beautiful shade of blue they make and gave everybody the experience of welding for 12 hours using only safety squints and a t-shirt.
And for everyone that doesn't know, UVC radiation is the bad kind of radiation (ionizing).
Those are absolutely UVC sterilizing lamps. Recreational blacklights put off almost no visible light. These are very clearly UVC emitters. I have both kinds here in the lab. Blacklights for fun. UVC in a sealed box for sterilizing equipment... it is DANGEROUS SHIT.
Seems like
I’ve been to dark places with UV lighting and about 1 in 10 casually dressed people wear something apparently fluorescent so it’s sometimes possible to detect.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
What began as a jovial conference celebrating crypto culture and flashy nonfungible tokens this weekend ended with multiple attendees in a hospital believing they were going blind.
At least three attendees posting about their experiences on Twitter, now called X, claimed to have sought medical attention to treat their mysterious ailment.
Though the exact cause of the eye issues remains unclear, attendees speculated it could have something to do with particularly bright flashing lights emanating from the conference stage.
Symptoms often include pain, redness, headache, sensitivity to bright light, or in extreme cases, temporary vision loss.
Yuga Labs, the company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club and the event did not immediately respond to Gizmodo’s request for comment.
In that case, victims said they experienced burning sensations, similar to the feeling of having sand stuck in your eyes, following a DJ set markers by bright pink and blue flashing lights.
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I got snow blindness from having no eyewear protecting me at 10,000 feet elevation on Mt Rainier. Being unable to see and having sand in your eyes is exactly how it felt.
Basically, your retinas and corneas get sunburned.
Youch!
Though the exact cause of the eye issues remains unclear
Has no one considered masturbation causing blindness?
Maybe they were actually vampires?
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The hype-based scam convention was run by negligent people, who cared more about being literally flashy than the safety/wellbeing of those around them.
A little on the nose, but not a huge surprise.
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