Use this simple test to find out if viewing the eclipse through a cardboard box has blinded youTotal solar eclipse to sweep across Mexico, US and Canada – live updatesIn the wake of previous eclipses – like one we saw in 2017 – hospitals around the US were preparing to be inundated with people arriving at their emergency departments to see if they had sustained eye damage as a result of watching the eclipse.Doctors across the country also reported a huge volume of calls requesting information about the possible long-term effects of having stared at the eclipse.We first published an iteration of this joke 21 August 2017. We have republished it to both celebrate and warn of the possible dangers of the 8 April 2024 solar eclipse. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/08/solar-eclipse-eye-damage-test
Author : Guardian staff
Publish date : 2024-04-08 17:39:26
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