So it seems there are still, despite increasing numbers of “leaders” involved in “crypto” ending up in prison for being con artists, true believers in NFTs (if you’ve forgotten about those, they were briefly bigger than COVID 19 and about as beneficial to humanity) held a party in Hong Kong last night.
The organisers thought they were lighting the stage with black lights (like they have at LaserQuest to make your clothes glow).
They were not.
They were lighting the stage with UV-C sterilisation lights.
Apparently everyone involved is now in accident and emergency with extensive sunburn and BURNS TO THEIR RETINAS!!
In 18 months there are going to be a bunch of people wearing dark sunglasses and refusing to meet outdoors trying to sell you something expensive to do with “AI”. You probably shouldn’t buy it.
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In case anyone reading this has been at an Ape Event in Hong Kong recently, here's a version of all the images with alt text.Bluesky Social
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in reply to Sarah Brown • • •ApeFest attendees report ‘extreme pain’ and vision problems after event
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Unknown parent • • •A hip Hong Kong fashion and art pop-up left people with weird burns and light sensitivity | The Independent
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Likely cheap white, UV LED arrays without filters, or UV disinfection lamps which must be filtered or positioned to (dramatically) reduce exposure and avoid damage.
(Edit: Corrected reference to this not being UV-C since a similar 2017 incident at a Hong Kong party WAS caused by UV-C disinfection lamps. Source: https://hongkongfp.com/2017/10/26/partygoers-left-burns-light-sensitivity-hypebeast-event-landmark/)
Partygoers left with burns and light sensitivity after Hypebeast event at The Landmark
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in reply to Sarah Brown • • •the really weird thing is apparently this is the second time this has happened at a cryptocurrency event
or possibly it's not that weird that a bunch of people who think consequences don't apply to them would try and save money in the exact same way
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