Just because you’ve chosen to take the stance of a jaded hipster doesn’t change the fact that a total eclipse experienced by a society who doesn’t know what’s going on WILL come as a shock and WILL make people look up. And the duration is generally longer than 5 minutes. And then of course if they look at it too long they’ll damage their eye sight. Very much a ring of fire to primitive people that don’t know what’s going on.
I guess you have trouble reading and want to continue to embarrass yourself here. This wasn't a total eclipse that this article is about. Read it.
Total eclipses that last longer than five minutes are exceedingly rare. None that I've experienced even lasted three minutes. There was one eclipse cycle that produced seven minute eclipses in 1973 (Africa) and 1991 (Mexico) but this cycle has ended. The next eclipse visible in the USA will be the longest one I have a chance to see. It will be four and half minutes in Mexico, but by the time it gets to NY it will be down to three and a half minutes.
I am the one with knowledge and experience here. Grow up.
ML/NJ
The ancients didn’t have cable tv, so they spent a good amount of time watching the sky instead. Their knowledge of the positions of the constellations, of the sun and the moon cycles, and of the seasons was thorough and precise.