Health professionals report cases where people put sunscreen on their eyeballs to watch eclipse

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August 28, 2017, 01:15 PM

ensigmatic

Health professionals report cases where people put sunscreen on their eyeballs to watch eclipse

I don't know if the story's true or not. Seems to be only the one source for it. But it sure is making the rounds.

Seems unlikely. If you've ever gotten sun screen in your eyes you know it burns like hell.

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August 28, 2017, 02:18 PM

markand

NASA TV had live crews in Charleston during the eclipse. They interviewed the physics professor at a local college/university who was in charge of the school's eclipse events. The eclipse coincided with move in day for freshmen at the school. As a result of parents having difficulty securing hotel rooms, school staff was reportedly asked on numerous occasions to kindly reschedule the eclipse so as not to disrupt move in activities.

August 28, 2017, 02:40 PM

flashguy

quote:
Originally posted by Sig2340:
To quote me dear old mum:

"With the right ad campaign half the population will put arsenic on their Wheaties."

And they should--preferably before having children.

flashguy

August 28, 2017, 02:52 PM

Elk Hunter

quote:
Originally posted by TigerDore:
California and Virginia: two very blue states.
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Unless it changed while I was not looking, only the 3 northern most counties in Virginia are actually blue. Insanity has not struck the others, so far.

Oh, and I forgot the gubboners mansion.

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August 28, 2017, 06:51 PM

paceac

I don't think this is fake news. I use to live in Redding a 1/4 mile from this Urgent care and worked with Trish Patterson at the local hospital before the urgent care opened. I belief she is a nurse practitioner. It sounds like poor reporting the way the quote was written. I doubt if that was verbatim what Trish said. As far as this occurring in two "blue states", while California is liberal as a whole, this part of the state is very conservative.