I honestly do love my little sister. But...
Sis: Hey, uh, so why is it when you look at the sun in a camera it doesn't hurt your eyes?
Me: What? Through a camera lens? That's still-
Sis: No I mean like when it's done and on a screen.
Me: Okay? Like, on TV then?
Sis: Yeah, that. Why doesn't it hurt your eyes?
Me: [pause and stare] Because it is not a light source.
Me: Well, actually, the monitor or screen is technically one, but not like the sun itself.
Sis: No what I mean is why doesn't it burn or make you go blind.
Me: I just answered your question. What is there NOT to understand?
Sis: No. Like why doesn't it-
Me: Shut up. Just shut up and listen. It. Is. Not. The. Actual. Sun.
Sis: [glares]
Me: When you pick up a photo of the sun. Or see it in some magazine. Print, whatever. It doesn't hurt your eyes, does it?
Sis: No, but I mean when it's on the scree-
Me: STOP. Okay. It's practically the same as an actual picture. Minus the-
Sis: Uh huh. So? [she leans forward, perhaps with sudden comprehension]
Me: ...whole "stare at the monitor too long and you get astigmatism" I think that's what you get. Whatever I don't really-
Me: Point is it's just a picture. Not a light light source.
Sis: But...?
Me: [eyes raise to the ceiling while sighing] Think of it this way: a sun on TV isn't going to brighten up your house or set it on fire.
Sis: OH MY GOD THAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE NOW.
Me: Fffuuuck you for making me explain this.
Me: What? Through a camera lens? That's still-
Sis: No I mean like when it's done and on a screen.
Me: Okay? Like, on TV then?
Sis: Yeah, that. Why doesn't it hurt your eyes?
Me: [pause and stare] Because it is not a light source.
Me: Well, actually, the monitor or screen is technically one, but not like the sun itself.
Sis: No what I mean is why doesn't it burn or make you go blind.
Me: I just answered your question. What is there NOT to understand?
Sis: No. Like why doesn't it-
Me: Shut up. Just shut up and listen. It. Is. Not. The. Actual. Sun.
Sis: [glares]
Me: When you pick up a photo of the sun. Or see it in some magazine. Print, whatever. It doesn't hurt your eyes, does it?
Sis: No, but I mean when it's on the scree-
Me: STOP. Okay. It's practically the same as an actual picture. Minus the-
Sis: Uh huh. So? [she leans forward, perhaps with sudden comprehension]
Me: ...whole "stare at the monitor too long and you get astigmatism" I think that's what you get. Whatever I don't really-
Me: Point is it's just a picture. Not a light light source.
Sis: But...?
Me: [eyes raise to the ceiling while sighing] Think of it this way: a sun on TV isn't going to brighten up your house or set it on fire.
Sis: OH MY GOD THAT MAKES SO MUCH SENSE NOW.
Me: Fffuuuck you for making me explain this.