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Mernardi
08/20/17 8:27:45 PM
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More than a few I bet.
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DoomtheGrav
08/20/17 8:28:08 PM
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Gonna give it my best shot
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CADE FOSTER
08/20/17 8:28:23 PM
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Mernardi
08/20/17 8:31:18 PM
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I wonder if any CEmen will go blind?
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Skye Reynolds
08/20/17 8:32:06 PM
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Has anyone ever legitimately gone blind from staring at an eclipse unprotected?
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Mernardi
08/20/17 8:32:29 PM
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Skye Reynolds posted...
Has anyone ever legitimately gone blind from staring at an eclipse unprotected?

To Google!
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Mernardi
08/20/17 8:34:27 PM
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Though it sounds like an old wives' tale, there are more than 100 documented cases of serious and permanent eye damage that was due to people staring too long at a solar eclipse, said B. Ralph Chou, a professor emeritus of optometry at the University of Waterloo in Ontario. However, this type of damage, called solar retinopathy, will not typically make a person completely blind, he said.

"You end up possibly getting enough damage that you can no longer see things that are really, really fine in detail," Chou told Live Science.

It's difficult to assess how common these injuries are, since only a few studies have attempted to systematically count solar eclipse blindness. However, there's a simple way to avoid going blind: Wear protective gear when looking at a solar eclipse, he added. (This summer's Great American Solar Eclipse will last about 3 hours, depending on where you're viewing it from.)


https://www.livescience.com/59663-how-solar-eclipses-make-people-go-blind.html
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gunplagirl
08/20/17 8:35:20 PM
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How can you go blind if our eyes aren't real
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CADE FOSTER
08/20/17 8:36:31 PM
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Skye Reynolds posted...
Has anyone ever legitimately gone blind from staring at an eclipse unprotected?

more than a few including some scientists it can damage cameras on phones to so its very harmful
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Choco
08/20/17 8:59:59 PM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
it can damage cameras on phones to

wat
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Jackal4
08/20/17 9:15:20 PM
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This guy stared at it with one eye for 20 seconds and didnt go completely blind.

https://www.yahoo.com/style/man-blinded-eclipse-shares-warning-235000281.html
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Zikten
08/20/17 9:19:06 PM
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I've seen cemen saying their gonna look at it unprotected. It's gonna happen even on this board
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Skye Reynolds
08/20/17 9:21:30 PM
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Jackal4 posted...
20 seconds


That's a long ass time to stare at the sun.

Thanks for confirming though. It's a real shame what happened to that guy. It's good that he was wise enough to keep one eye closed though.
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itachi15243
08/20/17 9:24:28 PM
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Skye Reynolds posted...
Jackal4 posted...
20 seconds


That's a long ass time to stare at the sun.

Thanks for confirming though. It's a real shame what happened to that guy. It's good that he was wise enough to keep one eye closed though.


That's a really polite way to put it

For science, I guess.
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Zodd3224
08/20/17 9:29:27 PM
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Solar eclipse is fake news
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deupd_u
08/20/17 9:31:03 PM
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How is it actually any worse than just looking at the normal sun?
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Butterfiles
08/20/17 9:31:11 PM
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gunplagirl posted...
How can you go blind if our eyes aren't real

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SlashmanSG
08/20/17 9:33:26 PM
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Well it's falling on like 99% republican districts, so very little people who have more than two brain cells to rub together will be affected.
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voldothegr8
08/20/17 9:33:42 PM
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deupd_u posted...
How is it actually any worse than just looking at the normal sun?

Because your eyes dilate for night vision letting more sun in.
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LightHawKnight
08/20/17 9:35:23 PM
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A good 5% of the people who are going to watch and about the same amount of people who accidentally see it.
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ManSpread
08/20/17 9:35:52 PM
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Butterfiles posted...
gunplagirl posted...
How can you go blind if our eyes aren't real

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thrashmetal14
08/20/17 9:39:58 PM
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So if I glance at it for a split second while Im driving am I gonna get any damage? Or is it only if you literally stare into it?
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I Like Toast
08/20/17 9:40:04 PM
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Haven't seen any glasses in any stores, it will happen during work hours. And I'm fairly north of the total eclipse, think only around 70% here
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Zikten
08/20/17 9:40:31 PM
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SlashmanSG posted...
Well it's falling on like 99% republican districts, so very little people who have more than two brain cells to rub together will be affected.

You feel witty about that joke?
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Choco
08/20/17 9:41:04 PM
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SlashmanSG posted...
Well it's falling on like 99% republican districts, so very little people who have more than two brain cells to rub together will be affected.

*few
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littlebro07
08/20/17 9:43:09 PM
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thrashmetal14 posted...
So if I glance at it for a split second while Im driving am I gonna get any damage? Or is it only if you literally stare into it?


I believe you'd be fine, but you might be super fascinated and stare longer without realizing it.
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SlashmanSG
08/20/17 9:43:47 PM
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Zikten posted...
SlashmanSG posted...
Well it's falling on like 99% republican districts, so very little people who have more than two brain cells to rub together will be affected.

You feel witty about that joke?

...joke?
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YookaLaylee
08/20/17 9:45:02 PM
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I'm tempted to look at it (without glasses), but I'm probably just going to stay indoors
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CADE FOSTER
08/20/17 9:47:44 PM
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Choco posted...
CADE FOSTER posted...
it can damage cameras on phones to

wat

it will damage your camera on your smartphone if you try to film it
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CADE FOSTER
08/20/17 9:48:24 PM
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Choco posted...
SlashmanSG posted...
Well it's falling on like 99% republican districts, so very little people who have more than two brain cells to rub together will be affected.

