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  • Caporegiem
    Caporegiem Posts: 4,297 Member
    MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »
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    RunHardBeStrong wrote: »
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    Chase_The_Pain wrote: »
    I wonder what the difference is with the special ones they sell and regular sunglasses?

    Regular sunglasses don't block near enough of the uv rays that will be coming through. The eclipse glasses will block 99% of them. They are literally pitch black and you can't see anything but the sun through them. Unlike regular sunglasses.

    As an eyecare professional, it's not a hoax. You can go partially to fully blind if you look at the eclipse without proper protection. Even for a quick second, the rays will burn your retina without the proper eye wear.

    I wish I'd known this last week. I had a theory that with enough of those roll up sunglasses you get from the eye doctor you could survive looking at the sun but I didn't have a supplier to help me test it out.

    I can still send you some to test it out but I am pretty sure it is not going to work. You can't believe all the phone calls we have gotten this past week asking if they can just duct tape several pair of sunglasses together. Ummm no.

    We don't have time, after today I have no reason to look at the sun again for the rest of my lifetime. The amount of emphasis they're putting on telling people to not look directly at the sun is somewhat humorous though. I have no doubt there will be plenty of busy eye docs after today though.

    There will be another solar eclipse in 2024. It's really not that far away, we can be prepared and yes, I am assuming people will still look at it and will be hitting up their doctors the rest of the week. Us included. Unfortunately there will be nothing we can do for them.

    But it wont be Totatlity for me like this one. 2024 won't have the same smell of burning retinas in the air like this one will.

    I thought the 2024 one might be in totality over Mexico and maybe Texas. Just not across the US like this one is

    Yeah well I'm pretty lazy, I just happen to be right in the line of sight for totality on this one. The next one looks like I'd have to travel a pretty good ways.
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  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    I think I should stay inside during the eclipse...I don't trust myself to not look.
  • Chase_The_Pain
    Chase_The_Pain Posts: 255 Member
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    I think I should stay inside during the eclipse...I don't trust myself to not look.

    Yeah, my luck I will trip and fall and land face up starring at the sun. I'll take my chances though
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    Chase_The_Pain wrote: »
    I wonder what the difference is with the special ones they sell and regular sunglasses?

    They're basically welding masks...they block out 99% of the suns rays...you'd need like a million pair of regular sunglasses to do that...
  • Chase_The_Pain
    Chase_The_Pain Posts: 255 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    Chase_The_Pain wrote: »
    I wonder what the difference is with the special ones they sell and regular sunglasses?

    They're basically welding masks...they block out 99% of the suns rays...you'd need like a million pair of regular sunglasses to do that...

    I've for real been wanting to learn how to weld. After this eclipse, I have my protection ready :sunglasses:
  • dc8066
    dc8066 Posts: 1,439 Member
    Vikka_V wrote: »
    I think I should stay inside during the eclipse...I don't trust myself to not look.

    You could just darken any piece of glass over the candle flame, no need to waste money on eclipse glasses
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    Chase_The_Pain wrote: »
    ...I'd rather stare off into the sun and end it all.

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  • captainfantastic94
    captainfantastic94 Posts: 1,745 Member
    MeeseeksAndDestroy wrote: »
    BTW if you're "scrambling to get glasses" that's your own damn fault, we've known this eclipse was coming for years.

    38 years
  • jenilla1
    jenilla1 Posts: 11,118 Member
    Renaissance_Turtle wrote: »
    Problem solved. I don't need to run around all crazy like looking for some cheap sun glasses...

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    It is recommended that you wear at minimum shade 12 for that. Anything lower and you can still damage your eyes. 13 is best. 14 is too dark to see very well.
  • michael1976_ca
    michael1976_ca Posts: 3,488 Member
    I wont be paying attention to it. I've seen something like this when I was a kid. so it's no big deal
  • Chase_The_Pain
    Chase_The_Pain Posts: 255 Member
    Selfie mode on my phone

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  • Vikka_V
    Vikka_V Posts: 9,563 Member
    Chase_The_Pain wrote: »
    Selfie mode on my phone

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    So smart!
    Someone suggested I do this, but I was too late
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  • Chase_The_Pain
    Chase_The_Pain Posts: 255 Member
    Here's another picture that I took. It was hard to see at first until I zoomed in
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  • Motorsheen
    Motorsheen Posts: 20,508 Member
    Chase_The_Pain wrote: »
    Here's another picture that I took. It was hard to see at first until I zoomed in
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    well, you don't have to ask me twice, sailor.
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  • SomebodyWakeUpHIcks
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks Posts: 3,836 Member


    Is anybody goin to San Antone
    Or Pheonix Arizona
  • dc8066
    dc8066 Posts: 1,439 Member
    SomebodyWakeUpHIcks wrote: »

    Is anybody goin to San Antone
    Or Pheonix Arizona

    There's counterfeit chairs raid going on this week, I won't go there if I were you
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