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Ask HN: Can I get enough UV through a window screen to produce Vitamin D?

3 pointsby dvduvalover 4 years ago
I'm basically living my days in one room due to the need to isolate myself. Can I get vitamin D through the screen? Or will this somehow break up the UV rays?

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ksajover 4 years ago
You can&#x27;t get enough vitamin D from light through a glass window since it will block far too much of the UV rays.<p>Considering how much light is blocked from a screen, I suspect without the glass, you&#x27;d have to be in front of it for quite a while to get enough to have any effect. But this is just a guess. I haven&#x27;t ever heard of anyone getting a tan through one. It would be an interesting experiment with a UV meter.