Title: Can You Really Go Blind Staring at a Solar Eclipse? | Mental Floss
Headings: Can You Really Go Blind Staring at a Solar Eclipse?
Can You Really Go Blind Staring at a Solar Eclipse?
WOULDN'T IT BE EASIER TO JUST TELL YOUR KIDS THEY WILL GO BLIND?
Subscribe to our Newsletter!
You may like
Tech Expert Releases Video Exposing 5g
Twins Were Named "Most Beautiful in the World," Wait Till You See Them Now
These Are the Top Financial Advisors in Chicago
The Ingenious Reason There Are No Mosquitoes at Disney World
Place Coins on Top of a Bag over Your Sink's Drain if Alone, This is Why
How to Hack a Keurig and Make Your K-cup Coffee Not Suck

Content: Can You Really Go Blind Staring at a Solar Eclipse? | Mental Floss
arrow
Big Questions
Can You Really Go Blind Staring at a Solar Eclipse? BY Ethan Trex
August 16, 2017
A total solar eclipse will cut a path of totality across the United States on August 21, and eclipse mania is gripping the country. Should the wide-eyed and unprotected hazard a peek at this rare phenomenon? NASA doesn't advise it. The truth is, a quick glance at a solar eclipse won't leave you blind. But you're not doing your peepers any favors. As NASA explains, even when 99 percent of the sun's surface is covered, the 1 percent that sneaks out around the edges is enough to damage the rod and cone cells in your retinas. As this light and radiation flood into the eye, the retina becomes trapped in a sort of solar cooker that scorches its tissue. And because your retinas don't have any pain receptors, your eyes have no way of warning you to stop.