Watching a solar eclipse directly is a painful experience. Also, it can cause a permanent damage to your eyes. Russians came up with ingenious ideas to “safely” watch solar eclipse 2015.

A Welding Helmet Image by mary_poppins88/Instagram

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Smoked glass (actually not a good idea, because you can get a higher dose of UV radiation in the eye) Image via meds_for_marmot2/Instagram

CD or DVD Disk Image by pineapple_tya/Instagram

Or even a floppy disk. Image by rybbakes/instagram

A typical household colander Image via stolica.onego.ru

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An X-ray image Image by elenavolkova08/Instagram

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Photographic film Image by lemmarina/Instagram

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Food. Image by zlopupyr/Instagram

A bag. Image by nstormzol/instagram

Apparently, you can use a balloon. Image via d3.ru