3D Glasses

Green Gooner

A thought occured to me which in the times of hygiene and Health & Safety that we live in, I cant remember being brought up.

How safe or hygenic is it to waer the 3D glasses provided at cinemas to watch the new 3D films out? I'm aware cinema's here are givibg the same glasses to customers. What if someone had an eye infection but were not aware they had for example?

Do the glasses be cleaned? I know in one cinema in England you can take the glasses home so they use new ones.

ScumLord

Green Gooner wrote: »

What if someone had an eye infection but were not aware they had for example?

Well as long as they don't rub their eyeball on the glasses it should be fine.

Danbo!

You buy the glasses and keep them. If you're that worried you shouldnt leave your house. What if someone has a hand infection and touches the armrest? Or a bum infection and sits on the seat?

NothingMan

As far as I can see, some cinemas(cineworld) charge you seperately so it's cheaper to keep em and use em again. But others charge you everytime as part of your ticket (Vue) so you are able to get new ones.

If you do put them in the recycling bin i'd imagine they are returned somewhere, cleaned and repackaged. I've never had to wear used open glasses, and I wouldn't because one smudge would p1ss me off.

Run_to_da_hills

Any of the ones I got were for the taking.

mikom

Green Gooner wrote: »

How safe or hygenic is it to waer the 3D glasses provided at cinemas to watch the new 3D films out?

You're whingin' about nothing.
It could be a lot worse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT1DCun3U9M

WIZE

any of the ones I got came is a Sealed bag

Green Gooner

NothingMan wrote: »

As far as I can see, some cinemas(cineworld) charge you seperately so it's cheaper to keep em and use em again. But others charge you everytime as part of your ticket (Vue) so you are able to get new ones.

If you do put them in the recycling bin i'd imagine they are returned somewhere, cleaned and repackaged. I've never had to wear used open glasses, and I wouldn't because one smudge would p1ss me off.

At my local cinema, you can't leave without handing them back.

Some other people were missing my point. With the strict H&S is here at the mo, I amazed that some are using the same glasses, that's all.

Green Gooner

mikom wrote: »

You're whingin' about nothing.
It could be a lot worse.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT1DCun3U9M

Great Film

mikom

Green Gooner wrote: »

Great Film

Viddy well.

WIZE

Green Gooner wrote: »

At my local cinema, you can't leave without handing them back.

Some other people were missing my point. With the strict H&S is here at the mo, I amazed that some are using the same glasses, that's all.

What happens if you refuse to hand them Back :eek:

Do you have to Live in the Cinema

11811

Green Gooner wrote: »

At my local cinema, you can't leave without handing them back.

Some other people were missing my point. With the strict H&S is here at the mo, I amazed that some are using the same glasses, that's all.

Er, Works the same as restaurants reusing their cutlery, you give em a clean before handing them out again.

landsleaving

Green Gooner wrote: »

At my local cinema, you can't leave without handing them back.

Some other people were missing my point. With the strict H&S is here at the mo, I amazed that some are using the same glasses, that's all.[/QUO

I think we need to capitalise on this lapse and start bringing them to the toilets for some mid movie... entertainment before giving them back. That'll show them for not disinfecting the 3d glasses. Mwhahaha.

ScumLord

Most Haunted wrote: »

What happens if you refuse to hand the Back :eek:

Foot the hole!

Green Gooner

Most Haunted wrote: »

What happens if you refuse to hand the Back :eek:

I'd imagine they'd get quite angry! Seriously! And this isn't a small cinema either, It a relatively new one in a large town.

Strange that some let you take them home yet other will refuse to let you leave without handing them back.

WIZE

ScumLord wrote: »

Foot the hole!

Yes . yes indeed

WIZE

Have they done 3D porn yet

Green Gooner

Most Haunted wrote: »

Have they done 3D porn yet

:cool:

mikom

Most Haunted wrote: »

Have they done 3D porn yet

Yep, it's called prostitution.

AnonoBoy

The real safety issue with 3D glasses is if you wear them outside the cinema. Then they add an extra dimension to what already is a 3 dimensional image and you're seeing in 4D and you start seeing time.

When you start seeing people moving through time it gets weird. Very weird. Donnie Darko weird.

Crossing the road is a nightmare let me tell you.

WIZE

mikom wrote: »

Yep, it's called prostitution.

And how was it

mikom

Most Haunted wrote: »

And how was it

Ask your.......

Nah, leave it. :pac:

WIZE

mikom wrote: »

Ask your.......

Nah, leave it. :pac:

Little sister.

Your a bad bad man

mikom

Most Haunted wrote: »

Little sister.

Your a bad bad man

Now don't put words in my mouth.............. ohhh matron.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5n4PpSGW5Q

KevArno

Green Gooner wrote: »

At my local cinema, you can't leave without handing them back.

Some other people were missing my point. With the strict H&S is here at the mo, I amazed that some are using the same glasses, that's all.

Have you ever been karting? You would want to see the greasy filthy fire retardant-balaclava-type things you have to wear under the helmets in most tracks...greasy hair still meshed in the fabric, and then you have to put on the helmet too, a similar state, with the knots of greazy hair.
And not to mention the gloves and overalls. But not once has it stopped me, or have I caught any sort of disease.
Sure what about things like handrails on stairs, or buses, they must be real hazards.

I have never seen open packaging for the glasses in cinemas, I would say they are collected and sent to the supplier to repackage.
You sure they don't let you leave the cinema? Most places have a recycling collection box for them outside, but I have never seen anyone being forced to throw them in.

bonerm

Went to my GP for a check-up a while back. Was in the waiting room before 3/4ers of an hour before I got seen. Everything fine but the next day I woke up with a big rash down both my legs. I put 2 and 2 together and realised I must have got it from someone/something in the waiting room. particularily as I remember there was kids in there playing right at my feet the whole time.

I decided the best way to avoid infections was just to stay the hell away from clinics , hospitals etc. IMHO cinemas and 3d glasses are the least of your worries.

o1s1n

AnonoBoy wrote: »

The real safety issue with 3D glasses is if you wear them outside the cinema. Then they add an extra dimension to what already is a 3 dimensional image and you're seeing in 4D and you start seeing time.

Just keep repeating -

'I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration...'

and you should be fine.

On the plus side, you might even get to ride a sand worm home.

Luno

I've never gotten any that weren't in packaging so not really affected me although there is things out there which would bother me more!

PostHack

They give you new ones each time.



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dr gonzo

I also have only gotten packaged ones but i think the real damage is being done not from someone wearing them before you but from the glasses themselves. Scientists are saying they might be quite damaging as more and more films use them which is of course every film coming out for the next two years.

Thomas828

I've still got a pair of 3-D glasses from way back. They came free from a book published in the 80's about 3-D movies and comics.