North America witnessed a total solar eclipse earlier today. Millions gathered to get a glimpse and social media was flooded with images of the celestial event. However, a few hours after the eclipse, “my eyes hurt” searches saw a massive spite on Google. According to a report by 9to5Google, search trends shows that most of the trending topics were related to the solar eclipse. For instance, the top trending topic of the day was “can you take a picture of the eclipse”.
The other topic which saw a spike in searches was “my eyes hurt”. According to the report the surge in the topic search happened around 2.30-3pm (ET). This was around the same time when the solar eclipse passed over many parts of the United States. Although in the next 90 minutes, the searches for ‘my eyes hurt’ started to drop but remained high than any other time in the recent past.
The top five states where the ‘my eyes hurt’ was searched the most were New Hampshire, West Virginia, Arkansas, Indiana, and Rhode Island. Two of these states were not in the path of totality.
The surge in "my eyes hurt" searches after the solar eclipse doesn’t come as a surprise. While it's safe to view a total eclipse within the path of totality (with proper eye protection), looking at the sun anytime else is risky. Even 95% covered, the sun's rays can cause serious eye damage without special glasses. There have been reports about fake glasses meant for eclipses selling online in the US as well.
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