Halloween 2024--but where is Brick?

No one knew who the mysterious, red visitor was that stopped at the neighborhood’s collective doors that night, accompanied with a treat bag. He looked familiar, but the name tag revealed nothing. 

Not Guy Fawkes

Solar Eclipse, April 8, 2024

Don't let the sun go down on me.

 

Brick didn't want to miss the solar eclipse that was happening this year, so he went down close to Carbondale, Illinois, to catch a glimpse of this rare phenomenon. He was so keen on getting the best angle for totality--he couldn't find his special glasses! Oh, Brick! 

There he was on someone's deck, various inappropriate glasses strewn around, unable to see the eclipse without damaging his eyes.  He quickly accessed a search engine for alternate filters and came upon a video about using floppy disks to view an eclipse. Surely a guy on YouTube with a tutorial from 2017 would have the applicable info! 

Unfortunately, Brick was in a hurry and didn't exactly follow instructions.

Four minutes of free access!

Brick didn't see a thing, but his efforts worked--he did not damage his eyes.