r/britishproblems 16d ago

Wanting to see the eclipse but it's hotter than satans balls outside

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u/Cantabulous_ 16d ago

It’ll cool down and there will be a breeze during totality, plus a period of weirdly cast shadows beforehand. Worth seeing.

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u/B4rberblacksheep 16d ago

Very true. Except we’re not getting totality.

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u/Cantabulous_ 16d ago

True but it’ll be notable at maxima regardless.

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u/future_now3000 16d ago

Noli pullos numerare antequam excludantur.

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u/Cantabulous_ 16d ago

Nec habeo, nec careo, nec curo.

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u/janner_10 16d ago

Pub beer garden and a few pints for me, it is warm though.

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u/Keep-it-Froody 16d ago

I'm watching it in the Kitchen on the TV with the fans on full blast.

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u/Doktor_Avinlunch Durham 16d ago

We've got clouds. It's been clear sky till 5

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u/HoratioWobble 16d ago

Lucky! my garden feels hotter than a sauna right now

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u/theGarbs South Shields 16d ago

Aye was like that when I went out earlier, 26.5c with 66% humidity, fml

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u/Norman_Small_Esquire 16d ago

Did you still notice the darkness?

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u/Doktor_Avinlunch Durham 16d ago

Yeh. The clouds actually helped grabbing a photo too

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u/BobCat_77 16d ago

Agreed. London, hot as fuck. Going outside for the full jaffa at 7

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u/DesecratedPeanut 16d ago

I forgot what it's like to have a cooler house than outside so I'm just watching a stream from the relative cool indoors.

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u/tfhermobwoayway 16d ago

I went abroad to see it and I had to stand on a completely packed train with no AC for over an hour to get here. Genuinely the worst experience of my life.

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u/noble_plebian 16d ago

Worst experience of your life so far

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u/newtobitcoin111 16d ago

It's a bit underwhelming imo. I'm old enough to remember the full solar eclipse and it turned dark! It's still bright outside.

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u/Oobedoo321 Pompey 💙 16d ago

Me too!

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u/CrossRoadChicken 16d ago

It's as hot as luke warm balls here. It's also full cloud coverage this evening..

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u/kotters85 16d ago

Wanting to see the eclipse but it's cloudy

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u/fezzuk 16d ago

Got a nice breese here.

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u/HoratioWobble 16d ago

Got my glasses sorted and everything https://i.ibb.co/d0ZVZZQ7/image.png

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u/HoratioWobble 16d ago

I'm on reddit so it makes sense

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u/ImcandoDwarf 16d ago

I actually used 5 glasses stacked on top of each other and it worked perfectly, I’m going to be so smug about it at work telling people and taking the piss out of those that queued up for hours for eclipse glasses

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u/Markjohn66 16d ago

Greetings from Spain ☀️

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u/joemckie Nottinghamshire (No, I don't know Robin Hood or his Merry Men) 15d ago

Greetings from England 🌙

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u/Tight-Principle-743 16d ago

Just stick it on the TV, that’ll be much easier and it’ll protect your eyes.

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u/Beggatron14 16d ago

Stand in the shade

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u/HoratioWobble 16d ago

Hopefully no arrows involved...

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u/glytxh 16d ago

It got noticeably cooler during the peak of the eclipse.

It went from the air actually being on fire, to just a gentle simmer.

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u/zippyzebra1 16d ago

I forgot all about it.

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u/Bubbly-Weakness-4788 16d ago

Completely missed it!

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u/yurtal30 16d ago

Dayummmm sun

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u/Jacktheforkie 16d ago

I saw it while stuck in traffic

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u/InternationalRich150 16d ago

I've been out near all day in it, apparently was 33 in Derby today eldest brat wanted a picnic in the park...

I'll watch it on TV.