The solar eclipse burned a crescent wound on a woman's retina. She wasn't wearing proper glasses.

MSN / Washington Post ^

[editor-surveyor]

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So true, but you can get distinct, photographable images with a projection board.

[djf]

I drove to Salem, Oregon.

It was a SPECTACULAR sight, one of the most awesome things I ever saw in my 63 years...

But, alas, I still HATE driving in Oregon!

[editor-surveyor]

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Are you a sungod worshipper?
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[StAnDeliver]

Had the Amazon glasses ... hopefully the kind that weren’t recalled ... very special Eclipse with the kids ... we were in a rural area where it got very quiet and very dark ... Tried to give an astronomy lesson and was asked to Enjoy the Silence lol!

[Larry Lucido]

Stayed inside, but still remember this strip from waaaay back when.

[KarlInOhio]

I didn’t look away soon enough and got a blast of the sun for a split second - I didn’t do that again! I could see the image in my eyes for maybe an hour then it went away.

I was trying out my welding goggles before the eclipse by looking at the sun. Nice, dim and easily viewable. Then my phone rang so I turned away from the sun, lifted the goggles and got the full reflection of the sun off my phone. I saw spots for an hour.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I used a No. 14 arc welder’s filter to view the eclipse, which covered about 80% of the sun in my area. I also could see the “pinhole effect” crescents thrown by shade trees on my deck and on sidewalks. The partial coverage of the sun also made the shadows from the power lines look weird and fuzzy.

[cyclotic]

Nope. God worshipper. My wife has developed an interest in astronomy and one of our kids works in the space industry so it’s worth the effort.

[Harold Shea]

What a great day that was,we had about 30K visitors
in our mid-tn town.The street lights coming on and a great
big cheer from the mass of people.

Hard to imagine an adult not knowing to not look at
the sun.Feel sorry for the poor girl tho.

At least she didn`t get her eye tatooed like another bimbo

[babygene]

Stupid is as stupid does...

[MNDude]

When I went to Missouri to see the eclipse, there was a woman there that was staring staring staring directly at it! I wonder how she’s doing today.

[familyop]

Good analysis. Thanks!

[familyop]

Oh, I see. Thanks!

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I got to see a small sliver of the eclipse then what happened in this strip was my view.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Beat ya! 620 miles to the best viewing place ever! Twickenham-Bridge Creek Cutoff Road, Mitchell, OR on a hill right above the John Day River. Middle of nowhere. About 30 strangers met on top of the hill. Great people from all over including a couple from Denmark.

[DJ Frisat]

"When we were little kids, my brother and I stared at the setting sun, to see who would blink first."

Bet you guys named your dog "Spot", didn't you?

[Ciexyz]

I stayed inside because I was afraid to drive in it. The sun might be directly in my vision on the horizon.

[sparklite2]

Heh

[cyclotic]

Yea, you win. Looks awesome. Some friends saw it from the top of a mountain in Montana or somewhere like that. We’re jealous.

[Mamzelle]

I had some welding glass. But I still avoided looking at it for more than a second or two. The full eclipse was breathtaking—it was like a 360 degree sunrise in the hills around.