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From: eac@druor.UUCP (CveticEA)
Newsgroups: net.cooks,net.flame
Subject: Re: Re: Truth in Advertising? (Now skin color some how)
Message-ID: <654@druor.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 26-Nov-84 08:48:43 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 26 08:48:43 1984
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It is my understanding that the darker the skin, the better it deals
with harmful radiaion, not heat.  Skin, will therefore
darken (tan) in an attempt to protect itself from the sun's (ultraviolet?)
radiation.  We sweat to take care of the heat problem.


Betsy Cvetic

P.S.--Haven't we strayed a bit far from net.cooks?