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Solar Eclipse 2015: Best Internet Reactions

From Bonnie Tyler to the humble kitchen colander, the underwhelming eclipse has brought out the best in online humour

This morning, the UK witnessed a partial solar eclipse and pretty much everyone lost their damn minds over it.

Alas in true British style the main event, which occurred between 9.30am and 10.40am across the country, was a complete dud thanks to cloudy skies across much of the UK obscuring any kind of glimpse of the natural phenomenon.

You couldn’t move on Twitter for reactions to the eclipse, that saw many shake their virtual fists in righteous indignation at the cheek of the clouds while those lucky enough to actually see something couldn’t stop professing their love for the humble colander.

Safety first. You must never look directly at an eclipse, as The League of Gentlemen star Reese Shearsmith found out the hard way.

We were all advised to wear special eclipse viewing glasses. Sky’s Kay Burley was RIDICULOUSLY EXCITED about the whole thing. Her words, not ours.

But we all know those glasses make you look like a loser. Does this dog look happy to you?

'We both know I'm not happy about this' [Getty]
'We both know I'm not happy about this' [Getty]


Lucky for these cool dudes, they had some welding masks lying around. Yeah, that’s so much better.

Daft Punk take a break from the studio to enjoy the solar eclipse. They were underwhelmed. [Getty]
Daft Punk take a break from the studio to enjoy the solar eclipse. They were underwhelmed. [Getty]


For those of us in London, the supposedly magical occurrence looked less like something out of a sci-fi film and a whole lot more like this:

Some ingenious Tweeters combined their love of sarcasm and emojis to create their very own eclipse.

As we all know, there is a Simpsons quote for every key moment in life. Today there were two that perfectly summed up the eclipse. First up was a nod to the late Leonard Nimoy:

But the reality was something a bit more like this:

For those of us lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the eclipse in all its glory, the simple kitchen colander became the hero of the hour as people used theirs to witness the majesty of the moment. But it did make us wonder – are we the only people in the country who don’t have a fancy metal colander?

The colander became the hero of the solar eclipse but we don't think you were supposed to wear them on your head... [Twitter]
The colander became the hero of the solar eclipse but we don't think you were supposed to wear them on your head... [Twitter]


These poor children, who had likely never seen an eclipse in their lifetime, became confused by the sudden disappearance of the sun and began praying to this strange new god.

Brands aplenty tried to hop on the eclipse bandwagon, to the surprise of no-one.

The real triumph of the day with the resurfacing of this iconic Jaffa Cake ad:

Plus, any day that you've got Bonnie Tyler's 'Total Eclipse of the Heart' stuck in your head is a good day.

Despite Professor Brian Cox and every major TV news outlet trying to convince us that this was, like, THE most important thing EVER, the majority of us were left feeling like this:

Oh well. Until 2026!

Did you catch a glimpse of the eclipse? Let us know on Twitter!

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