Have you ever looked directly into the sun?

Started by Ho-Oh April 18th, 2010 8:59 PM
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We all know we're not supposed to... but I'm sure some people have at some point! Ever looked into it during an eclipse, too?

I used to as a kid a lot, and now it's just... only when taking pictures of the clouds and accidentally.

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Hah, haven't seen an eclipse so no bother answering that. But I have looked into the sun and still do, but like everyone else, I blink away two seconds later. Seems like everyones looked at it though, why make a poll about it?

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I probably did as a kid because I wasn't supposed to. I mean, it didn't really hurt if you squinted so they were probably lying about how dangerous it was.

During an eclipse my neighbor let me borrow his welding mask so I could look directly as the sun without hurting myself. That was fun.

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When I was little my teacher told me to not look directly into the sun, so I did just that. It was quite weird, I don't know if the sun had affected my sight then but when I looked at it I just saw a black circle with light emitting out of it towards all directions.

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I haven't looked directly at it during the day when it's at its most full/brightest, but i've watched it at sunset when it's sort of a dim orange. Quite a few times, actually.

I also watched the eclipse we had a few years ago, that was certainly a surreal experience.

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I did during last years eclipse. I stared for one, maybe two hours and I got too see the eclipse. It hurt like hell for weeks afterwards and I almost went blind, but it was totally worth it...

I don't recommend anyone else doing it though...
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I rather stare at the moon. But when I was a kid I wondered what the sun looked like so I gave it a quick glance, it didn't hurt at all, it barley bothered me. I have great vision so I don't know whats the big deal, with everything it's okay in moderation ;D
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When I was younger I did since I didn't know that it could completely blind me. Now that I know better, I try not to.

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I used to a lot when I was around 12. I'd always challenge myself to look at the sun as long as I can (I knew about the risks). Needless to say, I could look for about 30 seconds before I start getting weird, and then I could never look at something directly for a few minutes or so.... hmm, I haven't done this in a while... *goes to window*
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When I was thirteen, I thought it would be the coolest thing ever if I was blind in my right eye, so I would stare at it for 10 minutes. Somehow that didn't work, and I thought about just gouging it out with a spoon. Then, I came to the realization that it's probably better if I had both of my eyes. Go figure.