Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

Two takeaways.

[2] is pretty scary. As a 30 year old I know that my chance of death is low, but I’d like to avoid a “severe” or “critical” case. There are a large number of unpleasant states between “fine” and “dead” that I’d like to not experience. A 50/50 chance of it being no big deal are worse odds than I’d prefer.

[1] is sending me back out onto the patio this weekend for tanning.



Unless you spend literally hours outside every day, it's not likely to be enough.

Get some cod liver oil, drink a tablespoon every day. Does wonders.


I heard British prof Steve Jones on the radio recently say that 15 minutes in the middle of the day was enough at this time of year.


Posts like this really need to specify what type of person they are talking about. 15 minutes is very clearly not enough for someone with dark skin.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: