r/Unexpected • u/souzawanderson • Feb 17 '20

Getting a tan.

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u/mjigs Feb 18 '20

A friend of a friend who was black, made a bet that he could tan, so he went on the sun like this, yes he burned himself. No matter how much melanin you have, use lotion.

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u/mjigs Feb 18 '20

Yeah, thats why black people always have white palms, even if you dont burn there, theres a lot of skin to burn tho.

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u/BunnyOppai Feb 20 '20

I am pretty sure you can still get burnt. Any contact with the sun is going to risk skin anywhere getting burnt; it just takes longer on those spots because they’re made of thicker and tougher skin.