Regarding the relative safety of Solar eclipses,
" it's like I told my young son, keep doing that and you'll go blind. He said , Dah, I'm over here."
*Du-dumchick***.
Try the meatloaf. I'll be here all the week. Come back with your friends.
But seriously, you have to take a few reasonable precautions. I've seen at least 5 without dammage. I also don't know any cautious observer who has damaged their eyes. Real inccidents and urban legends aside. There are folks who should be protected from viewing them; but most will have an experience that their will cherish.