•Longest possible total eclipse is only 7.5 minutes.
Average is only 2-3 minutes.
•Shadow sweeps across Earth @ 1000 mph!
–(Compare with scene in The Mummy Returns!)
•Birds will go to roost in a total eclipse. The temperature noticeably drops.
•Totally predictable (even in ancient times, e.g., the Saros Cycle, eclipse pattern repeats every 6585.3 days or 18 years, 11 1/3 days).
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