Ravers lose sight at laser show

Have to watch these things. Last year we visited Flagstaff Hill Museum at Warrnambool in Victoria they had a night time show, the audience was sat at one side of a small lake and from the other side a laser display was pointed at the audience, in between they has a spray of water mist that showed up the pictures generated by the laser. We both closed our eyes but have often wondered if anyone did have problems afterwards.

Nope, not me Nigel. But, after reading your link it might be time for you and the Missus to go and see your friendly doc, can't hurt eh?
Phil.

Hi Nigel we went to see Vous a Vous Abba take off which were brilliant, they had lots of lazer lights going but it effected the parcially blind people very much, although they could not see the artists they loved the music but that was very loud too, Nigel lazer beams does effect your eyes it did me i also had to look down till they stopped flashing.Regards Doris

doris charles wrote:
... Nigel lazer beams does effect your eyes ...

I totally agree, that's why we kept our eyes shut at the show. As for noise I've avoided it all my life, hate loud music so always keep it down, find I can hear the purity of the music better that way. Anyway recently had a routine hearing test, knew that I had a problem, tests revealed that it had become worse and from a few days ago I started to wear a couple of hearing aids, they can hardly be seen but when they are noticed, people start to shout and I have to turn them off.

On iPods and similar, they generally play MP3 files which have been compressed to reduce file space, the area that it attenuated the most is the high notes. Has anyone else noticed that many young people who listen to them a lot on full blast seem to talk that way, that is their voices make mainly base and middle notes with only a small touch of the upper notes.

The plan was originally that whatever was used to play the MP3 files would adjust the output to compensate for the compression but many of the less expensive ones do not do this; these are having a terrible effect on the way that young people speak and may explain why older people have some difficulty understanding them.

The way things are going the current generation of young people could have both visual and hearing difficulties very early in their life.

Going shopping last weekend with my 14 yo daughter was enough for me. It's definitely a sign of old age when the music in a SHOP is giving you a headache it is that LOUD!!!

It's mad.

Sheelagh

My best recent investment was some noise cancelling headphones.