[The_Egg]

Man this is pretty fucked up...



MOSCOW (Reuters) - Dozens of partygoers at an outdoor rave near Moscow last week have lost partial vision after a laser light show burned their retinas, Russian health officials said on Monday.
Moscow city health department officials confirmed 12 cases of laser-blindness at the Central Ophthalmological Clinic, and daily newspaper Kommersant said another 17 were registered at City Hospital 32 in the centre of the capital.


Attendees at the July 5 Aquamarine Open Air Festival in Kirzhach, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Moscow, began seeking medical help days after the show, complaining of eye and vision problems, health officials told Reuters.
"They all have retinal burns, scarring is visible on them. Loss of vision in individual cases is as high as 80 percent, and regaining it is already impossible," Kommersant quoted a treating ophthalmologist as saying.


Attendees said heavy rains forced organizers to erect massive tents for the all-night dance party, and lasers that normally illuminate upwards into the sky were instead partially refracted into the ravers' eyes.
"I immediately had a spot like when you stare into the sun," rave-attendee Dmitry told Kommersant.


"After three days I decided to go to the hospital. They examined me, asked if I had been at Open Air, and then put me straight in the hospital. I didn't even get to go home and get my stuff," he said.
Cosmic Connection, promoters of the Aquamarine rave, were unreachable and did not list contact numbers on their Web site.

Industry Web site Welcome to www.LaserFX.com [Home Page] said focused laser light can cause eye damage almost instantly.
The owner of a Moscow laser rental company told Reuters the accidental blindings were due to "illiteracy on the part of technicians."
"It was partly the rain, but also partly the size of the laser. Somebody set up an extremely powerful laser for such a small space," said Valentin Vasiliev, who said his company did not provide the Aquamarine lasers.

[AnnonUSA]

So is this the last show they will ever "see"? Get it.....lol

[Drake]

My mother was born blind.

[elroypornlab]

Good

[taco]

thats the only reason she didnt kill herself.

[ßü††|맧]

Fuckin' crazy Russians.

[AlexisClark]

I wear sunglasses at Raves.

[Drake]

Originally Posted by AlexisClark

I wear sunglasses at Raves.

Safety first. That is very smart of you.

[AlexisClark]

Thanks, I know.

[elroypornlab]

I wear sunglasses when I sodomize gay ass fucking gimmicks

[dan, muthafucka!]

man why the fuck are russian's so fucking stupid. i used to set up lights for gigs and i'd be pretty drunk sometimes and still have the common fucking sense to aim every light properly. i don't even see what 'illiteracy' has to do with a technician having the sense not to aim a light under 8 ft. even tibor knew what safety meant and he only spoke swahili

[TacoSusio]

[NME]

As someone who raves, and is planning on attending Monster Massive this year, I am scared. I am going to be the idiot who runs around into people because I'm wearing tanning goggles.

[The_Egg]

just strap a big mirror to your head. that way if you go blind you take the idiot out running the thing with you.

[modest moose]

Originally Posted by Drake

Safety first. That is very smart of you.

Originally Posted by AlexisClark

Thanks, I know.

Talking to yourself? Its a shame your mother wasnt born deaf.