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Solar eclipse idiots

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Irregularelephant · 13/08/2026 08:38

The amount of people on my social media feed i have seen using a colander to stare directly at the sun through it rather than casting a shadow with it to view. Or people who have permanently damaged their phones from the glare. Or the knock off glasses from dodgy websites that arent certified.
IABU: they will all be fine
IANBU: They have damaged there eyes and are silly

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Letmeknowifyouchangeyourmind · 13/08/2026 10:08

There's a thread running about "who peeked?"

Lots of "ooh, silly me, I couldn't stop myself from having a look LOL" and even some "what do you mean I wasn't supposed to look at it?" faux naive (hopefully sarcastic) posts.

Beggars belief.

Loulou4022 · 13/08/2026 09:12

Stupid is as stupid does! It’s been in the news and social media about how to safely view the eclipse. Some people are just idiots!

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