Solar Eclipse 2015 Sees The Humble Colander Come Into Its Own

The True Hero Of The Solar Eclipse Was The Humble Colander

The colander - humble, intentionally leaky kitchen appliance and strainer of foodstuffs.

But today - 20 March 2015 - the colander came into it's own.

Today, thousands of people took their colanders and used them for a purpose it's (unknown) inventor could never have anticipated.

To look at the sun.

What a sight to be sure.

Other mundane objects like this tray desperately tried to get in on the act.

Even biscuits.

Hundreds projected the hypnotic pattern onto a sheet of paper.

Seriously, it was riveting...

Colander update. #Eclipse2015

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Even Vanessa Feltz got in on the act.

Some people didn't quite get it right though...

And others were thwarted...

Oh dear.

But others let nothing stand in their way.

Some colanders went beyond the call of duty, even on a day when so much was already expected.

But generally, confusion reigned...

And to end, check out these two cuties...

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