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Originally Posted by KTorak
I don't burn very easily unless I'm on the lake on my boat all day (water magnifies the sun or something weird making it burn you easier). At a track meet 2 weeks ago, it was only 55 or so and a girl got 2nd degree burns on her arms from the sun.
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The water doesn't magnify the sun, it mearly reflects a lot more of it then trees and grass do. This results in more sunlight reaching you then normal, hence the easier burn.
Sailing is great fun during the summer. Those frostbite races are nice, but there is something nicer about sailing when the water is more then 34 degrees or so.
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