⚫🌞August 21st is the Great American Eclipse, the first Total Solar Eclipse to touch the US mainland since 1979 and the first since the creation of Reddit. We need your help to gather footage of how buildings react to the eclipse, for science! 🌞⚫ Learn how you can help in the comments

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savvyfuck on August 19th, 2017 at 00:25 UTC »

Hey r/evilbuildings!

First off, thanks to r/NatureisFuckingLit for coming up with this idea

This is only a slight riff on that post. I truly just want to spread the word about this awesome spectacle. Many people I mention it to are still clueless it's about to happen.

August 21st is the day of the Great American Eclipse.

A total eclipse that passes from coast to coast of the US, and only the US. This is the first time a total eclipse has touched the mainland US since 1979, 38 years ago.

If you are in a state that lies on the path of totality (the only place you can see the total eclipse) make sure you have proper eclipse glasses and a spot that will have clear weather.

You can find out when the eclipse occurs near you here: https://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2017-august-21

If you are anywhere else in the US, you will still be able to see a partial eclipse. It's nowhere near as amazing as the total eclipse, but may still cause animals near you to act strange.

Scientists have an understandably difficult time collecting data about how animals react to eclipses, as they are so rare and even more rare to coincide with the habitat of a certain animal.

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To help collect data and observations on this, /r/evilbuildings will only allow eclipse related posts on August 21st.

PM_ME_FAT_BELLIES on August 19th, 2017 at 01:06 UTC »

There is another eclipse coming in 2024!

TheLightningbolt on August 19th, 2017 at 02:24 UTC »

Too bad most stores are sold out of eclipse glasses and people on Amazon are ripping people off for the remaining ones. The glasses there are very expensive and only come in packs of multiple glasses. I only want one fucking pair!