Sunburnification

[Conor Ryan]

got burnt this weekend, only lightly. But it still only took 10 minutes from me to go from, Irish White Boy to literal Irish (with) Red Neck. Not to mention i had SPF 30 on.

[Sakura141]

Last year at the beach I got a sunburn so bad on my arms and back I had such a hard time moving my arms and such... Then while I still had my sunburn and someone who thinks what I do in Robotics is stupid "accidentally" ran into me in the halls and I have so many scars on my back from that that it isn't even funny

[Alaina]

I'm half Mexican and half "Caucasian" so I'm pretty much in the middle as far as skin tone goes...

The only bad sunburn I've ever got is from when I was in Hawai'i, on Waikiki beach in the water for about 2 hours. I never usually burn in such a short amout of time, but I guess Hawai'i is closer to the equater or something! (That never occured to me at the time)

It didn't blister, and it was only on my chest and shoulders. But it stung really bad and I had to borrow other people's aloe gel because I didn't have enough money left to buy my own. At least I rememberd to sunscreen my face. I got more freckles from it.

[Winged Wonder]

i'm puerto rican... yet very very fair-skinned for a puerto rican (my cousins are all darker than me... needless to say i'm a little jealous) ANYWAYS, sunblock is a nice thing to wear. being floridian i like the tan lines (its sort of proof that i live in FL lol) but once at a robotics car wash about a week or so before Homecoming, i had the brilliant idea of not only not wearing sunscreen, but also, i work this pink pucca necklace. long story short, by the time Homecoming rolled around, my back was two different colors; near the shoulders it was white because all of my tan skin had flaked off, but halfway down my back it was still tan... not to mention the nice white ring around my neck--courtesy of the necklace.

...i still have those tanlines...

and as Heidi said, you've got to be careful with sunburns. skin cancer isnt cool, and neither is premature aging. would you rather look pale or look about 20 years older than you really are?

and for my brown-skinned friends... it doesnt matter what levels of melanin you've got in your skin.. you should still wear sunscreen to protect your skin from harmful UV rays... you may not end up looking darker, but your skin still takes the heat. (no pun intended)

[Ian Curtis]

I suffered slight sunburnification from a seven mile road hike yesterday. I have a very bad feeling that I will contract a severe case of sunburnification at the nationals, I mean Championship Event.

[Koko Ed]

Being a black man I thought I would never burn.
Then one day I attended a track meet for a whole day and when I got home I found my bald head was burned and peeling.

[Jill1022]

I went tanning yesterday because I thought it'd be cute to have a bit of a tan at the Championship event. Well I was in there 10 minutes and now am the color of a tomato from the neck down. My legs, my torso, my back, my "backside", ect ect. I can't sit, I can't stand, I can't walk. Bad Idea. If you see me at Nationals, Do NOT HIT ME ON THE BACK!!! I will hit you with a tetra. Instead, bring me aloe vera please!

[Eugenia Gabrielov]

I'd like to verify that I am currently sunburnified!

[Cody Carey]

I was sunburned really badly over the summer, and BEMIS can attest to this:


I has blisters over 20% of my back,
I couldn't move my arms more that 20*,
I couldn't sleep on my back for weeks,
I couldn't wear any heavy shirts or jackets,
NOW I HAVE FRECKLES ALL OVER MY BACK!

It hurt.


*degrees

[Bemis]

Originally Posted by Cody C

I was sunburned really badly over the summer, and BEMIS can attest to this:


I has blisters over 20% of my back,
I couldn't move my arms more that 20*,
I couldn't sleep on my back for weeks,
I couldn't wear any heavy shirts or jackets,
NOW I HAVE FRECKLES ALL OVER MY BACK!

It hurt.


*degrees

I remember that. That was horribly disgusting.

I am unable to achieve true sunburnification unless I am at marching band practice. Then my neck and face get horribly burnt and sometimes blistered. Still not as bad as Cody's though.

[Koko Ed]

I don't usually get sunburns but I did get one on the top of my head attending a track meet.
The day was partly sunny and barely in the 60's but becasue of that I didn't take any precautons and cover the top of my head with a hat and I was flaking for days.

[JackN]

I sunburnified mowing the lawn on Saturday. It was in the 90's so I took My shirt off and didn't put on sunscreen, not the brightest thing in the world,

[Jaine Perotti]

Woohoo... I got my first sunburn of the season today!

In gym class, we are playing tennis on the courts outside. Well, today we had a long block (an hour and 12 minutes) in the blazing hot sun, not a cloud in the sky, with hot and humid weather. Even though I sat out in the shade alot, I still managed to get sunburned on my chest and shoulders (although the burn isn't severe). It will probably be gone within the next few days, but its still slightly annoying.

<-- my lovely burn

[Rohan_DHS]

Believe it or not, I've never had a sunburn in my life, till date (touch wood). I tend to just 'tan'. I'm Indian, and born in the Middle East, lived there for about half my life. That might have something to do with it, but I'm not sure =S.