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Watching Eclipse Without Glasses
If I watch the Eclipse without protective glasses will I go blind? What if I take off my regular glasses so I can't see it very well?
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Never mind.
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Cloud cover here. Saw nothing.
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There was a very visible full eclipse here about 20 years ago.
The media was full of dire warnings not to even try and glimpse it with the naked eye, nor with sunglasses; which are not NEARLY dark tinted enough. Staring at the sun can burn a blind spot onto your retina. You should use something the strength of welding goggles. The advice, (which I took) was to look at it reflected in water, eg a paddling pool. That worked. |
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My bad. Thought I might spark a little humor but the attempt was eclipsed by the sad fact that in today's world it might reasonably be viewed as a serious question. Today's world being one in which 7% of Americans think chocolate milk comes from brown cows.
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There are many statistics that reveal an appalling level of ignorance (and/or unaware reactance: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reactance_(psychology) ) in the US, not just the brown cow number (I am surprised that it isn't up around 25% or 30%, based upon other stats I have seen over the years). Our failure to provide sufficient support for public schools, and the watering down of their curriculum is bearing predictable, distasteful fruit. |
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I took a piece of window glass and covered a portion with candle black (same thing I did in 1970). My wife looked at me like I was crazy. It's actually perfect though!
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Actually I did not have any eclipse glasses so my viewing was restricted to the couple of minutes of totality. Which was pretty cool
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Sorry that I failed to catch on that you were being deliberately deadpan in your OP. My bad.
I do a lot of that myself, but sometimes am really dumb when someone else is going for a giggle ! |
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I wonder how the "Flat Earthers" explain the eclipse.
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Manfred Mann.
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The same group that faked the moon landing flew a alien space craft in front of the sun.
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Then you could be Blind Melon Chitlin.
For the uninitiated, that's a Cheech and Chong reference.
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