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...
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...
Ways of viewing the solar eclipse
Solar Eclipse in Turkey's Usak(01 of24)
USAK, TURKEY - MARCH 20: A student of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School uses a x-ray photograph to catch a glimpse of a solar eclipse in Usak, western of Turkey on March 20, 2015. (Photo by Soner Kilinc/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Rare Partial Solar Eclipse Is Viewed Around The UK(02 of24)
PENZANCE, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 20: Two men use welding masks to view the moon crossing the sun causing a partial eclipse at St Michael's Mount on March 20, 2015 near Penzance, England. People in the United Kingdom experienced a partial solar eclipse as the moon covered between 85-98 per cent of the sun. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images) (credit:Peter Macdiarmid via Getty Images)
Solar Eclipse(03 of24)
A woman views the solar eclipse of from Carlton Hill in Edinburgh, as a near-total eclipse of the sun is set to thrill or disappoint millions today, depending on luck and the fickle British weather. (credit:Danny Lawson/PA Wire)
KOSOVO-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(04 of24)
ALTERNATIVE CROPA man uses a dental X-ray to watch a partial solar eclipse in Pristina on March 20, 2015. AFP PHOTO / ARMEND NIMANI (Photo credit should read ARMEND NIMANI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ARMEND NIMANI via Getty Images)
GERMANY-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(05 of24)
A boy has taped a special filter over his eye to watch a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Kassel, central Germany. A partial eclipse of varying degrees was visible, depending on weather conditions, across most of Europe, northern Africa, northwest Asia and the Middle East, before finishing its show close to the North Pole. AFP PHOTO / DPA / UWE ZUCCHI +++ GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read UWE ZUCCHI/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:UWE ZUCCHI via Getty Images)
Solar Eclipse in Turkey's Usak(06 of24)
USAK, TURKEY - MARCH 20: A student of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School uses a welding goggles to catch a glimpse of a solar eclipse in Usak, western of Turkey on March 20, 2015. (Photo by Soner Kilinc/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Serbia Europe Solar Eclipse(07 of24)
People use exposed X-ray films to observe a partial solar eclipse in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, March 20, 2015. Astronomy lovers and sky gazers in Serbia were treated to a clear blue sky as they observed a partial solar eclipse in Belgrade on Friday. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
APTOPIX Serbia Europe Solar Eclipse(08 of24)
A man uses a piece of tinted glass to observe a solar eclipse in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, March 20, 2015. Astronomy lovers and sky gazers in Serbia were treated to a clear blue sky as they observed a solar eclipse in Belgrade on Friday. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Bosnia Europe Solar Eclipse(09 of24)
A solar eclipse is seen through a dark glass plate in Sarajevo, Bosnia, on Friday, March 20, 2015. Solar eclipse is darkening parts of Europe on Friday in a rare solar event that won't be repeated for more than a decade.(AP Photo/Amel Emric) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Ukraine Europe Solar Eclipse(10 of24)
A woman use a welders mask to watch the solar eclipse in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, March 20, 2015. An eclipse is darkening parts of Europe on Friday in a rare solar event that won't be repeated for more than a decade. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
SPAIN-ASTRONOMY-SOLAR-MOON-ECLIPSE(11 of24)
A man holds up a paper with the shadow of the a slotted spoon cast on it as the moon passes infront of the Earth's star marking a total eclipse, the only one this year, in Vigo, northwestern Spain on March 20, 2015. The Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, located 1,300 kilometres (800 miles) from the North Pole, is along with the Faroe Islands the only place the total eclipse will be visible, assuring three minutes of total darkness when the moon totally blocks the sun. AFP PHOTO/ MIGUEL RIOPA (Photo credit should read MIGUEL RIOPA/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MIGUEL RIOPA via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(12 of24)
