ECLIPSE

[SHOXAAC]

My iPhone screen managed to survive 4 eclipse selfies. I must own a bionic iPhone.

[SB Shock]

Gently worn eclipse glasses. For sale. Cheap.

You need to market them as "x-ray" glasses like the ads we had in comic books!

[SHOCKvalue]

Not only might it still damage you eyes it also potentially could damage your camera lens.

http://fox8.com/2017/08/21/can-you-watch-in-selfie-mode-on-your-phone-last-minute-solar-eclipse-dos-and-donts/

Not worth it.

This example encapsulates well the dearth of IQ points we have in the media today.

Apple - with its legions of well-paid, well-educated engineers - basically says "lol... no" when asked if taking pictures of the eclipse would be damaging to a cell phone camera.

Alternatively, the article writer interviews two guys who literally have no basis by which to form a professional opinion on the same issue, and they both say "shucks... better safe than sorry I suppose... cameras are spendy", more or less.

Who does the article writer run with for the tone of the article on the issue? The two guys whose opinion on the subject is worth the same as if you asked the McDonald's employee running the drive-thru.

[1972Shocker]

Quite the event today but I still liked the Eclipse of Kansas in March 2015 better.

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article16032167.html

[WstateU]

At least they'll show up for something... :)

https://twitter.com/siusalukis/status/899751137292759040

[RoyalShock]

We went to Grand Island, NE for the event today, and I thought it was a fantastic experience, sans the traffic. I put one side of the viewing glasses over the lens of my Nikon Coolpix and actually got some decent results:

[Shock Top]

Went to Beatrice, NE to watch. Was a pretty great experience:

[Aargh]

A lot of small towns in America had some unbelievable economic benefit from the eclipse. I wonder how they managed to feed everybody who showed up.

[Shock Top]

Lots of them knew in advance, of course. Hotels/motels filled up months in advance. There were people on NE from as far as Canada and Columbia (and not the ones in MO or SC)!

[ShockerPhi]

I had a great experience. Drove up to Kansas City to stay with the wife's parents for the weekend. Then went up to Smithville Lake, just north of KC. Cloud cover was trying it's hardest to ruin the day, but there were breaks in the clouds every once in a while so we could see the partial phases of the eclipse. Then, with about 5 min to Totality, clouds rolled in again and it looked like we were absolutely screwed. But with literally 10 seconds to go, the crescent sun peaked out in a hole in the clouds and stayed there long enough for us to see totality. It was an absolute miracle and a hell of a sight.

If you didn't see it this time, I recommend you try to go to the path of totality in 7 years. We got another one coming up April 8th, 2024.

[ShockerPhi]

[RoyalShock]

Lots of them knew in advance, of course. Hotels/motels filled up months in advance. There were people on NE from as far as Canada and Columbia (and not the ones in MO or SC)!

My fiance made her hotel reservation a year ago. At breakfast I heard someone with a thick British accent. Could live in the states, I suppose, but I doubt it.

On the drive home, I think we saw as many Texas tags as Kansas tags. Not many Oklahoma tags, though. Convenience stores and truck stops were packed. We stopped at the Love's in Belleville, KS. At one point the lines for the restrooms extended to the front door (about 25-30 waiting for both men's and women's).

[WstateU]

My fiance made her hotel reservation a year ago. At breakfast I heard someone with a thick British accent. Could live in the states, I suppose, but I doubt it.

On the drive home, I think we saw as many Texas tags as Kansas tags. Not many Oklahoma tags, though. Convenience stores and truck stops were packed. We stopped at the Love's in Belleville, KS. At one point the lines for the restrooms extended to the front door (about 25-30 waiting for both men's and women's).

I’d be joining this guys…

[grudkin]

Went to Beatrice, NE to watch. Was a pretty great experience:

Son and I made the trip from Yukon OK to KC on Sunday for a father-son adventure. Woke up at 4AM Monday to check radar/satellite imagery, was not looking good for St. Joseph area where we had planned on going. Sure enough clouds/rain started to develop. Was torn between heading NW towards Beatrice, NE or east towards Columbia and Jefferson City, MO. Made 7:30AM decision to head east. Long story short, after spending the morning trying to escape the clouds, we ended up between Columbia and Jefferson City with about 45 minutes before totality. Was absolutely perfect. A mind-blowing experience.

[1972Shocker]

Perhaps one of the more beneficial things about the Eclipse is that is took peoples minds off all their cares and woes and away for the drudgery of life and the contstant barage of negative and combative news fed to them constantly by the media and also took the media away from that to focus on the Eclipse.