I hear there is going to be a Total Eclipse of the Sun on Monday - depending on where you live. And there has been a run on glasses that you can wear to safely watch it. People are paying stupid amounts of money to purchase them because there is a shortage and time is running out.
Well, I have solved that problem by making my own Eclipse Viewing Contraption. Back when I was a child and there was another eclipse, we made these EVCs in school or at home out of empty cereal boxes. There is a video on Facebook that shows you how to make them. All you need is an empty cereal box (or Old El Paso Taco Kit box), scissors, a piece of white paper, tape and tin foil. And viola - you eyes are protected. No you won't see the actual sun and moon thing, but you will see a pretty good sequence of the eclipse at the bottom of the cereal box on the white paper. You will see the moon shape slowly cover a bright round dot at the bottom of the box. You must stand with your back to the sun which is another safety feature of my EVC.
I made one for us and one for Joanne and Mitch.
I will be outside on Monday afternoon with my Frosted Flakes EVC in one hand and a cocktail in the other waiting for the moon to come around.
Cheers to a cloud free day!!
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