Why looking directly at a solar eclipse is so dangerous for your eyes

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2 ай бұрын

Ophthalmologists are warning about the dangers of looking directly at the sun during the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8. CBS News' Michael George has more on how to protect your eyes - and what can happen if you don't.
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@Ninjamama22 2 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t even trust the glasses. Just don’t look directly at it. You know there’s going to be videos all over the place.

@SUGAR_XYLER 2 ай бұрын

During totality is the only time where you take the glasses off. I saw it in Columbia in 2017

@user-hb9zi2on2h Ай бұрын

Use chest x-ray film, your eyes will not be blind. The choice is yours, if you use it wrong. You will go blind

@silience4095 Ай бұрын

@@user-hb9zi2on2hchest xray film is not dark enough... at all.

@shadowvortex6653 Ай бұрын

imagine scare

@user-os4jq6wj5o Ай бұрын

I wandered how the people back then look at them with out the glasses

@Tangerinetaco Ай бұрын

I think they’re reason why we know it causes eye damage. 😞

@user-hb9zi2on2h Ай бұрын

Chest x-ray film

@manilamerkgaming Ай бұрын

The mayans used obsidian

@tutsebhatu6495 Ай бұрын

@@Tangerinetacodang

@depp_baby Ай бұрын

they were scare of everything then so i doubt they saw it.

@loyaltyndrespect24 Ай бұрын

How did people watch eclipse in ancient times? Im sure everyone was watching 👀 and they didn't get blind.

@internetexplorer7880 Ай бұрын

They probably did and became blind that's why we got so many tribes worshipping the sun

@queenicedcoffee4217 Ай бұрын

That's not how it works Sherlock

@internetexplorer7880 Ай бұрын

@@queenicedcoffee4217 key word "probably"

@erenjaeger1738 Ай бұрын

The Mayans, Mexicas, incas, and other native american tribes had different beliefs in North america.

@gpsy86 Ай бұрын

@@erenjaeger1738 exactly they didn't use this time as a show they use this time as a rebirth

@nobledresser3166 2 ай бұрын

Bruh it really burned a crescent in her retina 😭😭

@MoritsukiRei 2 ай бұрын

I stare at the sun... But only when it's fully eclipsed. Stay safe kids!

@hair99 Ай бұрын

still not safe. you are welcoming the radiation into your eyes which will harm you later on

@itstime6120 Ай бұрын

But why does it happen? Why does it have so much dangers rays? What gives the moon going in front of the sun so much rays? What creates the extra rays? 🤷‍♂️🧐🧐

@Cottagecheesevr Ай бұрын

Like I’ve looked at the sun before but why is it more dangerous??

@hair99 Ай бұрын

when you look at the sun on a normal day, your pupil gets contracted thus protecting your retina from radiation and harmful rays but when partial or total solar eclipse occurs, it tricks your brain that no or less light is coming from the sun so your pupil do not contract and the harmful rays and radiation enters your eye and damage them. hope this helps!

@madameee4274 Ай бұрын

@@hair99thank you! I was confused cause I looked directly at the sun several times as a kid but i’ve been okay lol. so I thought the eclipse would be like looking at the sun regularly and I wasn’t sure why it was said to be so dangerous

@yourbrowserhistoryreal Ай бұрын

@@hair99no cus i clicked on this video for an explanation, and it didn’t give me one 😂

@Zoolioxo Ай бұрын

@@yourbrowserhistoryrealthey exained it way better

@Pilotpailie 2 ай бұрын

It’s sad that people have to be warned not to look at the sun. This is what we’ve come to.

@RuthSchwartz-wu2bm 2 ай бұрын

its sad ppl dont look at it more. do some proper research.

@michaelbranch3688 2 ай бұрын

I look directly at the sun

@seansurprenant7627 2 ай бұрын

How come people are the only animals on the planet that need Sun glasses Hmmm!

@amyalewine Ай бұрын

These type of videos are the same old propaganda. Anyone that Sungazes on a normal sunny day knows the whole eclipse eye damage is 100% BS. @@RuthSchwartz-wu2bm

@FranksClassic42 Ай бұрын

@@seansurprenant7627animals lol😮

@stylaaOfficial Ай бұрын

I love this video thank you so much ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@nosuchthing8 2 ай бұрын

This reminds me of a comment where someone said they would stay inside with the shades drawn during an eclipse

@SUGAR_XYLER 2 ай бұрын

They are probably afraid of black cats too 🤪

@marisaestrada9608 Ай бұрын

I don’t blame them 😂

@QuantumNaut 2 ай бұрын

☀

@aryan_kumar Ай бұрын

I don't understand what's so different about solar eclipses compared to the sun on a normal day. Do our eyes take longer to notice the damage by which point it's already too late?

@Emertxe4 Ай бұрын

Pretty sure the difference is you instinctually look away from the sun if you try to stare directly, but in a partial eclipse, enough is covered that you don't have the same instinct and it feels like you can stare at it. Despite this, the parts that are peeking out are still just as damaging as the uncovered sun.

@knightninja0409 Ай бұрын

Thx

@irisefidia9139 Ай бұрын

I wonder if I'll film it on my phone, will it damage the camera?

@vinitmahedia9963 Ай бұрын

No. It doesn't have biological tissue, it has circuitry that won't get damaged. Our eyes are extremely fragile and the biochemical material is not equipped to handle the spectrum of light that emitted during the solar eclipse. kzfaq.infoBycK8VV8TI4?si=w1YcxkUWlnZZ2iid

@tlst94 2 ай бұрын

What would've been like if all mammals evolved with super durable eyes?

@jackfavvv0280 Ай бұрын

I only looked for like 6 secs. I then started to see apparitions, but now I can hear them too. Guys, I'm scared.

