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Old 5th June 2026 | 12:10
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From: Over the Rainbow
Originally Posted by non_state_actor
This is from the referenced Airbus website:


I would be interested in how they came to this conclusion. I have spoken to medical specialists about this very issue and their opinion was you can still get sunburnt through the windows and you should be using UVA and B sunscreen.
It was also suggested to wear long sleeve shirts.
yea I’ve heard similar thing, that it doesn’t block enough of one type of UV radiation for the windows to be enough protection by themselves.

Would have to find some protection that doesn’t attach to windows then I guess
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