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KY_EnviroGuy

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25. Not worth the risk

Sun Aug 20, 2017, 09:44 PM

Aug 2017

I wouldn't trust my eyesight to any pair of eclipse glasses, period. Even the ones from reputable optical companies could be flawed. Potential damage is probably irreversible. My daughter's school was talking about a viewing for some of the kids and I told her it's just not wise, and they could be held liable for the harm to any kid's eyesight, actual or perceived.

Better to watch on TV or your smart phone and enjoy the darkened environmental experience outside. Sorry to sound so doomsday, but we do only have one set of eyes.

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I couldn't get eclipse glasses at Walmart, Best Buy or 7Eleven. [View all] LAS14 Aug 2017 OP

No matter what you hear DO NOT PUT DROPS OF SPF 90 directly in your eyes NightWatcher Aug 2017 #1

Catch the next one itsrobert Aug 2017 #2

Go to a university, museum or library near you. Check if they are giving away eclipse glasses. Madam45for2923 Aug 2017 #3

Impossible at this point JI7 Aug 2017 #4

Watch it on the Science Channel tomorrow LIVE. democratisphere Aug 2017 #5

I have an extra pair. we can do it Aug 2017 #6

That's sweet of you! :-) LAS14 Aug 2017 #9

You will get a better, big view by watching it on TV. nt NCjack Aug 2017 #7

Loew's? GoCubsGo Aug 2017 #8

I'm not near totality. Just 60%. That's probably why no one is carrying them. LAS14 Aug 2017 #15

I got mine at Lowe's several weeks ago LeftInTX Aug 2017 #21

I am right at the edge, and I am shocked at how few places here carried them. GoCubsGo Aug 2017 #22

But really, if one should take a 1 second "peek" are you really going to be blinded? Purveyor Aug 2017 #10

That's what I wonder. I'm sure I've peeked at the full son over the course of my life... LAS14 Aug 2017 #14

Well, I'm going to "peek" and I'll report back if I can find my way to the keyboard. Learned to Purveyor Aug 2017 #20

You can't "see" the eclipse LeftInTX Aug 2017 #27

I can say with certainty canetoad Aug 2017 #33

OK, heres what you do, he said. Neil deGrasse Tyson elleng Aug 2017 #11

I have eclipseglasses but I will do this too. Sounds great! Madam45for2923 Aug 2017 #42

You can do that by making a pinhole in a flat piece of cardboard tblue37 Aug 2017 #53

A colander? Want that strain your eyes? GusBob Aug 2017 #59

Don't apologize. Puns are a sieve-ic duty. unblock Aug 2017 #61

It's a pastability. Chellee Aug 2017 #62

There are other ways... Lars39 Aug 2017 #12

Yeah, I guess I'll eat all the Cheerios and make a pin hole box. But... LAS14 Aug 2017 #16

Damage is permanent... Lars39 Aug 2017 #19

Many videos on youtube bobbieinok Aug 2017 #17

Try national or state parks csziggy Aug 2017 #13

Try animal shelters .. Hieronymus Aug 2017 #18

This has got to be the most Texasgal Aug 2017 #34

It was was suggested on MSNBC. Hieronymus Aug 2017 #63

Are there any places near you where people may be congregating to watch? Lisa0825 Aug 2017 #23

We passed through Central Oregon and saw signs from some Native American tribes that.... Tikki Aug 2017 #35

I just read about using the selfie setting on your phone - and using time lapse function. phylny Aug 2017 #24

Not for the phone. Warpy Aug 2017 #29

The sun will still "appear" round during a partial eclipse LeftInTX Aug 2017 #30

I don't think that would be safe DesertRat Aug 2017 #46

Not worth the risk KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2017 #25

I agree. It's a pinhole in a piece of paper for me Warpy Aug 2017 #31

Go to your local library and offer a kid $100 for his or hers. Blue_true Aug 2017 #26

Chechnya fire stations...some are giving them away CanonRay Aug 2017 #28

Makeshift cereal box projector? Nepetalactone Aug 2017 #32

Thanks for the helpful post! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #65

Find a welding supply shop, or possibly Home Depot or Lowe's Sailor65x1 Aug 2017 #36

Lowe's and Home Depot don't sell Shade 12 or 14 in stores. LeftInTX Aug 2017 #38

If you're willing to pay $110 or more ornotna Aug 2017 #41

Home Depot actually has a few of those in stock at local stores LeftInTX Aug 2017 #43

Buy it now and pick it up in the store in the morning ornotna Aug 2017 #45

Where are you? brooklynite Aug 2017 #37

Welders glass #14 lapucelle Aug 2017 #39

Colleges and libraries gave them out here for free. Try a science club sinkingfeeling Aug 2017 #40

HERE- a video from the Boy Scouts DesertRat Aug 2017 #44

Build a cardboard box as we did when we were kids Hamlette Aug 2017 #47

Didn't Amazon issue a recall because some of the glasses they sold were not safe Marie Marie Aug 2017 #48

I ordered some on August 3 and they never came. Flaleftist Aug 2017 #49

Welding/Metal Fabrication shops near you... Tortue Aug 2017 #50

Try An Observatory Or Science Museum Near You Atlstandard Aug 2017 #51

Make a cardboard pinhole camera. nt tblue37 Aug 2017 #52

Go to a store that sells welding stuff GulfCoast66 Aug 2017 #54

Just heard on my local news: Cracklin Charlie Aug 2017 #55

This page tells his to project the image using just two pieces of white cardboard, tblue37 Aug 2017 #56

This page tells how to make a cereal box projector--Not much harder than re 2 tblue37 Aug 2017 #57

Find someone smaller than you and steal their glasses. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Aug 2017 #58

do you have binoculars? nini Aug 2017 #60

Go to a welding supply house and buy a #12 or darker welding lens. oneshooter Aug 2017 #64

Thanks to all. I'm building a Cheerio box viewer. Probably... LAS14 Aug 2017 #66