*few

true
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Choco
08/20/17 9:52:55 PM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
Choco posted...
CADE FOSTER posted...
it can damage cameras on phones to

wat

it will damage your camera on your smartphone if you try to film it

i get what you're saying, but

wtf

is that really true
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CADE FOSTER
08/20/17 9:54:44 PM
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Choco posted...
CADE FOSTER posted...
Choco posted...
CADE FOSTER posted...
it can damage cameras on phones to

wat

it will damage your camera on your smartphone if you try to film it

i get what you're saying, but

wtf

is that really true

if the media is to be believed yes i wont take the chance that it is with my iphone though
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Nikra
08/20/17 9:55:28 PM
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No one will go blind: Solar eclips are not an only american thing; It happen on a regulary basis around the world. This time it happen in the US. Next time it will happen in another place on the planet.
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De Evolution
08/20/17 9:56:49 PM
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I will be looking at it unprotected. Anyone who thinks you can go blind from watching an eclipse is a fool.

Just stop.
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MutantJohn
08/20/17 9:58:34 PM
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De Evolution posted...
I will be looking at it unprotected. Anyone who thinks you can go blind from watching an eclipse is a fool.

Just stop.

Uh...
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Nikra
08/20/17 9:58:36 PM
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De Evolution posted...
I will be looking at it unprotected. Anyone who thinks you can go blind from watching an eclipse is a fool.

Just stop.

Good luck with that.
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CADE FOSTER
08/20/17 9:59:30 PM
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De Evolution posted...
I will be looking at it unprotected. Anyone who thinks you can go blind from watching an eclipse is a fool.

Just stop.

be ready for your cane and dog bro
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dirtycommunist
08/20/17 9:59:41 PM
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Sayoria
08/20/17 10:00:18 PM
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I have eclipse glasses.
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Zikten
08/20/17 10:05:02 PM
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De Evolution posted...
I will be looking at it unprotected. Anyone who thinks you can go blind from watching an eclipse is a fool.

Just stop.

Dude is it worth that risk?
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De Evolution
08/20/17 10:05:58 PM
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You guys think you need "eclipse glasses"? Is this a fucking joke? Stop being stupid you can't go blind by looking at a damn eclipse come on people. Don't fall for this bullshit...
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MutantJohn
08/20/17 10:06:21 PM
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De Evolution posted...
You guys think you need "eclipse glasses"? Is this a fucking joke? Stop being stupid you can't go blind by looking at a damn eclipse come on people. Don't fall for this bullshit...

Lol expert level trolling
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CADE FOSTER
08/20/17 10:06:30 PM
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De Evolution posted...
You guys think you need "eclipse glasses"? Is this a fucking joke? Stop being stupid you can't go blind by looking at a damn eclipse come on people. Don't fall for this bullshit...

Nice gimmick bro
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therin_lews_kin
08/20/17 10:07:08 PM
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De Evolution posted...
You guys think you need "eclipse glasses"? Is this a fucking joke? Stop being stupid you can't go blind by looking at a damn eclipse come on people. Don't fall for this bullshit...


I'd love to hear your opinions on cigarettes and seat belts
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FFVII_REMAKE
08/20/17 10:08:00 PM
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I think it will mainly affect the older foreigner people that dont watch television or read the papers. They'll just look up and continue to look while wondering wtf is going on.
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De Evolution
08/20/17 10:17:06 PM
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therin_lews_kin posted...
De Evolution posted...
You guys think you need "eclipse glasses"? Is this a fucking joke? Stop being stupid you can't go blind by looking at a damn eclipse come on people. Don't fall for this bullshit...


I'd love to hear your opinions on cigarettes and seat belts


I support seatbelts but smoke cigs.

Also come ON like its an eclipse. It would be like watching a sunset you can't go blind from looking at an ECLIPSE the sun is BEHIND the moon it's not like looking directly at the sun. I'm pretty sure the eclipse glasses are a money making gimmick.
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MutantJohn
08/20/17 10:18:25 PM
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De Evolution posted...
therin_lews_kin posted...
De Evolution posted...
You guys think you need "eclipse glasses"? Is this a fucking joke? Stop being stupid you can't go blind by looking at a damn eclipse come on people. Don't fall for this bullshit...


I'd love to hear your opinions on cigarettes and seat belts


I support seatbelts but smoke cigs.

Also come ON like its an eclipse. It would be like watching a sunset you can't go blind from looking at an ECLIPSE the sun is BEHIND the moon it's not like looking directly at the sun. I'm pretty sure the eclipse glasses are a money making gimmick.

natural selection at work
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DanielCormier
08/20/17 10:19:57 PM
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I'm not in the path of totality but I'll probably glance up it. My vision will be gone by the time I'm 40 anyway. Fuck it.
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YookaLaylee
08/20/17 10:21:01 PM
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DanielCormier posted...
I'm not in the path of totality but I'll probably glance up it. My vision will be gone by the time I'm 40 anyway. Fuck it.

You could just get LASIK
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SSJGrimReaper
08/20/17 10:23:42 PM
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Whoever makes a "who posted?" topic tomorrow is confirmed blind by eclipse
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