Posted by saturn on May 1, 2006, at 22:13:57
In reply to Re: tinted windows, posted by MidnightBlue on April 29, 2006, at 21:14:28
> From what I have heard/read, the answer is no it will not protect your skin or eyes. Not sure if it is UVA or UVB or both that come through though.
Thanks Midnight Blue (nice name btw).
What I could come up w/ is there are three types of UV light: UVA, UVB, UVC. UVC is the most powerful and dangerous, but does not enter our atmosphere (ozone protection? not sure). Both UVA and UVB cause eye and skin damage, but not equally. UVB does not penetrate glass (less than 1%). However, UVA does unless special coating is applied (not necessarily just a dark "tint")---and this coating does not need to be dark---it can be transparent. This is what I've been able to come up with, and I think the facts are accurate, but I could be mistaken.
I am a vampire and so burn in m'car in the summer and need some serious protection from the sunlight.
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