This Wednesday's solar eclipse (12) not only moved observatories, photographers and millions of people who followed the phenomenon. On social media, the Moon's passage in front of the Sun quickly became raw material for memes, montages and humorous videos.
Solar eclipse becomes a meme and makes jokes on social media; look
This Wednesday's solar eclipse (12) not only moved observatories, photographers and millions of people who followed the phenomenon. On social media, the Moon's passage in front of the Sun quickly became raw material for memes, montages and...
During the weeks leading up to the phenomenon, experts reinforced that looking directly at the Sun without adequate protection could cause damage to your vision. The insistence on the warning ended up inspiring a series of jokes.
- Some publications imagined exaggerated ways to prevent someone from looking at the sky without the appropriate glasses, while others joked about the possible consequences of ignoring the...
- Eclipse gains references from films, series and games Well-known characters from pop culture also joined in the fun.
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One of the topics most explored by internet users was precisely the safety recommendations for observing the eclipse. During the weeks leading up to the phenomenon, experts reinforced that looking directly at the Sun without adequate protection could cause damage to your vision.
The insistence on the warning ended up inspiring a series of jokes. Some publications imagined exaggerated ways to prevent someone from looking at the sky without the appropriate glasses, while others joked about the possible consequences of ignoring the recommendation.
Eclipse gains references from films, series and games
Well-known characters from pop culture also joined in the fun. One of the montages used Ulysses tied to the mast of his boat, in "The Odyssey", as a representation of someone trying to resist the urge to look directly at the eclipse.
Aunt May, a character from the Spider-Man universe, appeared in another publication that took advantage of the phenomenon to create a comical situation.
Even the official "Pokémon" account in the United Kingdom participated. The publication placed copies of the games "Pokémon Sun" and "Pokémon Moon", released for Nintendo consoles, side by side, forming its own version of an eclipse.
Artificial intelligence also enters memes
Artificial intelligence tools were another resource used to play with the event. Videos and images transformed the eclipse into unexpected scenes, some with the appearance of supernatural events.
Between references to films, video games and absurd situations created especially for the occasion, the eclipse showed once again how great events quickly gain a second life on social media.
Check out some of the funniest memes and posts that circulated during the solar eclipse.
Without further ado, below you can find some of the funniest publications we found about the solar eclipse.
Total eclipse turns day into night in Europe; see photos of the phenomenon
Images recorded this Wednesday (12) show the moment when the Moon covered the Sun and darkened parts of Europe. Spain and Iceland were among the main observation points, while the phenomenon could not be seen from Brazil