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Rapper Says That He Won’t Go Blind By Looking Directly At Solar Eclipse, Regrets It Immediately
Never look directly into the sun. It’s just one of those things that everybody knows. Or that’s what we thought at least. But it turns out that some people recently viewed the solar eclipse without protective eye-wear, and one of those people was rapper Joey Bada$$.
“Am I crazy for watching the eclipse today w no glasses?” he tweeted recently. “This ain’t the first solar eclipse and I’m pretty sure our ancestors ain’t have no fancy eye-wear. Also pretty sure they ain’t all go blind.”
Nobody knows what happened to our ancestors, but the internet has a pretty good idea about what happened to Joey Bada$$, because shortly after his incredibly “bright” idea, he unexpectedly cancelled three shows in Cleveland, Chicago and Toronto. Coincidence? We’ll let you be the judge of that one. Scroll down to see how people responded to his bizarre act of bravado. Oh, and if you didn’t know already, staring directly into the sun is a really bad idea. Got that? Great.
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Everyone was excited to watch the recent solar eclipse, including rapper Joey Bada$$
But a tweet he wrote revealed some alarming info on how he intended to watch it
He revealed the “logic” behind his decision, but people weren’t convinced
They tried to warn him, but Joey Bada$$ didn’t listen
Just one day later he unexpectedly announced that he was pulling out of three upcoming shows
Coincidence? These people didn’t think so
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Hic Sunt Beones 7 years ago
Let's just say the sun eclipsed the "bad" out of his nickname.
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Stille20 7 years ago
I work with animals and someone asked me how we prevent them from looking at the sun. Answer: They don't... basically it is just humans that are foolish enough to stare into the sun.
Hisseefit 7 years ago
Animals are a lot smarter than we give them credit for.
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Rebekah 7 years ago
"... ain't have no fancy eyewear... ain't all go blind...." This, THIS is what makes my eyes melt. Ain't have no.. sweet baby Jesus, have mercy.
Hugo Raible 7 years ago
Please, where does it say that he cancels the shows because of eye problems?
Donald Blanton 7 years ago
The article doesn't state a reason he cancelled, they were asking if it was a coincidence or if it's because he looked at an eclipse with no eye protection.
Load More Replies... Jonathan Reyes 7 years ago
Cultures of the past do interpret an eclipse as a bad omen, so I guess a few just dared to look and most avoided gazing at it. I wonder who convinced Joey otherwise?
Cassiel Magem 7 years ago
Some solar eclipses can make the light of the sun go almost completely for a few seconds. It's scary you know.
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Mistrz Varflock 7 years ago
People warned him but he was too Bada$$ to listen. Or for his own good... If someone's silly enough to hurt himself in such a dumb way, I guess he simply deserves it.
Googly Eyes 7 years ago
Look I have heard for some people looking at the sun doesn't hurt their eyes but even though doing this action doesn't cause pain to your body it can STILL damage your eyes if you stare at the sun for awhile. If a poisonous snake were to bite you and the bite does not cause you a lot of pain you wouldn't just mess with it again letting it bite you even more.
endelbendel 7 years ago
Stupid and self destructive. And just for publicity. He ought to lose his public for this bad modeling.
AveValencia 7 years ago
My uncle looked at an eclipse like 60 yrs ago, he was told as a child he could look thru a bottle. he can still see but not well and his first 4 kids needed eye surgery. They were born cross eyed.
Edwin Lesperance 7 years ago
Well, Trump did it without glasses on.... (Of course, we already know he's politically blind, so who cares?)
Yugan Talovich 7 years ago
No fancy eyewear? Ancient Chinese viewed the sun through dark quartz or thin slices of jade. They weren't stupid.... or rappers.
Miriam Escudero 7 years ago
I did it too, trust me he will be fine, i used the glasses, and no glasses.
Hic Sunt Beones 7 years ago
Let's just say the sun eclipsed the "bad" out of his nickname.
Load More Replies... Stille20 7 years ago
I work with animals and someone asked me how we prevent them from looking at the sun. Answer: They don't... basically it is just humans that are foolish enough to stare into the sun.
Hisseefit 7 years ago
Animals are a lot smarter than we give them credit for.
Load More Replies... Rebekah 7 years ago
"... ain't have no fancy eyewear... ain't all go blind...." This, THIS is what makes my eyes melt. Ain't have no.. sweet baby Jesus, have mercy.
Hugo Raible 7 years ago
Please, where does it say that he cancels the shows because of eye problems?
Donald Blanton 7 years ago
The article doesn't state a reason he cancelled, they were asking if it was a coincidence or if it's because he looked at an eclipse with no eye protection.
Load More Replies... Jonathan Reyes 7 years ago
Cultures of the past do interpret an eclipse as a bad omen, so I guess a few just dared to look and most avoided gazing at it. I wonder who convinced Joey otherwise?
Cassiel Magem 7 years ago
Some solar eclipses can make the light of the sun go almost completely for a few seconds. It's scary you know.
Load More Replies... Mistrz Varflock 7 years ago
People warned him but he was too Bada$$ to listen. Or for his own good... If someone's silly enough to hurt himself in such a dumb way, I guess he simply deserves it.
Googly Eyes 7 years ago
Look I have heard for some people looking at the sun doesn't hurt their eyes but even though doing this action doesn't cause pain to your body it can STILL damage your eyes if you stare at the sun for awhile. If a poisonous snake were to bite you and the bite does not cause you a lot of pain you wouldn't just mess with it again letting it bite you even more.
endelbendel 7 years ago
Stupid and self destructive. And just for publicity. He ought to lose his public for this bad modeling.
AveValencia 7 years ago
My uncle looked at an eclipse like 60 yrs ago, he was told as a child he could look thru a bottle. he can still see but not well and his first 4 kids needed eye surgery. They were born cross eyed.
Edwin Lesperance 7 years ago
Well, Trump did it without glasses on.... (Of course, we already know he's politically blind, so who cares?)
Yugan Talovich 7 years ago
No fancy eyewear? Ancient Chinese viewed the sun through dark quartz or thin slices of jade. They weren't stupid.... or rappers.
Miriam Escudero 7 years ago
I did it too, trust me he will be fine, i used the glasses, and no glasses.
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