Epicurus0319@sopuli.xyz to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agoWhy does looking directly at the sun damage your eyes?message-squaremessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down16
arrow-up169arrow-down1message-squareWhy does looking directly at the sun damage your eyes?Epicurus0319@sopuli.xyz to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square31fedilink
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·8 months agoIt’s too bright and your lens focuses that light on your retina. Like a magnifying glass focusing the sun on a leaf and setting it on fire.
minus-squareCashewNut 🏴@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoBut my eyeball has never set on fire when I looked at the sun?
It’s too bright and your lens focuses that light on your retina. Like a magnifying glass focusing the sun on a leaf and setting it on fire.
But my eyeball has never set on fire when I looked at the sun?