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Don't stare at the sun (lemmy.ca)
submitted 7 months ago by veeesix@lemmy.ca to c/ottawa@lemmy.ca
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Friendly reminder never to stare at the sun during the eclipse or ever in general.

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[–] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, there's been a huge spike in searches for "why do my eyes hurt", so apparently some people do actually believe that. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Let's chalk this one up to Poe's Law.

[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Meh my eyes are sensitive to reflections on concrete and while driving (though I do try to avoid it). I can’t imagine people willingly looking at the sun

[–] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I think the issue is that you can actually look without eye protection during totality. Some people might think "Oh, were at 98% totality, so it should be ok to look," and it isn't. But yeah, it's still pretty damn bright, and you'd think that'd be enough to dissuade everyone, yet here we are.