DIY solar eclipse viewer ( 5 minutes- no eclipse glasses needed)

[@LadysFarm]

Wish you would have done a step by step 😢. I’m a visual learner 😂

[@ALLQUEEN51]

Same here

[@ALLQUEEN51]

I have no idea… I wish he would have done step by step showing us and we could have done it along with him… so I'm not going to see it this year. I pray on here for the next one!!! Good luck hope to see you here in 20 years❤

[@roytrost-rekich211]

Thanks for posting this video! I will use our cereal boxes in the cupboard- don't have to eat as my kids can do this for me!!!!!

[@georgeg7840]

Luckily, here in Montreal we are on the path and will see the eclipse clearly and we are expecting a sunny day.

[@WhistleThicket]

Excellent! I saw totality in 2017 and it was spectacular!!!

[@ella_cinder4361]

I better check the weather report for Victoria, BC 😮

[@zedsdead6969]

I'm in Newfoundland and right on the path to see it "best in Canada" so they are saying. Can't wait!!!!!

[@davidboyd3292]

Fu

[@iFNhU]

Mama always told me not to look into the eyes of the sun. But mama that's where the fun is.

[@carlyt091]

Thank you 😊 me and my family will definitely be making this amazing easy way to make this solar glasses🤗may you and your family enjoy this special and amazing moment much love you you all ❤

[@cyrilharris5710]

Nice guy, nice presentation thanks for sharing…. Eat an entire box of cereal was funny 😁

[@able-minded]

I did it and it works thank you

[@WhistleThicket]

Awesome! Enjoy! Eclipse starts where I’m at in 45 minutes!

[@GeistRanger]

Thanks! I forgot to get a pair of glassed and needed a way to view it!

[@LadysFarm]

I love DIY things. Idk I’m scared of the eclipse idk if I want to look up with anything 😂

[@WhistleThicket]

It’s just science!

[@privateconfidential4775]

free speech: that is such a cute horse behind you: so obedient and sweet

[@astridgalactic9336]

Yes, that is a gorgeous horse.

[@edrom18]

That's looking at the shadow of the eclipse. But thank you.

[@puddinsub]

can you use photo printing paper instead of regular printer paper inside the box?

[@WhistleThicket]

I think so, as long as it is white or even light colored.

[@puddinsub]

@@WhistleThicket Yay! I just want to test it to see if I get a better reflection with the glossy.

[@zaggirl06]

Can you use a smaller box? I have an instant oatmeal packet box.

[@WhistleThicket]

I think so, but probably have to turn the box sideways to use it.

[@Person-v4b]

Small one works the same

[@pettystazzy5668]

Can you use another material other than aluminum since I don’t have any 😩

[@MS-ld1xj]

I've heard of people using 3x5 cards or manila folders in a pinch. my understanding is it might not work quite as well, but should do the trick. Maybe try a few hole sizes on different mediums. My understanding is the thinner the material the better, but it must be opaque of course. You also want to be able to create a hole with clean edges.

[@MS-ld1xj]

P.S. you can test by looking at the sun through it before the eclipse -- you don't have to wait until the eclipse to find out what you used doesn't work well

[@pettystazzy5668]

@@MS-ld1xj thanks for the tip🙏

[@dawneandjohn]

According to what I've just learned by watching other videos and people's comments, if a small hole is poked directly into the cardboard (instead of using foil), the sun's image in the box may have fuzzy edges.(That's what I did instead of the foil) So if you don't have foil, try just poking a clean hole into the box... Or maybe use something else like black paper, dark duct tape, dark thin plastic, thin piece of metal with a hole drilled in it, etc.

[@dawneandjohn]

@@MS-ld1xj Yup... that's what I'm trying out right now. 🥰 Seems to work OK. I made sure the hole has clean edges (I'm using a reg Amazon cardboard box).

[@williewill1237]

Can I wear a welders helmet?

[@FinnoUgrichoodirony]

You can actually

[@trd830]

We've done it before and it works

[@nicolejones2407]

But you didn't have to eat the entire box.. the cereal is in a bag 😂

[@elladietzzz]

He knows that, he was just trying to be funny lol

[@jcaes2365]

I can't eat an entire box of cereal though its too much..

[@trd830]

😂 take the bag out and make sure it stays sealed

[@jadamocaby2260]

Eat all the cereal...lol😊

[@WhistleThicket]

Pick a good one!

[@dawneandjohn]

What's the purpose of the aluminum foil? Can't you just put a small hole in the cardboard instead? I see everyone using the foil, but nobody explains why to use it.🤔

[@pettystazzy5668]

It cooks the cardboard

[@MS-ld1xj]

I THINK foil works well because it's very thin, but opaque. So the thickness of the cardboard will affect the image that you see and you will have a harder time getting clean edges around the hole which will make a "fuzzy" appearance to the image that you see inside. I'm not sure about all that, just my assumptions.

[@dawneandjohn]

@@MS-ld1xj That makes sense. I did find another video (after watching yours) and a commenter said the same thing... cardboard hole could be fuzzy on the edges. I had thought it might be due to the reflective qualities of the foil, but I guess not. 😊

[@Panda_man..]

@@dawneandjohn the more you learn 🙌

[@jessicajani1226]

Wouldn't it make more sense to turn your front camera on and just watch it with your back facing it

[@WhistleThicket]

No, you wouldn’t really see the shadow, sun is too bright.

[@garlandthompson5970]

Also I heard it damaged the lense of your camera

[@MS-ld1xj]

viewing through a normal camera lense, such as a cell phone camera, is not safe either, you need something to filter the light, normal camera lenses do not do that.

[@calisaedwards3960]

So he didn't show us, he only told us how he did it. 😢

[@mommabear2183]

I agree I would've enjoyed a step by step video. Hopefully we can figure it out ❤

[@Person-v4b]

Can it be any type of box?

[@WhistleThicket]

Sure. As long as it is completely enclosed. Shoe boxes are an option!

[@dawneandjohn]

Huh??? 🤔