Do windshields protect against UV radiation
John Hofbauer
I've heard of people getting skin cancer on their arms from letting them
hang out open windows. On the other hand (sic) does the windshield
protect you in any way against UV radiation?
Jim Frost
Just about anything protects you from UV. It's one of the things I
find most amusing about the cheap sunglasses that advertise "100% UV
protection." Just putting a piece of plastic between you and the sun
does the same thing without any special coatings or added features. A
windshield should work just as well.
Happy hacking,
jim frost
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col...@bronco.fnal.gov
Yes it does. Richard Feynman, one of the people that worked on the
Manhatten Project and witnessed the explosion at Trinity Site, didn't
wear his protective glasses, but sat inside of a truck. He figured
that the windshield glass would protect him from the radiation of the
blast. He didn't go blind, he lived a useful life and died in 1988.
I had a friend that rode a motocycle a lot, he died of skin cancer at 21.
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Chinnappa Ganapathy
>
>Yes it does. Richard Feynman, one of the people that worked on the
>Manhatten Project and witnessed the explosion at Trinity Site, didn't
>wear his protective glasses, but sat inside of a truck. He figured
>that the windshield glass would protect him from the radiation of the
>blast. He didn't go blind, he lived a useful life and died in 1988.
>
>I had a friend that rode a motocycle a lot, he died of skin cancer at 21.
>
Whoa! There you have eet! Comprehensive statistical evidence presented
in the familiar chain letter format!
8-)
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Dean Woodward
Right. Glass stops almost 100% of UV, which is why you can't get a tan
sitting in your living room or driving around with the windows rolled up.
(IR gets through, which is why it gets so blinkin' hot...) I'm not sure
how much UV plastic stops, but it's not quite as effective as glass...
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Ronald Jones
>ji...@centerline.com (Jim Frost) writes:
>
>> hofb...@csri.toronto.edu (John Hofbauer) writes:
>> >Ozone depletion and skin cancer have become THE fashionable topic lately.
>> >I've heard of people getting skin cancer on their arms from letting them
>> >hang out open windows. On the other hand (sic) does the windshield
>> >protect you in any way against UV radiation?
>>
>> Just about anything protects you from UV. It's one of the things I
>> find most amusing about the cheap sunglasses that advertise "100% UV
>> protection." Just putting a piece of plastic between you and the sun
>> does the same thing without any special coatings or added features. A
>> windshield should work just as well.
>>
>>
>sitting in your living room or driving around with the windows rolled up.
>(IR gets through, which is why it gets so blinkin' hot...) I'm not sure
>how much UV plastic stops, but it's not quite as effective as glass...
>
>
effectively below 400nm. Glass transmits well below this.
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John Schubert
# > >hang out open windows. On the other hand (sic) does the windshield
# > >protect you in any way against UV radiation?
# >
# > Just about anything protects you from UV. It's one of the things I
# > find most amusing about the cheap sunglasses that advertise "100% UV
# > protection." Just putting a piece of plastic between you and the sun
# > does the same thing without any special coatings or added features. A
# > windshield should work just as well.
# >
# > Happy hacking,
# >
# > jim frost
# > ji...@centerline.com
# Right. Glass stops almost 100% of UV, which is why you can't get a tan
# sitting in your living room or driving around with the windows rolled up.
# (IR gets through, which is why it gets so blinkin' hot...) I'm not sure
# how much UV plastic stops, but it's not quite as effective as glass...
#
So how come my left arm is tanner than my right? I drive with the windows up
and the A/C on because I've got a dark grey car....
Hugo Bueno
>sitting in your living room or driving around with the windows rolled up.
>(IR gets through, which is why it gets so blinkin' hot...) I'm not sure
>how much UV plastic stops, but it's not quite as effective as glass...
Don't know about you, but I've gotten some pretty good tans on my
left arm and legs from driving all day. This was driving with A/C
onand closed windows.
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