Status: Hoax
I have pretty bad eyesight and have worn contacts most of my life, but up until now I've never been tempted to try Lasik surgery. However, I am tempted to give this new
LASIK@Home device a try. It's the "Affordable In-Home LASIK Surgery You Can Do Yourself!™":
LASIK@Home is the same patented surgical procedure performed at eye clinics around the world, but without the unnecessary equipment and staff.
I like the instructions for use: "1) Find a quiet place with no distractions; 2) Unpack your LASIK@Home™ Kit; 3) Perform the painless procedure. Don't blink!"
It's pretty obvious that this is a hoax. First of all, the idea of home laser surgery is clearly insane. Second, the ordering form is broken, meaning you can't buy the device, but the site does sell Cafepress t-shirts! (T-shirt sales are always a reliable hoax indicator.) Third, google ads on a supposedly commercial site are another hoax giveaway. The domain was registered anonymously via domains by proxy, so I wasn't able to find out who the author of this is. (Thanks to Captain DaFt for the link.)
Comments
"Step 3 Perform the painless procedure*"
*This statement has not been evaluated by the F.D.A.
You mean all these "hoaxes" you've been telling us about aren't hoaxes at all?
So Britney Spears really did chew that gum?
Kind of disappointing that the "do it yourself lasik kit" isn't real though, that thing would make an Ubergeek cigar lighter!
I suppose it's a good thing that this is *just* a hoax website.. The amount of damage that could be done otherwise would be catastrophic. There *are* people stupid enough to buy that, and if they'd used it, one can only hope that it was harmless.
Only problem is...LASIK is nothing to joke about! http://www.lasiksucks4u.com
It's okay to joke about the Dutch though. I mean c'mon...they're Dutch.