Solar Eclipse 2017 (2 Viewers)

[El Floppo]

Any reason why one could not cut eclipse glasses in half so two people can see? Obviously, blocking one eye and viewing with the other. The pirate method. Could only get a hold of one pair but wanted to share. 

Or you could pass then back and forth.

But make sure you're quick about it... only have 3+ hours to ensure a good hand off.

 

[belljr]

Or you could pass then back and forth.

But make sure you're quick about it... only have 3+ hours to ensure a good hand off.

Just missed it

 

[southeastjerome]

Or you could pass then back and forth.

But make sure you're quick about it... only have 3+ hours to ensure a good hand off.

Left out the part that I will be at work and my wife will be home. Thought the level of intelligence of being able to pass them off was assumed, but I guess you can expect anything in here!

 

[Otis]

Left out the part that I will be at work and my wife will be home. Thought the level of intelligence of being able to pass them off was assumed, but I guess you can expect anything in here!

Well if we are playing that game, then yes, if one of your eyes is covered and not looking at the sun, then it likely won't be injured from looking at the sun. 

 

[In The Zone]

2 minutes and 36 seconds of Totality.  Man that's gonna go fast. 

 

[southeastjerome]

Well if we are playing that game, then yes, if one of your eyes is covered and not looking at the sun, then it likely won't be injured from looking at the sun. 

Lol, I guess the IQ here has dropped quite a bit...yes, I know if my eye is covered it will not be damaged.  It seems that I did a poor job phrasing my question. My question is more about the glasses and how they are made. Will the lens stay secured if they are cut in half? I will find out soon enough. 

 

[shadyridr]

Can you look at the eclipse through a window?

 

[joffer]

Will my x-ray vision be damaged if I look at it through a wall?

 

[Brony]

2 minutes and 36 seconds of Totality.  Man that's gonna go fast. 

I would have been satisfied with that in high school. 

 

[Brony]

Don't forget to look around a little bit.  Although it will not be night time level of darkness, some of the brighter winter time stars should be visible like Betelgeuse and Sirius...Venus should easily be visible during the eclipse

so.. kind of like nighttime, right? 

 

[E Street Brat]

I'm waiting for the reverse eclipse. When the sun pops up for 2 minutes in the middle of the night 

 

[Tom Servo]

If you're using a camera to photograph, IIRC you'll have to cover the lens as well. Perhaps @Galileo can shed some insight.

 

[Tom Servo]

Buzz Aldrin with the mic drop

 

[Dentist]

yeah I'm in KC visiting my sister.  clouds are gonna screw us I think :(

need a root canal?  it's dead today because of this stupid eclipse.. bad beat

 

[El Floppo]

surprised today's soundtrack hasn't been posted yet.

 

[MikeMan]

I'm also in KC with office sitting in 100% range near downtown. May head to City Market though - Pink Floyd cover band, solar telescope projection, etc... Move along clouds....

 

[Jayrod]

I talked my office into doing a BBQ today, so I will be grilling hot dogs and hamburgers at 11:30 as the eclipse starts.  Then we'll all eat and hang out outside during the peak times (around 1:10).  We are getting 95% coverage here in Springfield, MO.

Hour by hour weather suggests it will be mostly cloudy at that time with 15% chance for rain.  It is partially cloudy right now.  Hoping the sun burns off the clouds and keeps it clear enough to see the sun during the peak time.

 

[Zegras11]

Bright and sunny in Boise.  Little less than 2 hours until this thing starts.  

 

[otb_lifer]

will be viewing from Kew Gardens, behind a pair of liquor store shades ?

don't believe the hype ?

 

[matttyl]

Sorry if been asked.  Any decent and possibly educational live streaming of it via website?

 

[Tom Servo]

Sorry if been asked.  Any decent and possibly educational live streaming of it via website?

Time's FB, network news sites, etc. 

 

[Dentist]

I'm also in KC with office sitting in 100% range near downtown. May head to City Market though - Pink Floyd cover band, solar telescope projection, etc... Move along clouds....

Hope this rain passes.. we're getting SOAKED here in the KC suburbs

 

[JaxBill]

@Gil_Brandt: My son called me from Montana, says the amount of cars there for solar eclipse viewing is like being in NYC during rush hour.

 

[Chemical X]

will be viewing from Kew Gardens, behind a pair of liquor store shades ?

don't believe the hype ?

man, KGH.....I haven't heard that name since I Was born there, across from the White Castle.

