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1. GuB-42 · 1790113215 · focus · HN ↗

   I think I got the worst sunburns when I didn't feel hot at all.

   Usually, it involves water, water cools you down, so you don't feel the heat, but it doesn't block UV, so you don't get the warning.

   1. koolba · 1790116675 · focus · HN ↗

      Overcast days are the worst offenders for sunburn because the melanin impaired don’t feel the heat of the sun to remind them they are going to roast.

      1. bwnkl · 1790138233 · focus · HN ↗

         I agree that it very much depends on latitude and time of year. In most of Europe, overcast days usually don't present much of a problem for me, but I remember spending a day at the beach in Ecuador under very dense cloud cover and getting one of the worst burns I've ever had

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