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[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

There’s a pretty big difference between temporary pain and permanent damage though.

Unless you royally fuck up walking on coals you get some pain, fuck up a little and you just get some blisters.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Glancing at the eclipse while it’s in totality is not going to give you permanent damage. Now if you stare at it until totality is over and the sun is on full blast again…

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

playing russian roulette is not going to give you permanent damage every 5/6 times

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Or if you’re not in the path of totality…. The risk just isn’t worth it.

Let’s just not look up at the bright thing in the sky that can cause permanent damage at any given time.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

...and ignore one of the coolest things there is to see on the sky

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Or plan in advance and have some protection?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago

Yes, get yourself eclipse glasses, a pinhole projector, a floppy disk, digital camera or whatever allows you to observe the eclipse safely – no phenomenon is worth risking your eyesight over. However, the consensus is that you can watch the sun flares without protection during totality. The totality lasted 0 to 4 minutes depending on your location.