The discs in the cervical spine (neck) can also suffer shear forces resulting in something called an “annular tear.” This type of tearing also occurs in the fibrocartilage of the ...

“An annular solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Earth and Sun, but does not completely cover the Sun's disk. Instead, it covers most of the Sun, leaving its outer edge ...

The result isn't a total eclipse, but one with a ring of the Sun's disk around the Moon. The post An annular eclipse appeared ...