A friend of mine said his aunt fully believed that the Rapture would occur during the eclipse today. A certain member of Congress was posting that the eclipse along with the New York earthquake are signs from God that we have to repent.
Not everyone was freaked out.
A Hispanic friend of mine laid a tortilla flat on a counter and used an avocado as the moon and took a picture that made it look like an actual eclipse unless you looked at it real good.
I saw a meme that had the Death Star blocking the sun with the caption, “That’s no moon.” That was hilarious.
Personally, I thought it was going to be darker. Lincoln saw an 80% eclipse at 1:53 this afternoon. I was at the gym, timing everything perfectly. I had exactly 23 minutes I could dedicate to cardio. I had 25 for weight lifting. I allowed for 8 minutes in the sauna and 4 in the shower. That left me 4 minutes to step outside and take in the wonder of the universe. I stepped out the door at 1:51 and thought, “I can still see everything way too easy.” There was a group of people outside the gym looking too. I joined them, put on the special glasses, and confirmed that only part of the sun was peeking out the side of the moon. But, that 20% of sun was still lighting up Lincoln like every other day. I think I must have been spoiled by the total eclipse in 2017.