Welding UV: The Burn That Happens 'In a Flash'

[@trentbateman]

Very informative. Thanks

[@anthonywilliams7052]

UV and Ozone lamps can do the same thing. I only looked a few seconds from 8 watt bulb 6 feet away. My eyes felt like sandpaper for 2 days. Best not to use them.

[@juliehoschler7151]

Thank you

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

I didn't know that electrical arcs are UV

[@NTiVE-tq7tj]

Anyone reading this don't look at any welding videos for any more then 10 seconds you can still get welders flash through watching videos

[@neurokith]

I hope you are joking because a TV or monitor is never that bright

[@jackiehaymon2464]

Lol

[@michaelinglis567]

This didn't read like a joke which is really sad. I worked as a welders helper for awhile and luckily always had the wherewithal to use my hood or just not look at the arc.

[@NTiVE-tq7tj]

Lol yall got punked

[@b226tj]

@@michaelinglis567Hey, I am a HS student learning welding and I was using a fixed shade today and accidentally looked directly at the beam for a split second(hood down, visor half n half to find out if we were striking; we were)… now my eyes feel weird and I’m very worried. This is “ok” right? I checked with my eye doc and he prescribed eye drops and sunglasses for a bit.