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But the rest of America, weather permitting, will have a chance to view a partial eclipse with proper eclipse glasses or an eclipse viewer, such as a pinhole projector or even a kitchen colander.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
Another way to mimic this effect is by using a kitchen colander.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Then, choose one of these options for preparing your crab:
Steaming: Steam them in a basket or colander over boiling water for 6-10 minutes, until the meat smells fragrant and has heated through.
—Coastal Living, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024
With your back to the sun, hold the colander over your shoulder, and the sun’s crescent shape will be projected through the holes.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
The same instructions apply, stand with your back toward the sun, and hold up the colander to the sheet of paper to see the eclipse.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Holding up a colander can also project the partial eclipse onto the ground, as can looking at sunlight dappling through a tree’s leaves, or through your fingers aligned perpendicularly.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Drain and leave the potatoes to steam dry in a colander.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2024
Two Madam Blå colanders, also, and a pair of hospital crutches.
—Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 8 Apr. 2024
Another way to mimic this effect is by using a kitchen colander.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
Then, choose one of these options for preparing your crab:
Steaming: Steam them in a basket or colander over boiling water for 6-10 minutes, until the meat smells fragrant and has heated through.
—Coastal Living, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2024
With your back to the sun, hold the colander over your shoulder, and the sun’s crescent shape will be projected through the holes.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024
The same instructions apply, stand with your back toward the sun, and hold up the colander to the sheet of paper to see the eclipse.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Holding up a colander can also project the partial eclipse onto the ground, as can looking at sunlight dappling through a tree’s leaves, or through your fingers aligned perpendicularly.
—Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
Drain and leave the potatoes to steam dry in a colander.
—Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2024
Two Madam Blå colanders, also, and a pair of hospital crutches.
—Thomas Korsgaard, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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colander
noun
col·an·der
ˈkəl-ən-dər 
ˈkäl-
ˈkäl-
: a utensil with small holes for draining food
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