Comments on: “Blinded by the Eclipse?”

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Thu, 24 Aug 2017 23:17:31 +0000

In reply to wfjag. It would seem that there is regional variation in the dare system.

By: wfjag

wfjag — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 17:21:52 +0000

“Since an honorable boy cannot refuse a double dare (have the courts taken judicial notice of this?) ”

According to In Re Ralphie, A Christmas Story (N.D. Ind. 1952), both a Double Dare and Double Dog Dare may be declined without damage to one’s reputation. The status of the simple Triple Dare is unclear. However, a Triple Dog Dare creates an unbreakable vow, which must be acted upon.

By: SmallGovtGuy

SmallGovtGuy — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 16:45:06 +0000

In reply to Bill Poser. Small correction, Bill...it would have to be a double dog dare.

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 04:34:57 +0000

As I read the article, the only cases he is expecting from eye damage due to viewing the eclipse are product liability cases arising from “fake” or improperly made eclipse viewers. The cases he is hoping for arising from eclipse-viewing on someone else’s property are standard things like slip-and-fall.

I think I can do him one better. Suppose that someone has an eclipse-viewing party and dares a guest to look at the sun without protection. The guest declines, but the host double dares him. Since an honorable boy cannot refuse a double dare (have the courts taken judicial notice of this?) the guest goes ahead and is injured.