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Hoakie82

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Can somebody explain why looking at the eclipse will harm your eyes? You


Can take a quick look at the sun on a normal day without going blind. Is it simply because your pupils are dialated because it's dark which lets more rays in? Or is there some other scientific reason? Why exactly is it so harmful?

Posted: 08/19/2017 at 09:37AM



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