Solar Eclipse Blinds Half the Nation after Public Ignores Safety Warnings

The Solar Eclipse yesterday Blinded Half the Nation as Public Ignores Safety Warnings. “We kept telling the public to not use sun glasses as solar eclipse glasses but no-one believed us I guess.” says Fax News reporter Liarry Pontsonfir.

“With almost every news station making continual reminders to the public to heed safety warmings it’s shocking so many people ignored the warnings and gazed willingly into the intensified sun.” says newly blinded local man. “Without argument they warned us to use solar glasses to enjoy the solar eclipse today, I just didn’t think it would be that bad.” Says one sky gazer. One still has to wonder how so many people still ended up blinding themselves. “I just thought I would look real quick and look away.” says Brandi Harper, a Tennessee native who now can’t see color.

Excitement for the Solar Eclipse has been building all week and one can easily see why. A total Solar Eclipse is a magnificent astronomical event, one that is on my personal bucket list. I just hope when I actually get to see one I have the right Solar Glasses to wear. Yikes

 

After ignoring safety warnings and these newly blinded individuals took to twitter.

 

Judging by spikes of certain search terms, it looks like a lot of people did what you should never do during the eclipse: stare right at the Sun.

For example, the search term “eclipse headache” suddenly spiked during the eclipse.

 

This one, however, is almost certainly from people who looked directly at the Sun during the eclipse.

And suddenly everyone has been searching Google for the terms “eyes hurt”. Which, unfortunately, probably isn’t coincidental.

 

 

 

 

To enhance her chances of being blinded ever so slightly this genius decided to use her step ladder to get a better view of the eclipse. Nice one.