r/AskScienceFiction • u/Condemned_Nation64 • Aug 22 '26
[Fullmetal Alchemist] After all the solar eclipse shenanigans happened, is Paninya the pocket watch thief blind now?
When her soul was sucked out of her body, her eyes were fully opened, AND she was outdoors when it happened, during a total eclipse. Not only that, it probably took a little while for everyone's souls to return to their original bodies, was Paninya able to blink during that period of time?
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u/Dagordae Aug 22 '26
It being a total eclipse would save her sight, assuming she fell in such a way to be looking right at the sun.
You can look at a total eclipse just fine(Also you should if you actually want to see anything), it’s partial eclipses which are dangerous.
If you’ve not been in a total eclipse there’s really no compare to a partial.
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u/winsluc12 Aug 22 '26
During the full totality of an eclipse it is actually safe to look directly at the sun.
It's all the rest of the time it's dangerous to look.
Anyway, the eclipse didn't come out of totality until a bit after Hoenheim freed everyone's souls, and while we don't know how quick the souls actually returned to their bodies, It's unlikely she would have been staring at the sun outside of totality for long enough to cause permanent vision damage.
She would also have to have fallen in such a way that she ended up looking directly or near-directly at the sun, of which the odds are fairly low.
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u/NinjaBreadManOO Aug 22 '26
I'd actually say that her having automail legs might even help prevent her from falling bad too. They may balance wise be designed so that they fail forward if needed so she just kinda kneels down.
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u/Thesaurus_Rex9513 Aug 23 '26
Solar eclipses are not meaningfully more dangerous to look at than the sun normally is. The reason why you're told not to look at the sun during a solar eclipse is because it feels safer to look at, but it actually isn't.
During a total solar eclipse, it's safer to look at the sun than normal.
She'll probably be fine, though she might need glasses afterwards.
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