POLL: Have you ever been sunburned?

[Spac3d]

I heard a bunch of people saying that they were sunburned when it got up to almost 100 this week . I guess this is a white person thing?

I have never been sunburned, and I spend all my summers outside. BTW, I never wore any of that sun block crap that people always buy and put on their nose or whatever it is you people do with it.

 

[Schadenfreude]

Darker skinned people are more resistent (?) to sunbruns.

And yes, I've got them before - during marching band, we'd be outside marching all day in the football fields (this is during high school).

 

[Chaotic42]

Yes, I've been sunburned on multiple occassions, often severely.

 

[conjur]

I usually burn on the 1st or 2nd day on a trip to Florida...started using SPF 15 or higher on the 1st 2 days and it's been a lot better

 

[Spac3d]

Originally posted by: conjur
I usually burn on the 1st or 2nd day on a trip to Florida...started using SPF 15 or higher on the 1st 2 days and it's been a lot better

you started using what?

 

[alphatarget1]

went on a cruise ship with my parents when i was a kid and i got sunburnt pretty bad...

 

[Spac3d]

So what happens when you get sunburned??? Your skin turns red? What is a "severe sunburn"?

 

[blackdogdeek]

i have darker skin and i've only been sunburned once and that was from spending about 8 hours in the sun without sunblock.

now i don the sunblock just to avoid skin cancer. and to keep my tatoo from fading of course.

 

[JetsFanatic]

Sun burn svcks!!!!

 

[Haircut]

Yes quite a few times.

Worst was in Hawaii, when I got blisters all down the back of my legs.

 

[clamum]

Of course, every summer. Blond hair, blue eyes, light skin.

 

[filmmaker]

I became fairly immune to it during soccer conditioning.

I bet I would get burned now if I spent the day outside with my shirt off like I did then.

 

[blackdogdeek]

Originally posted by: Spac3d
So what happens when you get sunburned??? Your skin turns red? What is a "severe sunburn"?

skin turns red and is very irritated to the touch. eventually the skin peels off and you're left with a good tan.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Spac3d

Originally posted by: conjur
I usually burn on the 1st or 2nd day on a trip to Florida...started using SPF 15 or higher on the 1st 2 days and it's been a lot better

you started using what?

SPF 15....Sun Protection Factor 15...not quite sunblock but good enough to keep from burning.

 

[conjur]

Originally posted by: Spac3d
So what happens when you get sunburned??? Your skin turns red? What is a "severe sunburn"?

blisters...puss...ooo...sun poisoning is bad.

 

[Electric Amish]

A little. My skin is relatively dark, so I don't burn very easily. Usually the tops of my ears (ow!) and my back/shoulders.

 

[UglyCasanova]

I can't believe you have never been sunburned?! I try to get my burn over with at the beginning of summer because after that I generally won't burn a second time (very bad) that summer.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: Spac3d
So what happens when you get sunburned??? Your skin turns red? What is a "severe sunburn"?

Skin turns red. Feels like, well, it's burnt. Blisters form and fill with a yellowish goo. I've had them the size of twinkies. Your muscles directly under the skin hurt as well. Lasts about a week.

 

[Dragon365]

I'm white as heck, so working or playing outside for a bit can get me sunburned if i don't wear any sunscreen.

 

[Brutuskend]

<----- second degree burns

Surf fishing without a shirt on.

 

[Eli]

Yes.

 

[notfred]

How can you be so ignorant as to such a common injury? Seriously, you don't know what sunburn looks like? Would you be able to identify a bruise, or perhaps a scrape, or do those confuse you as well?

 

[MercenaryForHire]

All the time. And people wonder why I avoid the sun.

- M4H

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: notfred
How can you be so ignorant as to such a common injury? Seriously, you don't know what sunburn looks like? Would you be able to identify a bruise, or perhaps a scrape, or do those confuse you as well?

wtfpwned!

 

[FoBoT]

i used to get sunburned a LOT

i don't go outside much anymore, so i don't get sunburned now