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Rapper who stared defiantly at eclipse suffers eye damage
Here’s a tip for free: Don’t stare at a solar eclipse without protective eyewear.
Case in point: Rapper Joey Bada$$.
The 22-year-old decided to forgo all scientifically sound advice and chose not to wear special glasses during Monday’s coast-to-coast total eclipse across the United States.
Instead, he defiantly turned his naked eye to the sun and stared.
After it was over the rapper took to Twitter to share his experience with fans.
Am I crazy for watching the eclipse today w no glasses? I've sungazed before and afterwards saw colors for a whole day. I didn't die tho
— BADMON (@joeyBADASS) August 21, 2017
But he wasn’t worried and later wrote:
This ain't the first solar eclipse and I'm pretty sure our ancestors ain't have no fancy eyewear. Also pretty sure they ain't all go blind.
— BADMON (@joeyBADASS) August 21, 2017
Curiously, a few hours later, the rapper announced he would be canlling a number of shows due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, my Cleveland, Chicago & Toronto shows on the #EverybodyTour are cancelled.
— BADMON (@joeyBADASS) August 22, 2017
Fans were pretty quick to pick up on just what those ‘curcumstances’ could be.
you looked at the eclipse and can't see now huh
— Emmanuel Ruiz (@emanruiz12) August 22, 2017
You tell, em, Joey. Look right at that sun. You'll be fine.
— Nathan Fairbairn (@nathanfairbairn) August 21, 2017
— Mac Faulkner (@macfaulkner) August 23, 2017
Accoring to lthe online science magazine LiveScience staring at a solar eclipse can damage the retina. The publication says the damage is "often painless" so most people don't realise just how bad the outcome could be.
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