Coriander or Colander

I was sharing an article  with my flatmate about alternative ways  of watching the solar eclipse, if you don't have the right glasses.

"We could use a coriander to watch it," I said.

"Coriander?" she said. "Very interesting."

When she looked at the article, she said, "It's colander, not coriander!"

I reckon I was being inspired by autocorrect. 😀

BBC News - Three ways to watch the solar eclipse safely without glasses

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gdxyjnz3do

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