Now, *this* is the way to stare at the sun (photo)

South Korean primary school students wearing masks with solar viewers watch Venus passing between the Sun and the Earth at the Gwacheon National Science Museum in Gwacheon, south of Seoul, June 6, 2012. One of the rarest astronomical events occurred on Wednesday when Venus passed directly between the sun and Earth, a transit that won't occur again until 2117. (REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji)

Boing Boing editor/partner and tech culture journalist Xeni Jardin hosts and produces Boing Boing's in-flight TV channel on Virgin America airlines (#10 on the dial), and writes about living with breast cancer. Diagnosed in 2011. @xeni on Twitter. email: xeni@boingboing.net.

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Lol, I hope they save these for their grandkids.
bcsizemo

“Hello children, I want to play a game.”
BombBlastLightingWaltz

Use/buy a welding helmet with #9 shield len’s, look at the sun all you want.

Cost = 30 dollars for basic flip lid helmet. No need for 400 dollar auto sensor helmets.
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“Fuckin’ transit of Venus: how does it work?”