ravers blinded by lasers shock

[Polarbare12]

This is very sad. I have never heard of anything like this. Sounds like gross incompetence on the part of the organizers.



Ravers blinded by laser lightshowStory
Laser show at a music festival injures more than 30 people, reports say

Concertgoers lose up to 80 percent of their vision

20 people undergoing treatment in Moscow hospitals



MOSCOW, Russia (AP) -- A laser show at a music festival injured more than 30 people, Russian news reports said.

Some concertgoers lost up to 80 percent of their vision after attending the Aquamarine Music Festival on July 5, the newspaper Kommersant reported.

Twenty people are undergoing treatment in Moscow hospitals, said Elena Grishina, the head doctor at the Moscow Ophthalmological Hospital, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported Monday.

"It is just a deterioration in the sharpness of the eyesight, not a burn," she was quoted as saying, and said she could not confirm the injuries came from lasers.

"The treatment is not very pleasant. It involves a lot of needles," Grishina said. "But all the patients are in optimistic spirits, and we are hoping for a good result."

According to the reports, concertgoers said the festival's dance floor was covered by a canopy because it was raining. The lasers were pointed horizontally under the tent instead of into the sky, which led to the injuries, the reports said.

"After five or ten minutes on the dance field, I couldn't see anything," a young man in sunglasses identified as a concertgoer said on NTV television. "I could see out of my left eye, but my right eye is all fog."

The broadcast showed video from the festival recorded by cellular phones, one of which appeared to burn out when a laser shone on it.

The festival was held in the Vladimir region east of Moscow. During the summer, techno music enthusiasts often organize open-air raves on empty fields outside Moscow.

The injured concertgoers plan to take legal action against the festival's organizers, NTV reported.

A representative of the Vladimir regional government said the festival was organized illegally without proper permits. Police in the town of Kirzhach, where the festival was held, refused to comment.

Most of the injured concertgoers sought treatment at two Moscow hospitals, Kommersant reported. No one answered the telephone at either hospital Monday.

Grishina was quoted as saying there were no immediate plans to release the patients.

[Twist]

ooouucccchhhh!

some bad planning/organisation there, surely they should check all that stuff beforehand.

needles in the eyes, christ.

[thehoff]

I always keep an eye out for this kind of news.

(im going to hell)

[uberland]

Ouch. Ok so now all I have to worry about is weather, security, tent robbing, alcohol limits, number of tickets sold, "other stuff" and now lasers blindng me. I am going to stop reading these forums pretty soon!

This one particularly hurts as I have fondness for standing directly in the path of the lasers if I can. It's really trippy! Ok I am just wierd.

[Sperge]

needles in the eyes, christ.

At least it's not as bad as being in a locked room with Coldplay coming out of the speakers.

[boki]

Someone emailed me this story the other day and my first thought was, "Don't let W Berks dibble find out, it'll give them ideas..."

[Beatmonkey]

This is why we have strict laws against selling powerful lasers to people who don't have a license in this country. I think you have to do a course to be able to set them up and operate them.

[Jemo]

really, what like a laser technician...dream job alert

[Beatmonkey]

really, what like a laser technician...dream job alert

Yea I had a science teacher who used to do laser light shows for big events, he said it was a sweet job just pissing about with lasers all night long!

[Sperge]

Sounds like a good plan for Global Chavering.

REACH FOR THE LAY-ZERRRRRRS INNIT BLUD, ERRRRRRRR WHERE IS EVERYONE?

[leah]

really, what like a laser technician...dream job alert

mine is professional sleeper, bed testing and that...

[Hi-speed Dubbing]

I thought iode lasers were the weakest type of laser opposed to the argon ones they used years ago at the big fuck off raves, could be wrong though. I think everyone should wear these as a precauction for the intermittent laser zaps.