Raw: Lasers Blind Russian Ravers

Over 30 people attending an open air techno festival in Russia suffered eyesight damage with doctors fearing the effect could be permanent, Russian media reported.

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July 14, 2008 at 3:23 pm - CBS News
Dateline: Vladimir, Russia
xy   July 14th, 2008 - 3:31 pm

This may be true, but what did that video have anything to do with Lasers? There were no Lasers in that video at all .. just regular moving club lights.

Cool   July 14th, 2008 - 3:44 pm

This video has absolutely nothing to do with the headline.

amabo   July 14th, 2008 - 3:59 pm

And who says the Rooskies aren’t stupid?

Sean   July 14th, 2008 - 4:02 pm

Its the USA testing the SMD shield

Felix the Pratt   July 14th, 2008 - 4:02 pm

It was all part of an unpublicized test of the lasers on an urban crowd by the Russian military, similar to some of the quiet experimentation that went on with United States civilians in the 1950s. The only difference is that these victims will have no recourse against Putin and his thugs, but rather will have their families disappear if they dare speak up or ask for compensation. Everyone knows that if you see lights of any kind at any concert, you should turn and leave immediately. If the Electric Light Orchestra could handle concert lasers safely in 1977, that shows you how far behind the entire nation of Russia is in 2008!

kyzhunters   July 14th, 2008 - 4:04 pm

God, if only lasers could deafen you…I’d go stand right next to one so I wouldn’t have to hear that crappy music.

muckfexico   July 14th, 2008 - 4:08 pm

Good. Lets hope it did blind any pathetic loser caught listening to that horrible excuse for music.
If the ravers in Russia are anything like the unwashed masses of liberal idiots in America that listen to the same, I only hope those lasrers can be brought here. Hopefully, it sterilizes as well as blinds.

franktalk   July 14th, 2008 - 4:11 pm

That was music? Yikes!

Calinova22   July 14th, 2008 - 4:22 pm

Serves them right. If you notice, it wasn’t all the people at the rave. Probably happened because they were doing illegal drugs like ectasy, which dialates the eyes and bypasses the bodies natural ability to damper the light that is allowed to enter the eye. Stupid druggies got what they deserved. I hope it is permanent.

credible   July 14th, 2008 - 6:27 pm

Socialized medicine = free lasik at concerts

Dr. Arthur Hexley III   July 15th, 2008 - 6:03 pm

****WARNING****

DO NOT LOOK AT THE VIDEO. SCIENTISTS ARE ANNOUNCING THAT YOU WILL GO BLIND IF YOU DO SO.

I HOPE YOU DIDN’T LOOK.

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