i was watching "castaway" and he fell down next to the fire, and i was wondering, can you get a sunburn if your exposed to a fire for too long? He was about about a foot away from a fire that was had a radius of about 2 feet and was about a foot and a half high.
2006-10-07 15:47:10 · 11 answers · asked by wildboyz_211 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
no
sunburns come from ultra-violet radiation, which the sun produces through nuclear fusion, and (UV) which travels in abundance for many millions of kilometers.
A relatively simple wood-combustion fire produces heat, and light, but not quite ultra violet radiation.
A person could get a different kind of "burn", where the simple heat from being close to a wood combustion fire encourages dehydration and blood circulation closer to the skin. You could get rosey cheeks for some minutes or hours, but not turn a tan colour for several days or weeks.
2006-10-07 15:50:48 · answer #1 · answered by million$gon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i am not sure but i persume so as heat is there and the normal way to get sunburn is to be in the sun for too long where we are exposed to the sun heat. So, the likelyhood of getting sunburns from a burning fire is possible I should say.
2006-10-07 15:50:35 · answer #2 · answered by Khairudin Bin Salim 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You'd get a burn if the fire was hot enough, but it wouldn't be a sunburn. It would be a thermal burn caused by radiant heat, a sunburn is from exposure to uv radition given off by the sun
2006-10-07 15:53:05 · answer #3 · answered by leclairro 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It maybe possible, but unlikely. "Sun" burn isn't actually caused because of heat but rather light. It would have to be a very bright fire. You can even get "sun" burn from wielding. The arc of electricity produces such a bright light that it can literally burn your skin which is why wielders have to wear helmets so their corneas don't get burned. The same applies to arctic regions where sun light is reflected off of the snow.
2006-10-07 15:57:37 · answer #4 · answered by Liir 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
well if u could get burned from the fire in a chimney then there is ur answer but then again that would not be sunburn since is not the SUN !!!
2006-10-07 16:00:33 · answer #5 · answered by slickrickdesigns 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I had a hot water boiler blow up on me a few years ago, Flames blew me back and never got more than 5 ft from me, I was bright red for weeks.
2006-10-07 15:55:07 · answer #6 · answered by myothernewname 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is not sunburn but it is fire burn
2006-10-07 18:53:43 · answer #7 · answered by safrodin 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2016-12-16 04:04:35 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can leave you with red, low-degree infared burns. By definition it would not be a true "Sun" burn.
2006-10-07 15:51:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no a heat burn dummy
2006-10-07 15:54:36 · answer #10 · answered by luvofxanth 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