Eclipse

[GordonH]

I will apologize in advance for this but I truly can't help myself...

On a day when millions of people have been warned over and over again about the adverse affects of looking at the

solar eclipse US President Donald Trump, ignoring WH aides calls to "don't look", was recorded removing his protective

eyewear and raising his head to the heavens, smiling while he stared at the sun.

No biggy, politicians are blind at the best of times. lol

[ferri]

He actually just glanced at it. I did too. You really can't look at it for long. It hurts!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 586225001/

[zzontar]

Missed the eclipse. Had a big poop instead!

Let me guess, just like the eclipse... you had to look!

[ferri]

[Tony]

Isn't it interesting that we hear of people who have suffered eye damage from looking at the sun

during an eclipse but we don't hear much about animals suffering from similar maladies?

It's because animals are smarter than people and don't stare at the sun. They don't understand the eclipse phenom.

[GordonH]

Go figure, idiots having to see an eye doctor:
https://www.castanet.net/news/BC/204707 ... gs-ignored

You are correct Tony, animals are smarter then some dumb humans.

[Poindexter]

Just talking to a friend on the coast. He noticed two of his employees squinting up at the eclipse without any eye protection so he asked them what they were thinking. They had read on the internet that it's impossible to damage your eyes from looking at the sun because it's so painful when it's damaging your eye, that your forced to look away.

Two things; first, proof you shouldn't believe everything you read on the Internet and second, my friend needs smarter employees.

[LTD]

those who need to be told not to look at the sun anytime let alone during an eclipse should do us all a favor and find a tall building to leap off of

[BigBearBruno]

off topic

[Poindexter]

I bet the owner of the New York Giants is also wishing he had smarter employees after seeing his $8,000,000 a year receiver being pranked into staring at the eclipse.



I know anti-itellectualism is popular right now but what I didn't know is how many of these people were also anti-eyesight.

[Barney Google]

I bet the owner of the New York Giants is also wishing he had smarter employees after seeing his $8,000,000 a year receiver being pranked into staring at the eclipse.

....

I know anti-itellectualism is popular right now but what I didn't know is how many of these people were also anti-eyesight.

I bet there are a few American voters who wish they had a smarter President for doing the same thing.

'cept he wasn't pranked...he did it all on his own...even when his WH aides were cautioning him not to.

[Jlabute]

My co-workers and I shared a 2 ft square piece of black acrylic 1/4" thick and we had sunglasses on too. We all looked through it at the same time, looked great. Checking the temperature, I noticed it was reported at 19c, then dropped to 17c. Was cool... although not as cool as being there I bet. Any reports of people gone blind?

[just popping in]

This is a pretty cool pic.

https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-s ... htm#204775

[Ken7]

He actually just glanced at it. I did too. You really can't look at it for long. It hurts!

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/pol ... 586225001/

For a man his age, he isn't real bright!

[Glacier]

https://www.theverge.com/tldr/2017/8/21 ... -nasa-gifs