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Sunburn Theory

August 28, 2018

Two graphs: in theory, skin tans gradually with sun exposure; in practice it jumps from pasty to burnt.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2018-08-28-sunburn-theory/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

[THEORY] Graph of skin color (pasty → tan → burnt) vs. sun exposure: a steady straight line.

[PRACTICE] Same axes: flat at pasty, then a sudden jump straight to burnt.

Topics
Functions › GraphsFunctions › Linear FunctionsFunctions › Step & Piecewise FunctionsStatistics › Data Displays
Level
Middle SchoolHigh School
Themes
Everyday LifeNature & ScienceVisual Explanations