Okay guys, inform who you want and let those you don't cook the camera in their cell phones. I have two idiot ps who say they're not going to need special glasses since they are just going to video the eclipse with their phones and play it back. They don't have special filters or such they are just going to point it and record. One said that the guy at the store said it should be fine and the other said she heard the same thing. I ain't no rocket scientist but I do know that the amount of exposure will damage the electronic circuitry in a very short time and if they run it for say 2 1/2 minutes of the peak eclipse they will burn the cmos chip especially when the camera lense focuses it onto the chip ... think how you use to burn thing with a magnifying glass. Anyway, I decided to mess with a couple retail stores and see what they are saying. The Apple Store made no bones about it " Do Not Do It! It is not a warranty cover damage". Then I called around to some cell phone stores and three said it should be okay, one said that's what he's going to do and one said the same thing as the Apple Store. Funny thing is each place said they had extra phones just in case. I can see a profitable month coming because idiots burn out their cameras and have to replace them so they can post their FARCEBook updates, IDIOTgram pics and such.
Oh yeah, this goes for the expensive DSLRs as well as good old 35mm SLRs unless you run the correct filters and then even on long term usage and being pointed toward the eclipse, heat can build up inside the lense assembly and mess up the lense itself.
Pass it on to who you care about and if you are like me let the idiots, snowflakes and such screw up their smartphones.