Can you catch a sun tan through glass?

Question

Please can some one help us .My husband says that you can catch a sun tan if the sun is shining on you through a window where I say that you can not as the glass breaks down the suns rays. Who is right as we can put an end to this disagreement

Answer 1

Depending on the type of glass, (ie uv ray reducing), you can get a tan through it.

Pure glass can transmit UV Rays and give you a tan although it will take more time as the UV is diminished.

It is a safer way to tan as it is more gradual.

If the glass is convex or the shape of a paraballa like a magnifying glass, then you will increase the UV rays and burn.

Answer 2

Can You Tan Through Glass

Answer 3

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Can you catch a sun tan through glass?
Please can some one help us .My husband says that you can catch a sun tan if the sun is shining on you through a window where I say that you can not as the glass breaks down the suns rays. Who is right as we can put an end to this disagreement

Answer 4

yes you most certainly can catch a sun tan through glass, however, you cannot catch a glass through a sun tan. The glass will stop at the tan every time. I swear to Bob I've tried it!

all joking aside, think tanning beds: do people lay on the bulbs? or are the bulbs covered? If they layed on the bulbs wouldn't the bulb be glass? Tell your husband you love him for putting up with you. It's called logic, you should carry it with you for future use..

Answer 5

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No. Standard window glass is Soda-Lime-Silicate glass which absorbs UV light. The mechanism is based on loosley bound electrons absorbing light of energies slightly above the visible spectrum (where UV begins). Certain glasses can transmit into the UV, or what we call the UV edge, but these are specialized glasses and would not be found in a home or car. To ensure glass doesn't transmit UV light, Cesium is often added, which because of its valency (electron configuration) causes shap absorption bands in UV. Iron impurities also prevent UV from transmitting through glass. So as you can see, there is a fair amount blocking UV from transmitting through glass, and if you need further proof I've done spectrographic studies where I've passed light of varying wavelength (energy) through glass and measured how much is transmitted. I can assure you not enough UV light passes through commercial glasses to allow you to tan.

Answer 6

Most glass is opaque to UV light and so it is very hard to get a tan through normal glass. Special glass such as quartz glass can be made that is transparent to UV. This type of glass is used in sunbed lamps. Maybe the drivers who are getting a lopsided tan had their windows open?

Answer 7

I read somewhere that window panes are made of soda glass and the sodium blocks much of the sunlight that causes sunburns and tans. Ironically, a sun porch may not be the best place to get a sun tan.

Answer 8

Glass filters out most of the harmful UVB rays that cause sunburn by directly damaging DNA, but lets through approx. 75% of UVA (all depending on the thickness and type of glass). UVA can still cause some tanning, but at a much reduced rate compared to UVB.

Answer 9

You talking about a window ? Of course you can get a tan from the sun ! It might even make the sun rays stronger. Sorry, hubby is right this time. If the glass is clear, it does'nt break down the rays at all...

Answer 10

i always have one arm browner than the other from driving! sunbeds have glass to protect you from tubes n you still tan with them.

the sun won't be quite as strong but it is still there take a look a wallpaper near to a window, which has been up for a while and it'll be bleached.