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Is it really worth your eyes and the extra money to take a risk on the glasses that you're still not giving up on them and planning on researching them? Why not

• syshum 9y ago
  At this stage of game they will be hard to get, many of the "legit" suppliers have 100+ minimum orders right now. The Eclipse is 1 week away after all
  • ghaff 9y ago
    As far as I can tell, they're basically not available at this point, even in areas far from the path of totality.
• ant6n 9y ago
  Where would you suggest one could get one?
  • randallsquared 9y ago
    Here in South Carolina Lowe's still has them in stock in the local stores, though only as part of some "Eclipse Kit".
  • thebigspacefuck 9y ago
    I got binoculars, sunglasses, and a camera filter at Best Buy. I had to have them ship the camera filter but it arrived much earlier than they said.
  • SAI_Peregrinus 9y ago
    See if any local welding supply stores have #14 or higher glass (or helmets) in stock. Some auto-shades can go that high, but many cap out at #13, and they're generally going to be >$300 for the ones that can darken to $14 or higher. If you end up using an auto-shade helmet you'll have to set the sensitivity and delay to their maximum values. Don't buy an auto-shade helmet that doesn't have these controls. It's also possible to stack a #10 welders glass plate inside an auto-shade helmet and tune the shade value to get to #14 if the auto-shade can't get that dark on its own. It should be impossible to see anything but the sun through the helmet + glass combination.
• breakyerself 9y ago
  The default for me is definitely not to use them, but if there is info that will vindicate the glasses I'd like to find it.