OT: Losing your marbles

[JRT]

That's like looking at a picture of a banana split and then saying you've experienced one.

Unlike your banana split example, the only sense you will be using to look up at the eclipse will be visual, unless your idea of experiencing a banana split is limited to merely looking at the banana split from a single viewpoint at significant distance behind glass.

You will be viewing the eclipse from single viewpoint at significant distance. A good high resolution image taken with high end telescope with suitable filters, equatorial mount and high res camera will provide more detail than you will otherwise see.

[Chris Roemer]

Heck, I'm thinkin' I'll certainly FEEL it (the lack of the sun's rays), and probably hear it too (don't birds/animals stop tweeting and/or freak out - like w/an earthquake . . . think I've read that somewhere). Even visually, It'll be nice to look around and observe any environmental interactions - I thnk.

[Pete Schumacher]

Unlike your banana split example, the only sense you will be using to look up at the eclipse will be visual, unless your idea of experiencing a banana split is limited to merely looking at the banana split from a single viewpoint at significant distance behind glass.

You will be viewing the eclipse from single viewpoint at significant distance. A good high resolution image taken with high end telescope with suitable filters, equatorial mount and high res camera will provide more detail than you will otherwise see.

Your ability to project yourself into the situation is sadly lacking. Your imagination needs a workout for sure.

I've been to the Grand Canyon and seen excellent high res pictures. There is no comparison as to which experience brings a greater satisfaction.

And who only looks at a banana split sitting in front of them and thinks they've "experienced" it??????

[Whitneyville1]

Pete, I've seen two total eclipses of the Sun here in Tulsa in my life. One lasted nearly 7 minutes. My Grandmother's chickens all went to roost!

[Pete Schumacher]

Pete, I've seen two total eclipses of the Sun here in Tulsa in my life. One lasted nearly 7 minutes. My Grandmother's chickens all went to roost!

You may be "misremembering" since there have not been any total eclipses pass over Tulsa in the last 100 years. There have been a few partial eclipses with over 50% blockage, and even those will cause animals to think it's dusk.

The next one for Tulsa is in 2045.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_solar_eclipses_visible_from_the_United_States