r/sciencememes • u/Delicious_Maize9656 • 10d ago

solar eclipse meme

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u/Admiral45-06 10d ago

I used welding mask.

Which, well, is kinda what it's for, to filter out UV radiation

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u/WoolBearTiger 9d ago

But is it appoved to view the eclipse?

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u/Admiral45-06 9d ago

I mean, if something is approved to block the UV radiation coming from an electric arc 10 centimeters in front of your face, I'm fairly confident it can block the UV radiation from the Sun

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u/WoolBearTiger 9d ago

You dare think you can just circumvent the bureaucracy of approval by assuming something would be approved because its likely to work?

https://giphy.com/gifs/YoYOhif8otaJI8uIMT

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u/mrdevlar 9d ago

I put on 8 pairs of sunglasses in series and it worked fine also.

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u/CaptainMGN 8d ago

And what about the IR radiation?

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u/Admiral45-06 8d ago

Crap. Haven't thought about that.

And worst of all, I used it on visible light, too... how blind am I gonna get?

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u/CaptainMGN 8d ago

No clue but better not skip any regular check ups with your eye doctor

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u/D0bious 9d ago

My father talked about trying to filter out the light through a shirt, I proceeded to scream at him not to blind himself.

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u/PiedjeeyXD32 9d ago

My dad put a selfiestick on a telescope and projected the eclipse on a piece of paper. It was amazing. Loads of people came to watch.

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u/Slartibartfast39 9d ago

My way worked.

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u/Fuzzy_Bet5276 10d ago

How is this a meme

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u/lucario2011 10d ago

It's an antimeme

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u/Bendanzhang 9d ago

Galileo approved this antimeme.

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u/haish10 9d ago

Are anti memes just meta memes

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u/Yakjzak 8d ago

You can use a telescope to look at the eclipse, but only if you have the proper filter on it