[ashtonkem]

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.

[Filligree]

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.

[hanoz]

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.

[xkapastel]

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.