Caffeine as a Sunscreen
If you are ever stuck in the hot burning sun, maybe you should slap that energy drink over your skin instead of drinking it. While browsing through the journal of Carcinogenesis (yeah I must have been bored) – I noticed a fascinating study.
Caffeine has a sunscreen effect.
Hard to believe – but apparently caffeine will absorb UVB rays when applied to the skin.
Our studies suggest that caffeine-SB and caffeine may be good agents for inhibiting the formation of sunlight-induced skin cancer (abstract).
Caffeine SB stands for Caffeine Sodium Benzoate. Hmmm… heard that somewhere before. Sodium Benzoate is a common ingredient in many carbonated drinks.
Caffeine. The wonders of thee will never cease.
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what can’t caffeine do
“Caffeine has a sunscreen effect.” What is the verb? “has” What is the subject? “Caffeine” “Caffeine has” what? Caffeine has effect. Adverbs, like affect, are not used as the object of the sentence. Nouns, like effect, are used as the object of the sentence. Thanks for the condescension, Armchair Grammarian, but it looks like there is no need for your attitude.
and you know I meant verbs when I was talking about affect
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what was the point of all that in the first few comments? it’s not very relevant (somewhat, but not really).
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Armchair Grammarian needs to switch to decaf ASAP.
affect 1 |əˌfɛkt| verb [ trans. ] have an effect on; make a difference to : the dampness began to affect my health | [with clause ] your attitude will affect how successful you are. • touch the feelings of (someone); move emotionally : [as adj. ] ( affecting) a highly affecting account of her experiences in prison. See note at moving . • (of an illness) attack or infect : people who are affected by AIDS.
effect |əˌfɛkt| |iˌfɛkt| noun 1 a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause : the lethal effects of hard drugs | politicians really do have some effect on the lives of ordinary people. • used to refer to the state of being or becoming operative : they succeeded in putting their strategies into effect | the ban is to take effect in six months. • the extent to which something succeeds or is operative : wind power can be used to great effect. • [with adj. ] Physics a physical phenomenon, typically named after its discoverer : the Doppler effect. • an impression produced in the mind of a person : gentle music can have a soothing effect. 2 ( effects) the lighting, sound, or scenery used in a play, movie, or broadcast : the production relied too much on spectacular effects. 3 ( effects) personal belongings : the insurance covers personal effects.