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I can't remember if I've seen one before in real life. I've always seemed to miss them, or just hear about them after the face. I was looking at some pics in this article, and it was really interesting to see the inventive ways people have viewed a solar eclipse. Some of these are kind of funny and ridiculous looking, but hey, I'd rather look goofy and watch a solar eclipse, than miss it because I was too cool for school. I've never heard of the welding helmet technique before, but it would make sense. I've been welding for pretty much my whole life, and if a welding mask protects your eyes from the intensity of arcs, I could see it doing the same for a solar eclipse. Another interesting photo I saw on there was someone looking at a solar eclipse through an X-Ray, which I think is pretty smart. Check out this video on the subject. Some of these ideas are both goofy and nifty at the same time, don't you think?