In case you’ve somehow managed to avoid the growing hype, on August 21, a solar eclipse will pass over the United States. And to protect your eyesight when staring.

Watch Out for Counterfeit Solar Eclipse Glasses. In case you’ve somehow managed to avoid the growing hype, on August 2. United States. And to protect your eyesight when staring into the sun, you’ll need protective glasses. Naturally, though, there are already sketchy retailers out there peddling counterfit eclipse- watching gear, that might not appropriately protect your vision. A post from Quartz warned against counterfeit eclipse glasses that are being sold on Amazon by companies that don’t normally make astronomical gear. One seller, for example, also sold fidget spinners.

Of course they did.)According to NASA, you should check if your glasses fit these criteria: Have certification information with a designated ISO 1. Have the manufacturer’s name and address printed somewhere on the product. Not be used if they are older than three years, or have scratched or wrinkled lenses. Not use homemade filters or be substituted for with ordinary sunglasses — not even very dark ones — because they are not safe for looking directly at the Sun. The American Astronomical Society has approved these five brands for buying eclipse glasses: American Paper Optics, Baader Planetarium (Astro. Solar Silver/Gold film only), Rainbow Symphony, Thousand Oaks Optical, and TSE 1.

However, many counterfeit companies also use the names of the approved companies on their glasses. NASA and the American Astronomical Society will approve more brands in an upcoming post, and retail stores like Walmart will likely soon begin selling approved eclipse- viewing glasses. These counterfeits aren’t necessarily dangerous to use, but there just isn’t a guarantee that they’ll protect your eyes. Solar- eclipse fever means counterfeit glasses are flooding Amazon’s market Quartz.

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SERVES 6. 1 stem ginger ball (this comes in syrup and can be found in the baking section of the supermarket). If you are using shop- bought meringues then carry straight on with the recipe.

If you are going to make the meringues from scratch then see you. Finely chop the stem ginger ball and then split open the vanilla pod and remove the seeds. Set both aside. Pour the cream into a large bowl and sift in the icing sugar.

Whip it up until it just begins to go thick. A hand- held or freestanding electric whisk or a food mixer makes light work of this, but you can do it with a hand whisk and plenty of elbow grease. Gently stir the ginger and vanilla seeds (or extract, if using) through with as few stirs as possible. Arrange six of the meringues on a large serving platter or cake stand and, using half the cream, put a blob on each one. Arrange the blackberries on the cream, and then use the rest of the cream up on top. Sit the remaining meringues on top, pretty side up.

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