OT: Anyone besides me look at the eclipse without proper glasses???

[Mack_Daddy]

A 2001 study looked at 45 British patients who viewed the 1999 solar eclipse. While 20 patients claimed symptoms of affected vision, just five showed damage on their retinas. All five looked at the eclipse for 18 seconds or longer, Slate's Will Oremus noted.

Who stares at the sun for 18 seconds or longer????

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...u-damaged-your-eyes-during-eclipse/588154001/

 

[mrtailgate]

A 2001 study looked at 45 British patients who viewed the 1999 solar eclipse. While 20 patients claimed symptoms of affected vision, just five showed damage on their retinas. All five looked at the eclipse for 18 seconds or longer, Slate's Will Oremus noted.

Who stares at the sun for 18 seconds or longer????

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...u-damaged-your-eyes-during-eclipse/588154001/

Well, your brain is already fried so you might as well go all in.

 

[phillybillyreprise]

Blind by the light
Revved up like douche

 

[OldTiredLion]

Glasses?! Who needs glasses when you have a box of Ritz Crackers?

 

[NittanyOpp]

I looked up for maybe 4-5 seconds walking out to lunch tops and sun was covered by clouds and saw nothing. I guess it can still do damage. One eye is a little blurry today but I guess thats normal based on study. Probably more mental. Your eye can get sun burnt and heal in a couple of days. If you are seeing weird colors you are probably in trouble.

 

[nits74]

I looked up for maybe 4-5 seconds walking out to lunch tops and sun was covered by clouds and saw nothing. I guess it can still do damage. One eye is a little blurry today but I guess thats normal based on study. Probably more mental. Your eye can get sun burnt and heal in a couple of days. If you are seeing weird colors you are probably in trouble.

That simply means the acid has not run its course.

 

[NittanyOpp]

That simply means the acid has not run its course.

So I'm screwed?

 

[LafayetteBear]

I can't see! It was only a few seconds!

 

[N&B4PSU]

Had blood taken. Dude comes in from outside and says he looked up at sun and squinted and saw no eclipse. Says his eyes hurt.

I got nuttin.

 

[psuro]

Yeah there is a photo of some guy staring at it without glasses.

 

[BudatPSU]

A 2001 study looked at 45 British patients who viewed the 1999 solar eclipse. While 20 patients claimed symptoms of affected vision, just five showed damage on their retinas. All five looked at the eclipse for 18 seconds or longer, Slate's Will Oremus noted.

Who stares at the sun for 18 seconds or longer????

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...u-damaged-your-eyes-during-eclipse/588154001/

trump did, but he does not believe in global warming either.

 

[Air Force 1]

Yeah there is a photo of some guy staring at it without glasses.

You mean the girl in your post ro? I did the same thing and was only blinded for a little while.

 

[Woodpecker]

We'll all be going blind for other reasons

 

[dawgduice]

One would have to be truly STUPID to do that. Then again, average IQ is 98 !!!!!

I wonder IF I smash my hand with this hammer, will it hurt ?

 

[psuro]

You mean the girl in your post ro? I did the same thing and was only blinded for a little while.

Is that girl a guy?

 

[CF LION]

I wasn't sure how well it would work, but having no glasses I made a crude viewer.yesterday. I took 2 pieces of white copy paper, punched a small hole in one, held it to my side with my back to the sun and laid the other pice on the ground. I was able to focus the sun through the hole and project onto the paper on the ground. It worked surprisingly well.

 

[psuflyguy]

Chuck Norris stared at the eclipse, and the sun and moon went blind.

 

[Howie'81]

And here I thought all this time that only....ahem....self stimulation could make you blind.

 

[psu1969a]

Fool

 

[Ten Thousan Marbles]

Glasses?! Who needs glasses when you have a box of Ritz Crackers?

Or the side of a house right next to a locust tree.