Mysterious 'Hell's Itch' Syndrome Afflicting Thousands In America
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Single layer "summer" clothing does indeed have holes but still provides limited protection. I wear a long-sleeve shirt for most of summer and occasionally pull the sleeves down if I start to burn (which is admittedly rare).
Do you not understand how we perceive light? In order to see, we have to have light.
Things that cast a shadow do not block the light from the shadow, they reduce it. Light bounces in all directions, off of all surfaces, so by having a tight knit that don't allow UV rays through, you are protecting your skin from sunlight.
Shade does not block radiation. This is easily understood by people who aren't retarded because you can still see in the shade.
At night time, it is pitch black because the only substantial light you receive is reflected across the surface of the moon to varying degrees. And night tends to be darker than the shadows you're referring to.
It's honestly quite basic science that I guess they stopped teaching in schools.
No, I'm not saying they don't protect you from sunburn, I'm saying that they don't block 100% of UV rays which is going to cause damage to your skin long term, particularly if you're out in a very sunny day with long term (hours) of exposure.
FYI: Ignoring the evidence of your eyes and ears would be assuming that clothes do block 100% of sunlight, when you can put a flashlight in your clothes and see the light going through the fabric, or looking at your curtains and seeing the light come through, etc.
Honestly, it's hyper focusing on your "farmer's tan" by rejecting that UPF 100 clothes exist, and do so for a reason, and block UV rays.
And, further to the point, these clothes are designed because sunscreen does an overall poor job of protecting your skin, and chemical based protectants aren't ideal -- especially when they themselves may cause cancer too.
Specifically focused clothes do a much better job of protecting your skin than normal clothes do, and that's a fact. It's not "bullshit", it's not "retarded", it's empirical fact in the same way that a blackout curtain blocks sunlight better than a normal curtain, or that the walls of your house block sunlight better than the leaves of a tree.