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As a counterexample, my bestie is "brown as a paper bag", and he was convinced he couldn't get a sunburn, up until he did. Unrelated, he also swore he couldn't
by kstrauser 2mo ago
As a counterexample, my bestie is "brown as a paper bag", and he was convinced he couldn't get a sunburn, up until he did.
Unrelated, he also swore he couldn't get poison ivy, until he literally rolled in it to prove it to me. I found the aftermath more amusing than he did.
- giglamesh 2mo agoSensitivity to poison ivy can change over time. Your friend may have been correct about his past experience. https://www.fs.usda.gov/t-d/pubs/htmlpubs/htm07672313/index.htm https://www.fs.usda.gov/t-d/pubs/htmlpubs/htm07672313/index....
- kstrauser 2mo agoIt was explained to me that there are people who react to it, and people who don’t react to it yet.