Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 (Tek) 9/28/84 based on 9/17/84; site mako.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!lsuc!pesnta!hplabs!tektronix!orca!mako!seifert From: seifert@mako.UUCP (Snoopy) Newsgroups: net.rec.nude Subject: Re: Sunning in the Tub Message-ID: <604@mako.UUCP> Date: Sat, 23-Feb-85 01:51:36 EST Article-I.D.: mako.604 Posted: Sat Feb 23 01:51:36 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 27-Feb-85 09:25:51 EST References: <1660@cca.UUCP> Reply-To: seifert@mako.UUCP (Snoopy) Organization: The Daisy Hill Puppy Farm Lines: 35 Keywords: UV verses Summary: In article <1660@cca.UUCP> diego@cca.UUCP (Diego Gonzalez) writes: >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. It seems this would be true, but strangely enough, it doesn't always work that way. I used to get burned in a few hours in Chit-town, even using sunscreen, but spent a few days in Colorado Springs a couple summers ago, at 6000 ft, and zilch! VERY STRANGE! Beautiful clear skies, quite warm (not that that has anything to do with it) and no tanning effect. Which was fine, since it's bad for your skin, and sunscreen is a pain, but I can't figure out *why*. >I hope this is useful. I'd like to hear of Annadiana's experimental >results. Oh, envy, envy! Ok, I volunteer to make periodic inspections and report my findings to this group. Of course if this is going to be scientific, we're going to need a control group... hey! what's that shark doing in here? _____ |___| the Bavarian Beagle _|___|_ Snoopy \_____/ tektronix!mako!seifert \___/ tektronix!snoopy@doghouse.TEK you know you've been spending too much time on the computer when your friend misdates a check, and you suggest adding a "++" to fix it.