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Focused sunlight is very strong, and can set fire to paper, as well as destroying your vision if you were so foolish as to look at the sun through a convex lens. Even without the use of a lens, it is not safe to look directly at the sun.

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Focused sunlight is very strong, and can set fire to paper, as well as destroying your vision if you were so foolish as to look at the sun through a convex lens. Even without the use of a lens, it is not safe to look directly at the sun.


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