Well, isn’t this disgusting.
Good Houskeeping tested 3D glasses at theaters in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and found that NOT ONE PAIR was sterile. How gross is that?! The study reports:
“3D glasses given out at cinemas were found to be contaminated with bacteria that can cause conjunctivitis, skin infections, food poisoning, or even sepsis or pneumonia…”
That’s great, I really wanted a pneumonia when I went to see “Shrek Forever After” in 3D. For those in need of comfort, listen to the end of the sentence above:
“…but docs say that the germs found are no more threatening than what you find on the arm rest, box of popcorn, or movie seats.”
So as much as I would love to use this as another point against 3D or an excuse to turn people away, I really can’t. Because if I didn’t start bringing plastic covers for the seats or wearing plastic gloves to handle concession items, it would be incredibly hypocritical. But there’s definitely something disconcerting about knowing the glasses that you put close to your eyes can have such disgusting bacteria on them when they could be clean!
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