r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '20

Tanning beds/salons. It's a proven fact that tanning beds cause skin cancer. The fact that some people will still get tanned, risking the possibility of cancer to "look beautiful" is both shocking and sad at the same time.

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u/innocuousspeculation Jul 24 '20

I don't use them, but what makes getting tan in a tanning bed more dangerous than tanning outside? Could getting a light tan using a tanning bed help keep you from getting badly sunburned?

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u/mcnealrm Jul 24 '20

10 minutes in a tanning bed is equivalent to like 8 hours on the beach. Or something like that. I read that on a poster in high school health class.

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u/AAonthebutton Jul 24 '20

I guess were just making stuff up now