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I cut socks and wear them on my arm while driving to keep one arm from being a different color then the other. I have tried sun block. It doesn't work. So yeah. This is how I do it.
Edit: wow this is the first time I've made it to the front page! Thank you:)
TerrorGuy58
Benefits of owning both a LHD and RHD vehicle lol
mastodonj
The first time I met my future wife, she was wearing a sock on her arm. It's called fashion, look it up!
Onda6g
SPF:wool
Kresstro
If you run out of socks you could always just drive in reverse.
TalkinRadio
captainfakeypants
OMG, me too! (am redhead, so I go quickly from pale to ouch with nothing in between)
MyBigMouth
Export the other sock to the UK, Aus, NZ, SA, Cyprus, Malta, India, Pakistan other Asian, Caribbean, African countries and Japan... Profit.
iAintUrPal
Thin and very breathable golf sleeves https://www.walmart.com/ip/399356636
WhichIsIt
Men who get skin cancer more often get it on the left side rather than the right.
WhichIsIt
*in countries with left-hand drive vehicles.
HeirElfSquire
There are sleeves you can get on Amazon which are tough, I wear them to protect my tattoos working outside.
SpaghyetiWagon
I work manual labor and buy these in large packages. They breathe very well and I use different colors for different seasons and events.
TheMaleManPostMalone
U.V. Sleeves. I use them while driving all the time. Or out on my kayak so I don't have to use sun block.
ScrippyChan
¹They also make various lengths of UV gloves to protect your fingies too. I have some full arm length ones as well as some gauntlets that I
ScrippyChan
²use for driving.
SterlingArcherSecretAgent
If it works it works lol
UnagiFerrin
Just read that in his voice
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DanTheReactionMan
Oversimplified’s voice for me lmao
afsdpckapjadfkasef
I hate the sun so much
BigUglyBear
As a driver with a crispy left arm, I might have to steal this idea.
idonotagreetotermsofservice
They make all kinds of arm sleeves like this for welders and metal workers.
FernsbyFiles
Such a good idea!
KalmaWallu
AAAAAHHH! It's the abominable Headless Sockpuppet Account!
Arphalas
Weird. UV is usually blocked by car windows no? I have transition glasses that do not work in the car for that reason.
electricwaffle
Not really. Not cheap company cars anyway.
7oidberg
If sun block don't work, use sock block.
Synesthetician
Use sun SOCK*
tounushi
So that's the technical term for the sock on the door knob.
akambe
And remember to wear gloves on your feet!
hiyo365
Haha, I'm curious to know what goes on the middle section :D
electricwaffle
Hats.
hiyo365
Oh duh!
electricwaffle
Now ask what goes on your head... the answers condoms.
Chandler920
Emergency butt wipe if you get in a tricky spot
Thesaya
I have a driver's tan, but in my case, it's a smoker's tan. I don't have a balcony and I hate smoke in my flat so the fag is held out the
Thesaya
window. Because I am a goth, and also never liked being in direct sun, the rest of me is really pale, but I take the warm arm to avoid smoke
Thesaya
in my flat. Also, I have a small bucket that hangs out my window to ash in, so I don't get that smell inside either.
jscuster
I’d watch a Belgian movie of this
dough4you
I only buy socks with an SPF of 50 or higher
CthulhuCups
Yeah the thing about sunscreen is it needs to set for 15 minutes and is only effective for 80. Less, if you sweat excessively. Sock is fine.
OneMoreRide
electricwaffle
Yup this is the scary shit right here. That and skin cancer. The sun is cruel.
OneMoreRide
Sock it to the sun!
Titty5prinkles
How do you like your Nissan?
electricwaffle
It's a work car. It's good. Does what I need it to
Titty5prinkles
Same
neilwatkinsfromaccounting
Why not get a long sleeve shirt and cut the other sleeve off?
Kresstro
I love that you’re 100% serious about this unisleeve idea.
