Funny Eclipse Warning (Page 2): The difference is that during the part of the eclipse that is not total, the bit of the sun that is visible is just as intense and just as dangerous to...

longtimeclicker

Tim Stapp wrote:

Really. What makes the eclipse any different than any other time? Other than that is likely the only time one would be looking at the sun?

The difference is that during the part of the eclipse that is not total, the bit of the sun that is visible is just as intense and just as dangerous to your retina as looking at the full sun is. The only difference is in the size of the hole it makes in your retina. However, the overall brightness is greatly reduced so you don't get that, "Ow! Too bright, must look away" reflex kicking in.

As for whether or not it is a danger to animals, I'll leave that up to the animal behaviorists.

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

Following the last few eclipses, I do not remember hearing of ANY dogs, cats, horses, cows, sheep, goats, pigs, coyotes, deer, wombats, pandas, birds, bats, rats, voles, cockroaches, spiders, flies or any sea life being blinded by the sun. Only humans seem susceptible to this problem.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Tim Stapp wrote:

All of my animals prefer to lay in the sun. I believe that they instinctivelly know better than to look at the sun.

Yes, they do like the warmth.

salmander

BHC wrote:

Following the last few eclipses, I do not remember hearing of ANY dogs, cats, horses, cows, sheep, goats, pigs, coyotes, deer, wombats, pandas, birds, bats, rats, voles, cockroaches, spiders, flies or any sea life being blinded by the sun. Only humans seem susceptible to this problem.

Yes, you don't hear of any wild animals being blinded by the sun, because, once blinded, they are no longer able to fend for themselves, and so they crawl into the bushes and die unseen. This is a joke, but if it were true, that's probably what they'd do. That's why we never see most of the smaller animals that become sick and die, or die for some other reason. They all hide for protection when they are not feeling well enough to lead their usual lives. Ever see a dead turtle that wasn't hit by a car? I've looked and never found one.

bwana Loc: Bergen, Alberta, Canada

jerryc41 wrote:

I'm still laughing about this. We're supposed to keep our dogs inside the house during the eclipse. If they look up at the sun, they could damage their eyes. Does that mean I can never let them out if the sun is shining?

I guess I'm going to have five blind dogs!? Darn eclipse!

bwa

Bill_de Loc: US

I turned on the TV this morning I saw a dog with dark glasses on. I thought it was a clip from one of the late night shows as they often insert them in a news cast. Nope, this was the newscaster speaking to (supposed to be)a vet, telling people to either keep their pets inside or fit them with approved glasses.

Now I don't know what to do for the birds in my feeder. Should I put a black umbrella over the feeder to block out the sun?

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EdJ0307 Loc: out west someplace

jerryc41 wrote:

I'm still laughing about this. We're supposed to keep our dogs inside the house during the eclipse. If they look up at the sun, they could damage their eyes. Does that mean I can never let them out if the sun is shining?

Whenever Jerry posts an informative piece of information he includes a link to the article. He didn't do that this time leading me to believe that maybe he made this up.

I was looking at the UHH home page and found a section that shows Forum Statistics. One of the statistics is 'Top 5 users in the last 24 hours'. Guess who was number 1 today. That's right, jerryc41 by a wide margin. I wouldn't be surprised if Jerry snags that statistic on most days.

salmander

EdJ0307 wrote:

Whenever Jerry posts an informative piece of information he includes a link to the article.
I was looking at the UHH home page and found a section that shows Forum Statistics. One of the statistics is 'Top 5 users in the last 24 hours'. Guess who was number 1 today. That's right, jerryc41 by a wide margin. I wouldn't be surprised if Jerry snags that statistic on most days.

Yes, Jerry is the master of the informative link. In the relatively short time I've been on UHH, I've never seen him do a "fake news" type of post, i.e., he may have a item on fake news, but his subjects are never fake themselves. This must be his superpower, or something.

Paco Loc: West Coast, Fl

I have a MC filter that I put 2 layers of "LIMO" Tint on the filter lens, do you think this would be safe to use and take pics of the eclipse?

PGHphoto Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

jerryc41 wrote:

I'm still laughing about this. We're supposed to keep our dogs inside the house during the eclipse. If they look up at the sun, they could damage their eyes. Does that mean I can never let them out if the sun is shining?

The rationale I heard was that supposedly the dogs will see people looking up and they would stare at the sun to try and figure out what everybody was looking at ! Of course, the radio news story also stated after the reasoning that will people 'tend to use eye protection and the dogs will not'.

You would think SOMEBODY should tell the dogs to use the eclipse glasses !

salmander

PGHphoto wrote:

The rationale I heard was that supposedly the dogs will see people looking up and they would stare at the sun to try and figure out what everybody was looking at ! Of course, the radio news story also stated after the reasoning that will people 'tend to use eye protection and the dogs will not'.
You would think SOMEBODY should tell the dogs to use the eclipse glasses !

If only someone knew how to speak dog, all these dog victims could be spared a lifetime of misery.

whitewolfowner

jerryc41 wrote:

I'm still laughing about this. We're supposed to keep our dogs inside the house during the eclipse. If they look up at the sun, they could damage their eyes. Does that mean I can never let them out if the sun is shining?

Of course the liberals will be making a big deal out this now. Next, you will see sun glasses for your dog! I see this coming a mile away!

Bill_de Loc: US

whitewolfowner wrote:

Of course the liberals will be making a big deal out this now. Next, you will see sun glasses for your dog! I see this coming a mile away!

So you can see the future ... after it happens. I think that's known as the past.

https://www.google.com/search?q=doggie+sunglasses&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADFA_enUS433&gws_rd=ssl

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whitewolfowner

Bill_de wrote:

So you can see the future ... after it happens. I think that's known as the past.

https://www.google.com/search?q=doggie+sunglasses&rls=com.microsoft:en-US:IE-Address&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7ADFA_enUS433&gws_rd=ssl

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Not surprised as the liberal mind swings in irregular circles of illogical dumbery that never ends.

hassighedgehog Loc: Corona, CA

There is no difference between looking at the sun on any day and when there is an eclipse, it is just as dangerous to your vision. The reason there are warnings is that people might be more inclined to look directly at the sun when there is an eclipse. Most of the time, people just naturally avoid the glare in their eyes. There have been cases of mentally disturbed (or drugged out) people who looked directly in the sun and have damaged their eyes.