Julian Assange. Solar-eclipse-truther.

[DetlefK]

http://www.salon.com/2017/08/22/julian-assange-solar-eclipse/

On Monday evening, Assange tweeted that there is “no danger staring directly at the moon during a total eclipse.” Instead, as he explained to a Twitter user who responded to him, “you look away when you see it ending. Eyes also move to protect themselves. The hysteria seems to be sustained by glasses company profits.”

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NASA itself encouraged people to wear special glasses to watch the eclipse, arguing that “the only safe way to look directly at the uneclipsed or partially eclipsed sun is through special-purpose solar filters, such as ‘eclipse glasses’ or hand-held solar viewers.” This, warning, of course, convinced neither Assange nor the sitting president of the United States.



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No, that's not how it works, Julian.

First, the eye does not "move away". It reflexively closes the eyelids.
Second, this reflex takes about 0.2 seconds and by then it may already be too late. That's why security-regulations exist not to look directly into a laser: By the time the eyelids close, your eye has already suffered considerable damage.

You know, Julian, maybe scientists know more about this topic than a random C-list celebrity.

How about a compromise, Julian?
Scientists stick to scientific questions.
And you stick to 1. strategically leaking documents for maximum effect to support your own political crusade, 2. bashing Hillary Clinton, 3. evading rape-charges.