The part you don't expect: how quickly the light fades and returns right before and after. There's a long slow fading of the light, which suddenly becomes much faster right as totality is happening.
And then the feeling of the warmth returning as the sun comes back. You didn't realize quite how chilly it had gotten due to the anticipation leading up to the eclipse, but suddenly having that light and warmth back after feels amazing.
And XKCD was completely right. If you have a chance to see a total eclipse, do it. There is no experience like it. A partial eclipse doesn't even come close.
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