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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: Phil Crane on 07/07/2008 02:52:24

Title: How long should you stay OUT of the Sun to avoid sunburn?
Post by: Phil Crane on 07/07/2008 02:52:24

Hi,
Living in the heat of Northern California I often hear that you can stay out in the sun for "x" minutes before you start to burn without sunscreen. What I have never heard however is how long you have to be out of the sun before you can safely go outdoors again for another "x" minutes. Is that "x" minutes a day, an hour, or how long?
thanks,
Phil

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Title: How long should you stay OUT of the Sun to avoid sunburn?
Post by: Bored chemist on 07/07/2008 19:25:46

They probabaly mean x minutes a day but the real answer to the question as writtent is "About 70 years".
Of course if you spent x mins out there yesterday you might have something of a tan that will offer some protection so you could stay out a bit longer than x mins. (Or, in my case, you are probably pink and should remember to ignore advice offered to "normal" people on this matter)