Eclipse Tweets Are ‘Making Me Wish I Were Blind’: Twitter Reacts (Poorly) to #SolarEclipse2017

The moon eclipsing the sun may be a rare event, but Twitter users firing off bad takes and desperately vying for likes and retweets is not.

As is expected with all nationwide events, the worst of the worst rose to the surface of the internet to throw their two cents into the discussion. Astronomy nerds, try-hard comics, and forced political jokes are some of the highlights of bad eclipse-Twitter displayed below:

The divided United States of America will unite today, sharing a cosmic event predicted by the methods and tools of science. pic.twitter.com/Q3lNrDLABA

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) August 21, 2017

Why do Republicans doubt scientists when they predict climate change but believe them when they predict the #Eclipse?

— Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún (@kolatubosun) August 21, 2017

Got probably a dumb question, but can I throw the camera at the eclipse or will I break ANOTHER camera? LOL

— Charles Trippy (@CharlesTrippy) August 21, 2017

If you masturbate during an eclipse, your junk becomes a wizard for the rest of the day.

— Ian Fortey (@IanFortey) August 21, 2017

“Liberal Hippies are telling me not to look directly at the Solar Eclipse today. Fake News! Trump will protect me.” #SolarEclipse2017

— David Leavitt (@David_Leavitt) August 21, 2017

Eclipse Glasses for sell for da low, serious inquires only. pic.twitter.com/BlneJgKplE

— Disco Ric (@RicWilson) August 21, 2017

Looking directly at the eclipse is the new cutting.

— Eden Dranger (@Eden_Eats) August 21, 2017

Seeing all your eclipse tweets is making me wish I were blind.

— Mary Cella (@mary_cella) August 21, 2017

You can watch eclipse live stream, courtesy of NASA, here.

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