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These are the same people who think deregulating everything will make us safer

this is the most simpsons-ass headline i've seen in a while

If you go to a bored ape fest, you deserve it.

This is one of the most nottheonion headlines I’ve ever seen.

Reminds me of that part in The Expanse where they irradiate everyone on the station to activate the protomolecule.

So, watch out for that.

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Several people have reported experiencing eye pain, vision problems, and sunburnt skin on Sunday after attending ApeFest, a Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection event in Hong Kong that ran from November 3rd-5th.

Some ApeFest attendees posted on X (formerly Twitter) after seeking medical attention, with one person reporting that they had been diagnosed with Photokeratitis — aka, “welder’s eye,” a condition caused by unprotected exposure to ultraviolet radiation — and another saying the issue was a result of UV from the stage lights, leading to speculation that the injuries were caused by improper lighting used at the event.

Yuga Labs, the blockchain company behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT project, says it’s aware of the situation and taking the reports seriously.

“We are actively reaching out and in touch with those affected to better understand the root cause,” said Yuga Labs spokesperson Emily Kitts in a statement to The Verge.

Similar symptoms, which include sunburn and waking up to severe, burning eye pain, were reported in 2017 by partygoers who attended a Hypebeast event at The Landmark commercial complex also in Hong Kong, with the event’s DJ later discovering lighting used mainly for disinfection purposes had been installed at the venue.

The Landmark venue did not feature on the ApeFest event plan, and the two incidents appear unrelated.

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Reminds me of the Havana Syndrome event at the US and Canada Embassies in Cuba. In 2017 several people who worked there reported feeling strange symptoms from ringing ears to nausea to cognitive dysfunction. Despite several years of research and study no cause was ever found. It was also determined that it could not be caused by a yet-to-be-known weapon by a US adversary. Despite this, the Pentagon still has conducted research in the effects of long-term exposure to RF waves in animals to see if they could make the symptoms of Havana Syndrome manifest.

Except the difference here is that these are idiots who very clearly exposed themselves to UV radiation.

I'm currently not able to post an image of the dj booth in the comments either, see here if you're interested: https://social.coop/@LesserAbe/111364879406987188

BigClive did a video about this with ideas about the source https://youtu.be/6DlfLthx89E

Maybe they can refer some of the crew to the MAGA events, you know, so they get cool lights 'n'Stuff?

So they pulled a "The Artist is Present" without knowing it.

Nice.