@user-adoyle123 2 ай бұрын

Won't be seeing here in Ireland 😢😢😢

@ManFace1337 Ай бұрын

Voices of the Void

@mistervacation23 2 ай бұрын

Look flying turtles 0:07

@Sul00777 Ай бұрын

They are so dangerous because they are so powerful…

@minhazulislam4682 Ай бұрын

exactly. its like poison is very dangerous cause its poisonous.

@brandonboss6868 Ай бұрын

I stared into the eclipse, and now i can shoot solar beams out of my eyes.

@lukabagaric9327 Ай бұрын

Is looking at the eclipse more dangerous than looking at the Sun

@stephaniegormley9982 Ай бұрын

Yes. Because when the sun is uncovered it's so bright it stimulates your pupils to shrink profoundly and immediately when you look at it. Eclipses have the same damaging rays but are relatively dark so no such stimulus of your pupils takes place and your eyes are unprotected.

@yojnna2088 Ай бұрын

As a Biden supporter I understand I must wear protection to stare at the eclipse. To avoid the rush I purchased a box of condoms this morning.

@zhuochengliu7433 Ай бұрын

I wis they explained why looking directly at a solar eclipse is so dangerous for your eyes

@AdrenalineRushMX Ай бұрын

they just did

@user-bp3mf2li4e Ай бұрын

It isn’t

@zhuochengliu7433 Ай бұрын

@@user-bp3mf2li4e Dude I just looked at it and I think my Sharingan is awaken

@Renosen Ай бұрын

@@AdrenalineRushMX They told you the damage that happened, never why or how

@AdrenalineRushMX Ай бұрын

@@Renosen yea my bad 😞 but after watching that video you know damn well to not look a the sun haha

@user-bp3mf2li4e Ай бұрын

They said the same thing about the sun. Whenever they say stuff like this I wonder if I should be doing the opposite

@badmustachecult6233 2 ай бұрын

What is this doctor implying, by his statement, “children don’t listen.”😂

@barronridge5613 2 ай бұрын

Telling people not to look at the eclipse will make people look at the eclipse. 🕶️

@mfdoomnyc1471 2 ай бұрын

Their loss of eyesight not the people who gave the warning

@smashycarlos 2 ай бұрын

Past 6 years I’ve been looking at it eclipses and I’m still good

@wisco9er536 Ай бұрын

Total eclipses u can look at. It's when it's a partial eclipse (when the sun isn't fully covered) that it is bad

@vinitmahedia9963 Ай бұрын

You can smoke for years before developing cancer.

@Underpar26 Ай бұрын

Actually some people have the ability to look at the sun with no damage when there is no eclipse they are superheroes

@Ba3leyy Ай бұрын

Do u die?

@daisies4thestars Ай бұрын

No, only look at the sun with proper approved glasses. If u don’t have them stay at home and never look at the sub

@Wally-pu2hh Ай бұрын

What about the millions who have no damages?

@GmalGaming Ай бұрын

They do😂

@zondda-0377 Ай бұрын

i’m just built different

@GmalGaming Ай бұрын

You need to for a long time

@deandrelora Ай бұрын

They lying

@GmalGaming Ай бұрын

BRUV HAS TRUST ISSUES 😂😂

@user-oh2mk9jj7g 2 ай бұрын

Do you guys remember seeing Melania telling Donald not to look at the eclipse? He's big kid.

@wideman4498 Ай бұрын

You guys will attack trump for looking at a solar eclipse 6 years ago for 2 seconds, but ignore everything that Biden has done over his presidency.

@gerrypenano2305 Ай бұрын

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@alexlim1275 2 ай бұрын

some one should have told donald trump this information! SMH

@sweetnspiritual3781 Ай бұрын

It’s dangerous because they don’t want you to wake up to who you are.

@GmalGaming Ай бұрын

What😂

@sweetnspiritual3781 Ай бұрын

@@GmalGaming it’s not for everyone to understand.

@GmalGaming Ай бұрын

@@sweetnspiritual3781 are you ok bro?

@jeffrhorer1811 2 ай бұрын

Y'all look at this eclipse. I'll be watching how the animals of the world react.

@Marcelis Ай бұрын

I don’t imagine they care

@gravegaming2023 Ай бұрын

Turn your light off and on with one of your animals in the room. Boom done

@alafia1024 Ай бұрын

Dunning-Kruger in full effect in these comments. 😂

@kentrezhardman2100 2 ай бұрын

Frist

@3_2_1 2 ай бұрын

That's a new anti-wokism challenge with a lifetime "achievement". lol

@seansurprenant7627 2 ай бұрын

Think people! We are the only animals on the planet that need Sun glasses Hmmm. I Sungaze which is staring at the Sun. I've been doing it for 8 yrs and haven't been sick and if anything my sight got better

@amyalewine Ай бұрын

Same and my eyes are better for it.

@gravegaming2023 Ай бұрын

During the middle of the day?

@seansurprenant7627 Ай бұрын

@@gravegaming2023 when your eyes are trained for it yes but when you're just starting out you want to do it during the morning when the sun's rising or setting for as long as your eyes can handle and work your way up from there

@gravegaming2023 Ай бұрын

@@seansurprenant7627 so the news article is still correct?

@seansurprenant7627 Ай бұрын

@@gravegaming2023 sorry man I shouldn't have been that harsh but it's really frustrating to me because I can't get through to anybody. What do you think people did before sunglasses did they all go blind? What I'm saying is that people have been wearing sunglasses for so long their eyes aren't trained to it so yes it's going to be kind of harsh to your eyes I doubt you would go blind they're just trying to hide the Sun from you and the benefits of it!