A boy uses a telescope to try to see the solar eclipse despite a cloudy sky on March 20, 2015 at Meudon observatory in Meudon, near Paris. All eyes were turned to the heavens early Friday for a solar eclipse offering spectacular views from selected airplane seats, European countries with clear skies and a remote Arctic archipelago. AFP PHOTO / DOMINIQUE FAGET (Photo credit should read DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:DOMINIQUE FAGET via Getty Images)
Solar Eclipse in Moscow(13 of24)
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - MARCH 20: A woman uses a black CD to catch a glimpse of a solar eclipse at Red Square in Moscow, Russia on March 20, 2015. (Photo by Sefa Karacan/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Solar Eclipse in Turkey's Usak(14 of24)
USAK, TURKEY - MARCH 20: A student of Fatih Sultan Mehmet Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School uses a x-ray photograph to catch a glimpse of a solar eclipse in Usak, western of Turkey on March 20, 2015. (Photo by Soner Kilinc/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Partial Solar Eclipse Over Central Europe(15 of24)
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - MARCH 20: Cablecar workers on Zugspitze mountain use a welding mask to look into the sky at a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Over Central Europe the moon was scheduled to cover approximately 75% of the sun for a short period starting at approximately 9:30am. The next solar eclipse will not occur until 2021. (Photo by Philipp Guelland/Getty Images) (credit:Philipp Guelland via Getty Images)
FRANCE-SCIENCE-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(16 of24)
A woman uses protective glasses to watch a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 over Strasbourg, eastern France. A partial eclipse of varying degrees is visible, depending on weather conditions, across most of Europe, northern Africa, northwest Asia and the Middle East, before finishing its show close to the North Pole. AFP PHOTO / FREDERICK FLORIN (Photo credit should read FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FREDERICK FLORIN via Getty Images)
GERMANY-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(17 of24)
A man watches a partial solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in front of a planetarium in Berlin. A partial eclipse of varying degrees was visible, depending on weather conditions, across most of Europe, northern Africa, northwest Asia and the Middle East, before finishing its show close to the North Pole. AFP PHOTO / DPA / KAY NIETFELD +++ GERMANY OUT (Photo credit should read KAY NIETFELD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:KAY NIETFELD via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ASTRONOMY-ECLIPSE(18 of24)
People use protective glasses to watch a solar eclipse on March 20, 2015 in Nice, southeastern France. All eyes were turned to the heavens early for a solar eclipse offering spectacular views from selected airplane seats, European countries with clear skies and a remote Arctic archipelago. AFP PHOTO / VALERY HACHE (Photo credit should read VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:VALERY HACHE via Getty Images)
Solar eclipse - Berlin(19 of24)
Armchair astronomers look at the solar eclipse at the planetarium inBerlin,Germany, 20 March 2015. Photo:KAYNIETFELD/dpa (credit:Kay Nietfeld/DPA)
Solar eclipse - Berlin(20 of24)
A man looks at the solar eclipse through handmade protective glasses at the planetarium inBerlin,Germany, 20 March 2015. Photo:KAYNIETFELD/dpa (credit:Kay Nietfeld/DPA)
Solar Eclipse(21 of24)
A member of the public uses a welding mask to watch a partial eclipse of the sun, at Stonehenge in Wiltshire. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)
Serbia Europe Solar Eclipse(22 of24)
A man uses a welding mask to observe a solar eclipse in Belgrade, Serbia, Friday, March 20, 2015. Astronomy lovers and sky gazers in Serbia were treated to a clear blue sky as they observed a solar eclipse in Belgrade on Friday. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic) (credit:Marko Drobnjakovic/AP)
Germany Europe Solar Eclipse(23 of24)
A man uses self build protective shield as he watches a solar eclipse in Berlin, Friday, March 20, 2015. An eclipse is darkening parts of Europe on Friday in a rare solar event that won't be repeated for more than a decade. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) (credit:Markus Schreiber/AP)
Solar Eclipse(24 of24)
A member of the public takes a picture on her iPad as she wears a welding mask to watch a partial eclipse of the sun, at Stonehenge in Wiltshire. (credit:Andrew Matthews/PA Wire)
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