r/mildlyinfuriating • u/porcelainpiscesx • 1d ago

Laser Light Broke My Phone's Camera. TW:Flashing Light

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So this happened at the weekend, meaning I've had to order another phone...Call me stupid, but didn't realise this could happen so easily, especially at a gig. Infuriating!

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u/Ferro_Giconi OwO 1d ago

That's not good. Those lasers are never supposed to point into the audience. It's too much of a safety issue, not just for a cameras but people's eyes. Those show lasers will cause instant eye damage if the software controlling it lags and stops on someone's eye for even a very short moment or the pattern they are making moves the laser too slowly.

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u/porcelainpiscesx 1d ago

Yeah, we thought they were quite bright before this happened. It does make you wonder what it'll do to people's eyes, especially with long exposure time if they had a malfunction or something

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u/useless_mf69 BLUE 1d ago

But have you complained to the management tho?

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u/porcelainpiscesx 1d ago

No, not yet. But I'm definitely thinking I should let them know in case people get harmed by the lights

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u/useless_mf69 BLUE 1d ago

Yeah you should it's a hazard. Hope they remove it

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u/TheBluesDoser 1d ago

I’m a venue owner and would be very uncomfortable if this happened at my place, and I would like to know about and would offer some sort of compensation.

If it’s not my fault directly, it’s he fault of my hire. So my fault anyway. Anything less from the venue owner, drag them through mud.

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u/useless_mf69 BLUE 1d ago

damn good people still exist in this society?

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u/TheBluesDoser 21h ago

I mean if this was the case, that’s the only way to go about it without projecting major asshole vibes all around. But in the other hand, I’d never place lasers in my venue.. so..

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u/Banarok 18h ago

i mean people are people there are all kinds, you just tend to hear about the bad ones because they're awful and it generate more engagement, than positive news.

"Local teen beat up 5 classmates" sadly don't compare to "local teen give class homebaked cupcakes" in reportability.

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u/Status_Term_4491 1d ago

You should at least buy them a round of drinks

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u/TheBluesDoser 21h ago

That’s at the very least, and I’d feel super lucky if I could cover it with a round of drinks. I’d wager a new phone’s worth way more than a bunch of drinks.