is the ps1 swap trick dangerous to your eyes?

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Anapan wrote:If the facepalm is in response to my post, I'll defend it.
I think Niode was referring to the original post.
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If done correctly it should be fine, however the only thing to worry about is damaging the hub spindle and making it unbalance.
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Hateshinai wrote:The swap trick by itself will not make you blind.
However, if you masturbate while doing the swap trick you will definitely go blind. It has happened to my brother's friend's cousin's former room-mate. True story.
I think most of those idol discs came out for the Saturn, didn't they? So less danger with a PS1. :lol:
Hateshinai wrote:Was there really a market for that controller? It's useless.
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YoshiEgg25 wrote:
Anapan wrote:If the facepalm is in response to my post, I'll defend it.
I think Niode was referring to the original post.
Correct.
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Hateshinai wrote:
Anapan wrote:I've heard of that happening...
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Was there really a market for that controller? It's useless.
I have one of the SNES versions; it was made for RPGs and sims that don't need a lot of buttons or fast movement. I bought it when I was playing FFV and while it's novel, I just couldn't grasp playing one-handed.
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Niode wrote:Correct.
Oh. I thought it was a valid question. A high-speed DVD burner's laser could easily damage your eyes in burning mode, and with a different laser diode can be made to burn stuff from a distance. As mentioned, if the focal point of a PS1 laser were calibrated for the right distance and pointed at your eye it could probably still do some damage.

Regarding the ascii grip; I had one a long time ago and used it with a controller extension and the Winamp joystick control plugin to change songs and drink at the same time at a house party. With 2 of them and the right game you could play with yourself - er against yourself.
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