Metal detector things in the Eye Cinema

JohnCleary

In the Eye Cinema, after you get your food you then meet the 'ticket inspector' person thing, where you then either proceed to the bar or the screens.

At this spot, there's those metal/tag detector things that you'd have at a shop entrance - WTF is up with that? Are they chocolate detectors, so that you can't sneak in your own munchies? :pac: Or do they pick-up the metal in cameras or something?

mikom

They are brain numbing devices.
When courtin' a new lass and being a "good boy" you can pay a bit extra on the ticket price to get a shot from them.
This then allows you to sit through Matthew Mcconaugheys latest rom-com, safe in knowledge that the brain numbing will have worn off by morning.

They're there so people won't steal the 3d Glasses. In most places you are allowed to keep the glasses and some even allow you to reuse them so that you don't have to pay for the glasses each time. Of course being the Eye you pay to rent them and will often get a filthy smudged pair of glasses which make watching the film very difficult. I've started bringing my own pair of 3d glasses with me.

Hyperbullet

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They're there so people won't steal the 3d Glasses. In most places you are allowed to keep the glasses and some even allow you to reuse them so that you don't have to pay for the glasses each time. Of course being the Eye you pay to rent them and will often get a filthy smudged pair of glasses which make watching the film very difficult. I've started bringing my own pair of 3d glasses with me.

That makes no sense. You're still paying to get the glasses anyway.

Hyperbullet

Hyperbullet wrote: »

That makes no sense. You're still paying to get the glasses anyway.

It makes perfect sense/ I know that if I bring my own pair I can be guaranteed that they are not broken, smudged or sticky after kids have had them.

Hyperbullet

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It makes perfect sense/ I know that if I bring my own pair I can be guaranteed that they are not broken, smudged or sticky after kids have had them.

Ever think about just registering a complaint?

Hyperbullet

Hyperbullet wrote: »

Ever think about just registering a complaint?

Myself and a number of others have done so and were told that there's nothing they could do about it. By bringing my own pair I know that I don't have to worry about anything.

_ZeeK_

the eyecinema's 'employees' are actually slaves. they have tags on their ankles that give them electric shocks when they try to escape. poor bastards.

Hyperbullet

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Myself and a number of others have done so and were told that there's nothing they could do about it. By bringing my own pair I know that I don't have to worry about anything.

You were really told there was nothing that could be done? Jesus that sounds weird. Staff in there have always been helpful anytime i've gone. Was it a manager or a member of staff that told you this?

_ZeeK_

_ZeeK_ wrote: »

the eyecinema's 'employees' are actually slaves. they have tags on their ankles that give them electric shocks when they try to escape. poor bastards.

If that were the case would it not make more sense to put the scanners at the exits.

Deleted User

Deleted User wrote: »

They're there so people won't steal the 3d Glasses. In most places you are allowed to keep the glasses and some even allow you to reuse them so that you don't have to pay for the glasses each time. Of course being the Eye you pay to rent them and will often get a filthy smudged pair of glasses which make watching the film very difficult.I've started bringing my own pair of 3d glasses with me

How many movies require 3D glasses, this a new thing?... from the sounds of it, quite a lot are using it

Hyperbullet

Hyperbullet wrote: »

You were really told there was nothing that could be done? Jesus that sounds weird. Staff in there have always been helpful anytime i've gone. Was it a manager or a member of staff that told you this?

Manager, as he said they can't use new glasses every showing and it's up to people to look after them.

ethernet

Can they not just clean the glasses periodically? Or is that too much to ask for?

Wompa1

Could be for detecting video cameras?

PopeBuckfastXVI

What kind of glasses are they, the polarizing kind of ones, or the red & green ones?

JohnCleary

Wompa1 wrote: »

Could be for detecting video cameras?

That's what i'm guessing, but for the amount of metal in a video camera (not a lot) then the alarms could be going off the whole time because of belts/chains etc.

KevR

I don't think they're metal detectors, they look more like those alarms that they have in shops. I'm guessing the 3D glasses have some sort of a security tag built in that set the alarms off; like the security tags on clothes and other items in shops.

JohnCleary

KevR wrote: »

I don't think they're metal detectors, they look more like those alarms that they have in shops.

Yup, your dead right

I'm guessing the 3D glasses have some sort of a security tag built in that set the alarms off; like the security tags on clothes and other items in shops.

Makes sense now

Steyr

They are indeed there to stop the theft of the 3D Glasses. Speaking of which i see Final Destination will be in 3D so here's hoping it should be good.

m83

Steyr wrote: »

They are indeed there to stop the theft of the 3D Glasses. Speaking of which i see Final Destination will be in 3D so here's hoping it should be good.

Final Destination?!! :eek: Are they still floggin that heap o'sh!te?!

KevR

Steyr wrote: »

They are indeed there to stop the theft of the 3D Glasses. Speaking of which i see Final Destination will be in 3D so here's hoping it should be good.

Was thinking of going to that as my first 3D film.

JohnCleary

Steyr - Nice sig, have copied it to print off a few copies

dloob

PopeBuckfastXVI wrote: »

What kind of glasses are they, the polarizing kind of ones, or the red & green ones?

Polarizing, fairly rugged plastic ones at that.

Steyr

JohnCleary wrote: »

Steyr - Nice sig, have copied it to print off a few copies

No Problem.:)

Interceptor

JohnCleary wrote: »

Steyr - Nice sig

Steyr wrote: »

No Problem.:)

Get a room...

'c:p

biko

Sig removed, much too big
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