I was 17 when I got the worst burn of my life. It was 4th of July weekend and I was at the beach with my family. We got there at almost 8 in the morning so we could find a spot on the beach and we barely did. My sister and I took advantage of the noon day sun to get as even a tan as we could. We lay there talking and after what seemed like 15 minutes, flipped over and tanned our bellies. It turns out I was lying on each side respectively for 45 minutes! I ended up being burned for two weeks and still have a little black spot on my belly from the damage. Now, I never use the sun to tan. It is always a spray on tan for me. At first my beach bum sister gave me a lot of grief over it but now she understands and I can love my tan guilt free!
