Hi Chris, i'm in Australia and we have the highest
incidence of skin cancer in the world, according to the
ads on TV. I believe that is largely due to the hole in the
ozone layer, which is over some of antarctica and some
of lower Australia. Interesting that lower Australia
has less sun total but higher cancer rates than northern
Australia. Also maybe the northerners see the sun as
enemy and cover up more where we southerners see it as
good to go get a tan.
However I have studied nutriton and my woman has a
degree in nutrition and chemistry. UV exposure is
VITAL for good health. It converts some vitamins,
it boosts the immune system, it changes brain hormones
for the better and can decrease stored bodyfat and
cholesterol. So I will argue the "smart people get
NO UV" point as I think it is totally wrong.
SOME sunlight on at least 25% of your body is vital
to maintain a healthy mental and physical condition.
:o)
-Roman
Chris Cox wrote:
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> Been following this thread for some time now and it's way OT for EE.
> Admin needs to move to OT even though we're still talking physics of uv,
> EPROM's and now, for my rant, skin.
>
> Getting a sunburn and getting a tan can be shown to be the leading
> causes of skin cancer. So you tell me what is coming through the clouds
> that still causes burning... Now, EXACTLY which frequency band is
> penetrating the clouds that require you to use a uv filter on your
> camera to prevent "blue" pictures? Kodak publications lists the
> frequencies absorbed by their various filters. If I could only find my
> ancient filter book I could quit ranting and tell everybody, but alas,
> buried in a moving box somewhere... People who love their tans and think
> getting out in the sun is healthy are vain jackasses that deserve all
> the melanoma they get. It has been shown that people in America
> experience a major predominance of skin cancer to the left arm, and left
> side of neck and face then any other part of the body.
>
> Test time all you engineers: Why???
>
> In Australia, guess which side of the body. Why???
>
> DUH!!!!
>
> A dermatologist with a tan is the rarest animal on planet Earth.
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