Scientific
Your Beach Umbrella Is Kinda Wussy

- Beach Umbrella (via Loren Sztajer)
Don't get me wrong, a beach umbrella is still a good idea if you're spending the day at the beach, but a new study shows that beach umbrellas fail to block a full 34% of UV radiation. The trouble is that pesky light coming in from the sides. Bad news in terms of skin cancer. Though potentially good news in terms of treating our collective vitamin D deficiency?


