3D Glasses Are Crawling With Bacteria, Fecal Matter

This summer, the shit hits the fan... IN 3D.

Oh, how we love Inside Edition's I-Squad and their muckraking reportage. And the segment they've cooked up for this Friday night's episode cuts us right to the quick, because it's about our other true love: the magical three dimensional picture shows!

According to an Inside Edition press release, their "undercover investigators" have found "potentially harmful bacteria" on some of the 3D glasses handed out at movie theaters—even the glasses that appear brand new, wrapped in plastic. Dr. Kelly Reynolds, a microbiologist at the University of Arizona, tells the I-Squad "she was surprised by some of the potentially dangerous organisms, such as fecal matter, found crawling on the 3D glasses, including bacteria commonly found in feces."

Reynolds looked at the results of tests run on 3D glasses at unidentified movie theaters in New York City and New Jersey, and says, "It looks like 3D glasses are a hot spot for germs. The major way viruses are spread is through your eyes. So certainly when you’re putting these glasses near your eyes you want to make sure nothing is on them." Whatever; a choice between E. coli and Tron Legacy (or two more Avatar movies!) ain't no choice at all.

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By John Del Signore in Arts and Events on October 28, 2010 3:48 PM

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grandzu

The majority of surfaces are covered with fecal matter.

Twizzler

That's what she said

Nyctini11

+10

Potty Boy

Eff this 3D trend. I'm so done with this and the Imax shit. Another gimmick to distract us from the fact that Hollywood doesn't want to put money into plot, writing and directing any substantial movies.

Kelles

if your 3D glasses has fecal matter on it, well.. you're just wearing it totally wrong!

Blurry

Ha! Reminds of a discussion I once had with a coworker about contact lenses. He says he prefers glasses because contact lenses are a pain in the ass. I told him that it sounds like he's inserting them at the wrong end.

But seriously, bacteria similar to fecal matter can appear on the 3-D glasses due to contaminated hands by previous users. Theaters should have a policy of wiping off all glasses after each use with anti-bacterial cleanser.

tien

Well done on the photo caption.

silver

The whole planet is covered in shit. All the air you breath has shit that someone crapped that turned into invisible dust over time. NEXT!

fuboy

I can't wait for this most recent 3D craze to die. No, it doesn't look like it's 'jumping off the screen'. It's just giving me a headache and forcing me to pay more for something I don't want.