North America experienced a total solar eclipse yesterday, and for those who watched, I sincerely hope you wore eclipse glasses. Otherwise, you risked solar rays burning through the lens of your eyes and causing real damage.
It’s honestly a serious concern — but whenever something serious and kind of scary happens, the internet does what it does best. Joke about it. Here are some of the best tweets about people staring directly into the eclipse:
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perfect country pic.twitter.com/JKo2gFFFIG
— Rebecca Alter (@ralter) April 8, 2024
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Start learning the piano brother https://t.co/pJGU5LhYOv
— GEESE HOWARD (@Yamscasino) April 9, 2024
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back at my desk after staring at the eclipse for 13 minutes pic.twitter.com/8pWoBe8JFz
— jordan (@jdan) April 8, 2024
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I’m actually about to become the next supreme pic.twitter.com/SAYcWR1UB6
— ZAY 🥀 (@Zaymyname2x) April 8, 2024
FX / Via Twitter: @Zaymyname2x
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me risking permanent eye damage and raw dogging the solar eclipse pic.twitter.com/JcDnPAYY8k
— kira 👾 (@kirawontmiss) April 8, 2024
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Optometrists right now… pic.twitter.com/9kkauoYtpy
— Douglas A. Boneparth (@dougboneparth) April 8, 2024
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“You can’t stare into the sun during an eclipse” pic.twitter.com/2KtEGcdbGc
— jxke. 🧸 (@cantguardjake) April 8, 2024
20th Century Fox Television / Via Twitter: @cantguardjake
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Today I will be staring directly at the sun to absorb its powers pic.twitter.com/gw5jTqpbs7
— inspector ratchet (@_hood_mona_lisa) April 8, 2024
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“Don’t look at the eclipse it’s not safe you’ll go blind” ok but what if I look at it like this pic.twitter.com/TxOCbZzQwk
— scooter (@realaccountyeah) April 8, 2024
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Eye doctors after inventing the solar eclipse pic.twitter.com/SPO5duSWWd
— Inverse Cramer (Not Jim Cramer) (@CramerTracker) April 8, 2024
Universal Pictures / Via Twitter: @CramerTracker
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this my friend who looked at the eclipse without glasses pic.twitter.com/ayerwNGhHc
— Fin (@gofinurself) April 8, 2024
Columbia Pictures / Via Twitter: @gofinurself
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i don’t have eclipse glasses but imma still look idgaf pic.twitter.com/5Nf6aooXxk
— pj 🍉 (@pjdvdd) April 8, 2024
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NOOOOOOO JASON DERULO pic.twitter.com/mIhI7cx89s
— Robert Komaniecki (@Komaniecki_R) April 8, 2024
Instagram: @jasonderulo / instagram.com / Via Twitter: @Komaniecki_R
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We’re about to see the first eclipse related sports injury in history https://t.co/a6nMePmHeT
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) April 8, 2024
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you literally LOST to that man https://t.co/e9Y2GxYwxa
— kira 👾 (@kirawontmiss) April 8, 2024
Nicholas Kamm / AFP via Getty Images / Via Twitter: @kirawontmiss
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Me after looking at the Solar Eclipse with my $2.50 eclipse glasses I got from the gas station pic.twitter.com/bzghoIpBYf
— Maiz 𖤐 (@MexicanMaiz) April 8, 2024
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“You’re dumb af if you stare directly at the eclipse”Me: pic.twitter.com/msZUUK5LFP
— Sopranos World (@SopranosWorld) April 8, 2024
HBO / Via Twitter: @SopranosWorld
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today’s plans:- stare directly at the sun- but never in the mirror
— Anne Tokarski (@annetokarski) April 8, 2024
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Me today even tho they told me not to pic.twitter.com/OzgVShaaC1
— Sopranos Vibes (@sopranos_vibes) April 8, 2024
HBO / Via Twitter: @sopranos_vibes
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Throwback to OBJ staring directly into a solar eclipse all the way back in 2017 😂(h/t: @sportingnews) pic.twitter.com/TmvZMwTntM
— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) April 8, 2024
instagram.com / Via Twitter: @jasrifootball
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gonna stare at this eclipse so fucking hard pic.twitter.com/CGHIRNaeLM
— bing 🪵 (@BingBongLLC) April 8, 2024
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Staring at the sun without the glasses so I don’t give my girl the ick
— DJ Dirtstar (@DDirtstar) April 8, 2024
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Everyone in America right now pic.twitter.com/J4E1Nas5bm
— Alex Cohen 🤠 (@anothercohen) April 8, 2024
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so is it like, worse than looking at the sun for a second or two on a regular day? because let’s not act like we all haven’t sneaked a peak at the big guy a few times. get real.
— Zach Harris (@PotCzach) April 8, 2024
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how im bout to be staring at the eclipse: pic.twitter.com/8PC2qtnjXY
— Gritty (@GrittyNHL) April 8, 2024
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DONT USE ECLIPSE GLASSES FROM TEMU pic.twitter.com/isprS5kgqd
— Brock (@brockomole) April 8, 2024
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— Arantxa Luna (@__arancho) April 8, 2024
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Me after watching the eclipse in my Dollar Tree glasses: pic.twitter.com/KeZsjjIpVz
— ROYALTY EVANGELISTA 👑💜 (@Choc_Royalty93) April 8, 2024
Universal Pictures / Via Twitter: @Choc_Royalty93
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now why my eyes hurting & i had the glasses on??? pic.twitter.com/Wu1Sz3vaZk
— “happy face” (@damn_toe) April 8, 2024
Dreamworks Pictures / Via Twitter: @damn_toe
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