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Who peeked?

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youalright · 12/08/2026 19:17

Admit it who peeked, can't of just been me 🤣🤣🤣

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ManipulativeLiar · 12/08/2026 20:06

I don’t get this thread. Is it supposed to be funny risking your eyesight?

viques · 12/08/2026 20:05

ThatLilacTiger · 12/08/2026 19:51

Twice, with sunnies on 😬 Only for a split second though.

Ever heard of the speed of light?

clue.It’s a bit faster than Usain Bolt

671 million mph

186.282 mps

TitanicWasAGreatMovie · 12/08/2026 20:03

Me, and I can still see it when I close my eyes.

Lentilcakes · 12/08/2026 20:02

PeasOff · 12/08/2026 19:53

Accidentally glimpsed it while trying to line up my piece of cardboard with a hole in it 🙃

The two blokes I was speaking to are going to be fucked though as they'd been full on staring at the sun for 20 mins waiting for the eclipse and continued to do so during the eclipse. I said they'll need a trip to the optician's soon 😂

Bloody hell!

CompleteGinasaur · 12/08/2026 20:01

Oops. Didn't read the full thread..

CompleteGinasaur · 12/08/2026 20:00

Just you wait till you're blind and the Triffids turn up, then you'll be sorry..

viques · 12/08/2026 20:00

SchnitzelAgain · 12/08/2026 19:21

Didn’t peek

That’s lovely!

BarbarianBabs · 12/08/2026 19:58

PeonyBulb · 12/08/2026 19:53

Nope I’ve seen Day of the Triffids 😂

That’s a meteor shower, not solar eclipse! But I guess blindness is the result regardless 😆

BarbarianBabs · 12/08/2026 19:57

Yup! I thought it wouldn’t count if I stood side-on and quickly looked out of the corner of my eye.

turns out it does count 😆

Ifyounevergiveup · 12/08/2026 19:56

Nothing to peek AT in Northumberland. Eclipse? What eclipse? 😤

MsLllama · 12/08/2026 19:55

Yep peaked 👀,went very dark in doors,still bright outside,not a patch on the 1999 eclipse,no eeriness at all.

feemcgee · 12/08/2026 19:55

Here in Glasgow, hot but cloudy so couldn’t see it. Went dark and now bright again.

hourspassed · 12/08/2026 19:55

Yeah me too got a bit of a headache now though!

MatriarchCaz · 12/08/2026 19:54

I peeked and took a pic - me and phone survived

Who peeked?
PeonyBulb · 12/08/2026 19:53

Nope I’ve seen Day of the Triffids 😂

Morepositivemum · 12/08/2026 19:53

Was driving and trying not to look then did peek once or twice then panicked!! Fine at the mo though!!

PeasOff · 12/08/2026 19:53

Accidentally glimpsed it while trying to line up my piece of cardboard with a hole in it 🙃

The two blokes I was speaking to are going to be fucked though as they'd been full on staring at the sun for 20 mins waiting for the eclipse and continued to do so during the eclipse. I said they'll need a trip to the optician's soon 😂

cubistqueen · 12/08/2026 19:53

hurryup888 · 12/08/2026 19:20

Peeked this time and 1999

Me too. Can still see 👍

diddl · 12/08/2026 19:52

I have glasses- thought it was fab!

I did stay quite light though.

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youalright · 12/08/2026 19:52

Lentilcakes · 12/08/2026 19:41

Theres gonna be a run on white sticks tmw

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🤣🤣🤣

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youalright · 12/08/2026 19:51

username2185 · 12/08/2026 19:42

Yes! But how underwhelming lol

Definitely not worth going blind for 🤣

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ThatLilacTiger · 12/08/2026 19:51

Twice, with sunnies on 😬 Only for a split second though.

semantlename · 12/08/2026 19:50

hurryup888 · 12/08/2026 19:20

Peeked this time and 1999

Me too.

LBFseBrom · 12/08/2026 19:50

Can't 'of'?

Peeked at what?

socks1107 · 12/08/2026 19:48

Yes 🤭. Didn’t really see anything either!

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