> When there's an eclipse, and you'r elooking through dark sunglasses,
> floppies, DVDs, welding masks, etc, the lower level of ambient light and
> the apparent darkness of the sun through the aforementioned spectacles
> will not be enough to tell your brain to take evasive manoeuvres, so you
> actually will burn your eyes with more UV rays than you would if you
> were driving west at dusk, or skiing on a glacier in the Alps.

Presumably a decent pair of dark sunglasses will have the required UV 
protection?

Also, it seems relatively comfortable to look "near" the sun compared to 
directly at it, but wouldn't both situations result in your eyes getting 
burnt just as much?

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