are you ready for the 2026 solar eclipse?

Hey, so this is your reminder to not directly look at the solar eclipse with your eyes. If this was told to you 30, 40 years ago, people would have listened. But unfortunately, we live in a world where Gen Z and Gen Alpha is a thing. Where people quite frankly do not give a f ck. So let me be the bubble head on your timeline to remind you that you will permanently disfigure your eyes. Your eyesight, your eyes, without the proper equipment. Do not do it, do not even try it. If you live in the UK, you know that we're lucky to get to see this eclipse. With some parts of Britain seeing about 90% of the sun being obscured. However, the NHS and the UK health security agency both warned that you should not look directly at the sun during the eclipse without the proper eye protection. One New Yorker viewed the 2017 eclipse without proper eyewear. She was left with permanent retina damage. Crucially, the retina has no pain receptors, so people will not feel the damage as it happens. Symptoms may only become apparent several hours later and can include blurred vision, a central blind or dark spot, distorted vision, reduced colour perception and increased sensitivity to light. www.rcophth.ac.uk College advises eclipse watchers against looking directly at the sun. I actually learned today that retinal tissue does not have any pain receptors, so you can injure your eye without realizing it. And the worst part is, which I only learned today myself, you won't even realize that you are damaging your eye until it's too late. And a reminder that your eyes won't necessarily hurt while the damage is happening. And the worst part is, which I only learned today myself, you won't even realize that you are damaging your eye. So let's enjoy this eclipse, but let's stay safe doing it. Don't do it, bro. Is genuinely not worth it. Just don't do it.