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Summer is here and so are tanning fails. From a delivery driver's "Neapolitan ice cream" tan lines to this woman's self-tan disaster, getting the bronzed skin of an A-lister is no easy feat.
One Redditor trusted his wife to put sunscreen on his back, but it didn't go as planned—leaving him with a "tiger" tan worthy of 56,000 upvotes on Reddit.
Posting to the r/funny subreddit on Monday, user Kratsas shared a snap of his stripy back, along with the caption: "First day at the beach and my wife made sure I was protected from sunburn by spraying my back with sunscreen. I can't see back there—did she do a good job?"
Redditors informed him that she did not do a good job, mostly in the form of tiger jokes and puns.
"Time to shine tiger" said Bougle_O.
"It's grreeat!" wrote attorneyatslaw, referencing Tony the Tiger, the iconic mascot of Frosted Flakes cereal.
"Bad news: she did not do a good job. Good news: you now like Garfield," joked AzemadaiusKaiser.
However, user Snoo-69474 saw grill marks rather than tiger stripes, commenting: "Bro got panini pressed."
Another user, posting as _ _The-1_ _, agreed, writing: "Dude got perfect grill marks."
According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, sunscreen is an important tool for reducing your risk of skin cancer. The most common cancer in the United States, one in five Americans will develop the disease by age 70.
Daily use of SPF 15 decreases the chance of developing squamous cell carcinoma by 40 percent and lowers your melanoma risk by 50 percent. It can also help to protect your skin from aging prematurely, preventing wrinkles, sagging skin and age spots.
Some users wondered how Kratsas' wife had managed to fail so epically at applying sunscreen.
"Did she spray through the beach chair while you were sitting in it?" asked Procedure_Dunsel.
"You're supposed to rub it in," reminded Nancylikestoreddit.
While other users suggested handy tips for better sunscreen application in the future.
Obtuse-Angel advised: "I like it to re-up throughout the day when we'll be outdoors for a long time. Do a full covering of regular sunscreen, then go over it with a spray every few hours."
Another user, A popsicle_of_meat, suggested: "[applying] in areas of no wind, rub it in for even coverage."
Ashimo414141 shared: "Mom worked for a dermatologist doing melanoma screenings. He said SPF 50 cream always and sprays should really only be used to reapply in a pinch."
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