Making a home-made solar eclipse filter
If you don't have the necessary sunglasses during the solar eclipse, you can make such yourself. All you need is one computer floppy disk (3½" disk). The how-to follows.
- Detach the metal or plastic part from the disk that moves and reveals the actual readable disk.
- Put a screwdriver inside the disk's joinings and bend with power.
- When the joints have been separated, take the readable disk.
- Cut the metal circle off in the middle.
- Fold the remaining disk two times - now you have a filter that is dark enough so you can look at the Sun directly without hurting your eyes.