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1 | Item | Inputs / Results | Notes (if any) | |
2 | 1. Select your Skin Type in cell B4 & enter the UV Index in cell B5. 2. (optional) Enter information in cells B7-B11. If you're not wearing suncreen, ensure cell B8 is set to 0. 3. Evaluate the results in cells B45-B48. Don't discard your priors; while at least one study found calculators like this to be more accurate than self-assessments, at least one found the opposite. | |||
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4 | Skin Type | Type 1 | For help, see the guides in the next tab. | |
5 | UV Index | 20 | You can get this from a weather app or website. | |
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7 | (optional) Time in the Sun (minutes) | 30 | Lines 10 and 47 require this input to work properly. | |
8 | (optional) Sunscreen SPF | 0 | Set this to 0 if you will not be wearing sunscreen. | |
9 | (optional) Sunscreen Quantity Used | Typical usage (lower end of range) | ||
10 | (optional) Discount for sweating over time? | Yes | Uses the time set in Cell B7. | |
11 | (optional) How much skin is exposed? | Face & Arms & Legs | Line 48 requires this input to work properly. | |
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44 | Results | |||
45 | 1% of People in these Conditions Will Be Sunburnt After | 11 minutes | <- Calculation of this value went outside accepted bounds; this outcome has low accuracy. | |
46 | Alternative Projection of "Time until Sunburn" | 8 minutes | Seems to approximate time until ~1.5% of people will be sunburnt. | |
47 | Percent of Population w/ Sunburn Degree 1 at Time Exposed | 92.5% | <- Calculation of this value went outside accepted bounds; this outcome has low accuracy. | |
48 | 'Optimal' Daily Sun Exposure in These Conditions | #N/A | <- Calculation of this value went outside accepted bounds; this outcome has low accuracy. | |
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50 | Additional Info & Disclaimers | "Proximity to UV reflective surfaces such as water, white sand or snow can reduce times by up to a factor of 2. UV exposure in shaded areas can be up to 50% of full sun exposure. Only material opaque to UV will [fully] prevent sunburn on covered areas. ... Allow 20 minutes to let sunscreen become effective and reapply every two hours. Babies of all skin types should avoid sun." - Direct quote from Wolfram Alpha's (not good) calculator which seems somewhat useful and somewhat helps me CYA | ||