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ConfusedTorchic posted...

then don't look at it

if they can avoid looking at the sun itself in general, they can avoid looking at the sun hiding behind something

Usually, when people avoid looking at the sun, it's because it's uncomfortably bright and they feel compelled to look away/shield their eyes somehow. When the sun's partially eclipsed, though, it's not bright enough to trigger that reflex (but still bright enough to cause damage), so looking away/shielding eyes has to be a conscious decision.

Of course, it's not particularly hard to make that conscious decision, even if you're in the middle of something else.