 

[Chemical X]

this eclipse, IMO, is such a non event.  what are people expecting for 2 minutes?  overhyped like that dopey ice bucket challenge.  people are such sheep.

 

[Don Quixote]

Sorry if been asked.  Any decent and possibly educational live streaming of it via website?

NASA coverage begins at noon.

 

[eoMMan]

Do you think there will there be a spike of crime/murders/suicides during this eclipse?

 

[eoMMan]

Will Clipse be performing today?

https://youtu.be/TjWAWcx4xdE

 

[joffer]

what are people expecting for 2 minutes?

an eclipse. HTH

 

[Tom Servo]

this eclipse, IMO, is such a non event.  what are people expecting for 2 minutes?  overhyped like that dopey ice bucket challenge.  people are such sheep.

Yet people still watch the Kentucky Derby. 

 

[shuke]

Even with the glasses, still bothers my eyes a little.

I'll be viewing mostly with this high-tech viewer.

 

[otb_lifer]

man, KGH.....I haven't heard that name since I Was born there, across from the White Castle.

im'ma be on the corner of Lefferts/Austin - fully in the bag and giving zero effs about this nerd jerk   

 

[The Gator]

Got to a great location here just outside of Portland. Vista House, right along the Columbia River. :excite:

 

[shadyridr]

this eclipse, IMO, is such a non event.  what are people expecting for 2 minutes?  overhyped like that dopey ice bucket challenge.  people are such sheep.

You mean the ice bucket challenged that raised millions of dollars for ALS research?

 

[Warrior]

You mean the ice bucket challenged that raised millions of dollars for ALS research?

People are such idiots...raising $ a bringing awareness to a good cause. SHEEP!

 

[Zegras11]

42 minutes until it starts.  Hope I can get my morning dump in before it starts. 

 

[HellToupee]

This was the best Monday commute I've ever had

 

[ShamrockPride]

42 minutes until it starts.  Hope I can get my morning dump in before it starts. 

That's a long time to be on the toilet.

 

[Tom Servo]

42 minutes until it starts.  Hope I can get my morning dump in before it starts. 

Good luck with that. 

 

[joffer]

Nothing like an eclipse to remind us how amazingly scientifically illiterate the majority of the public is.

just heard a woman ask if it would hurt her eyes watching the eclipse on tv.

 

[Aerial Assault]

I think we're only getting to 63% or something here in Los Angeles but I am actually sort of excited.  Not sure I will go outside though as I found the defective glasses stories disturbing and thus didn't buy any.  

 

[Aerial Assault]

Nothing like an eclipse to remind us how amazingly scientifically illiterate the majority of the public is.

just heard a woman ask if it would hurt her eyes watching the eclipse on tv.

For FBG-level geniuses like us, sure, but for mere mortals that's actually not all that dumb of a question.  

 

[Zegras11]

Nothing like an eclipse to remind us how amazingly scientifically illiterate the majority of the public is.

just heard a woman ask if it would hurt her eyes watching the eclipse on tv.

It's been hysterical watching people scramble and fight and whine about getting glasses last second on the local facebook buy, trade and sell pages. 

 

[joffer]

For FBG-level geniuses like us, sure, but for mere mortals that's actually not all that dumb of a question.  

It's an epically dumb question

 

[Aerial Assault]

It's an epically dumb question

Assume you do not possess the intellect of Plato, DaVinci, and Hawking combined as we all do here, but the mental resources of an ordinary human.  

Why?  

 

[Chemical X]

Yet people still watch the Kentucky Derby. 

if you couldnt gamble on it, would people still watch?

 

[joffer]

Assume you do not possess the intellect of Plato, DaVinci, and Hawking combined as we all do here, but the mental resources of an ordinary human.  

Why?  

you serious Clark?

 

[Chemical X]

You mean the ice bucket challenged that raised millions of dollars for ALS research?

why not just donate and keep your mouth shut? we needed videos of people on you tube and celebutards?  i dont argue the cause, i argue the look at me mentality.

leave me alone now, gonna play with my fidget spinner as i wander my neighborhood looking for pokeman while waiting for the eclipse.

 

[Aerial Assault]

you serious Clark?

Yes, but I don't think you understand that like you I possess five PhDs and know the answer, and am asking something different.  So never mind.  

 

[joffer]

Yes, but I don't think you understand that like you I possess five PhDs and know the answer, and am asking something different.  So never mind.  

I need 5 PhDs to know that I can't go blind staring at my tv?