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Burned By Clouds
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Tinman is VERY afraid of going outside. He is very obsessive, and one thing he obsesses about is cancer. He is constantly afraid that he will get skin cancer from the sun, and therefore stays inside as much as possible. One cloudy day, his parents finally persuade him to go out and play. He gets his dog, Babycakes, and plays outside with the dog for a good 6 hours. He never knew it was so fun! When he walks in the door, he notices that he is massively sunburned! How did he get burned so badly if there were clouds overhead?
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Even though a lot of the sunlight doesn't get through the clouds, a large percentage of the UV rays that cause your skin to get burnt and to get cancer still make its way through the clouds. Tinman didn't know that. At least he learned something new.Hide Answer Show Answer
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Oh...
Better get sunblock lotion!
Better get sunblock lotion!
Guess I learnt something new today! Thanks for the information, Babycakes!
I would have assumed that someone as paranoid as Tinmas of the sun, would have known that.
This one failed me. I could tell from the title and very beginning of teaser exactly where it was going and what the answer was. Just not my cup of tea, but still a redeemable teaser with information not everyone knows.
That was easy!!!
Thats why my skin burns after a (seemingly) cloudy day under the sun!
Thats why my skin burns after a (seemingly) cloudy day under the sun!
I knew that one being an Aussie! Thank you.
Already knew this too but I suppose there are probably a few people who don't, and will now have been made paranoid about going out
that's a cool teaser. thanks for the information, i never knew that UV rays managed to get through the clouds...
learned something new today...
Fun!
U Vould think that Tinman would know this!
U Vould think that Tinman would know this!
you made 2 timmans?
I grew up in a place of powerful sun. This is correct (I.e. getting burnt) but only because he normally stays inside and is therefore not suntanned. Of course suntan is not good for you in terms of skin cancer but we didn't know that in those far off days and we spent all day in the full sun.
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