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Sounds very much like arc eye (welder's flash). Very painful, caused by UV.
You would think the pain would be immediate though.
It wasn't until the next day that it started feeling like someone poured sand in it. It took a few days to return to normal.
The Financial Times [1] has attendee numbers: “About 2,250 people attended the Saturday evening party at a cruise terminal, said organiser Yuga Labs, one of the pioneers in this market. Since then, more than a dozen have posted on social media complaining of a burning sensation in the eyes and sometimes also impaired vision.” Honestly that’s a lot more proud Bored Ape bagholders than I would have guessed. But what do…
Now I wonder whether wearing photochromatic lenses (transitions lenses) would have reduced the damage. I do believe they are triggered by UV.
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Crypto on the whole is a scene where Sam Bankman-Fried was considered very smart while he was busy conducting the most inept financial crimes in modern history. The bar is low indeed.
The NFT grift is the truest example of the Greater fool theory.
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It’s not much brighter than usual, but it’s UVC, a higher frequency/shorter wavelength than what we are used to on the surface of the Earth. UVC reacts with (di-)oxygen to make ozone, so it’s blocked by the ozone layer. The smell is very distinct and it burns eyes and skin readily.
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It's a matter of taste, of course, but the event does not look incredible to me. https://twitter.com/slandermepls/status/1721352598945677544
That's because you need the lazers to see how amazing it was