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From: diego@cca.UUCP (Diego Gonzalez)
Newsgroups: net.rec.nude
Subject: Sunning in the Tub
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Date: Tue, 19-Feb-85 15:33:33 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb 19 15:33:33 1985
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Oh, Annadiana -- envy.   I wish **I** were soaking (about to soak, or
just having soaked) in a warm tub in the great outdoors and nothing
else.  In response to your question about the rays of the sun, the
answer is "it depends."  In summer or tropical conditions, the intensity
of the UV rays can penetrate shallow water.  The clunker is that UV
comes in two styles or ranges of wavelength.  One, the good guys -- I
can't remember whether it's the longer or shorter wavelength -- is the
tanning stuff and is (unfortunately) blocked more effectively by water. 
The other, of course, is the burning rays and these can produce rather
severe effects on unprotected swimmers (snorkelers are frequent victims).
In your (our) latitude, at this time of year, I would guess that some
mild tanning might occur if repeated exposures in sunny weather were
possible.  By the way, my information is courtesy of the "Hawaiian
Tropic" representative who gave the "sun-tanning" lesson last winter to
our Barbados tour group.  Believe me, it saved many of our skins (and
I'm tan to begin with).

As an additional note, the higher your altitude (above sea level, not
your mental state) the thinner the air.  In thinner air, there is less
UV filtration and a greater danger of burning.  Many climbers and
high-altitude naturists discover this accidentally.  In fact, I've
gotten some tanning while skiing at near-zero temperatures.

I hope this is useful.  I'd like to hear of Annadiana's experimental
results.  Oh, envy, envy!

					diego @ cca