Metlahaed
You don’t need to cut anything, just roll up on sleeve
afsdpckapjadfkasef
Then you ruin a shirt
edyluk10
A long sleeve can be rolled high on arm working class style.
electricwaffle
To be honest, even in winter I don't wear long sleeve shirts. I will wear a jacket, but not a long sleeve. Hate them for some reason
LiterallyNothingAvailable
That’s not comfortable and the part where it’s rolled up gets really hot.
CantileveredFat
Just a guess but taking off a sock sleeve sounds like less effort than taking off a shirt and also won't wrinkle what's underneath.
Kehy
Also, for women, people tend to take notice if you change your shirt
CantileveredFat
Uh, yeah. That does seem a bit awkward.
Kehy
There's an art to not being noticed while changing
Mobouncetotheoz
Love that this cost about $0.50 and everyone's making suggestions on things to get that cost much more
Hammerwell
50 cent? If even that. Most of my socks die with holes in the toe area. If you already own scissors there are no extra costs.
BurnieCinders
darn bro
tracereading
Like a whole-ass shirt?
circlebreaker
My first thought was "how has this guy never heard of long-sleeve shirts?"
HeyHeyDoubleA
My grandma cut an arm off my grandpas shirt, hemmed it, and used that to block the sun. When I inherited her car, I got the sleeve.
PorneliusHubertII
Who even cares if one arm is darker than the other?
Mobouncetotheoz
Skin cancer, aging skin, plus depends on your job. I'm trying to get into commercial acting and this was a stipulation-no farmer tan lines
electricwaffle
Good luck! I hope you make it! Sounds like an awesome job
Mobouncetotheoz
Thank you! I'm hoping there's a need for middle aged women. So far I auditioned for psoriasis and perogie commercials but didn't get em
electricwaffle
That sucks. Keep pushing. That actor Alan Rickman started acting late in his life i think. If he can do it so can you.
electricwaffle
I do. More about cancer than color differences.
PorneliusHubertII
Meh. Didnt think of that. Seems like such a low risk that i wouldnt even worry about it. I guess people who drive for a living are at greate
Grunni
PorneliusHubertII
r risk.
Mobouncetotheoz
I was curious and found this: https://arizonaccc.com/skin-cancer-risk-vehicles/ holy fuck 75% of melanoma on the left side!
BillHaleyandhisComments
One thing not suggest yet... and just hear me out... why not cut off the arm... can't not match if there's only one arm.
SmilinSloth
Or or hear me out, we get rid of both and replace them with a type of device for holding things together.
OscarGeare
Nah that’s silly. Just buy a left hand AND a right hand drive vehicle. Swap cars every other day. Get an equal tan.
johnnyhasadhd
It's also a quick way to both lose weight and get a free meal.
Larktonguesinadicecup
That's stupid. It would literally create a permanent mismatch. Good idea in general but doesn't answer OP's concerns.
Ditchencat
Cut off both.
Larktonguesinadicecup
See, that would work.
BaddyOneShoe
You could cut that arm off and have it attached to the other side. Then everything would be all right.
PoliticsGivesMeDKweeF
electricwaffle
It'd be a little hard to work that way. Maybe get it attached to the middle of my chest instead
NucleonYells
Then he'd need to buy f-shirts
BaddyOneShoe
⬆️ this comment is the quitesential example of comedy gold buried in a comment thread. Literally LOLed.
Becker37
So just your hand is a different color? You've got a sun glove
electricwaffle
Haven't noticed that yet. But I guess it could happen.
Howareyounow
Get a pair of thigh high toe socks, cut a little slit at the ends for the tips of your fingers. Everything looks sexier in thigh highs.
electricwaffle
That might be too sectsy, don't want other drivers lusting after my arm.
tavosa
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Albee1982
I use tinted windows but like your style
electricwaffle
It's a work car that I am not allowed to alter in anyway. Company provided.
Larktonguesinadicecup
I support your solution, besocked stranger. I won't offer an alternative to what seems to be working well for you.
electricwaffle
I love the suggestions though. They're fun and have kept me entertained all day long.
Larktonguesinadicecup
Well now you've run afoul of my fickle nature and we are sworn enemies >:-(
electricwaffle
That's OK. I like enemies too. How do I know who I am if I don't have someone to challenge me?
YouMayFindThisMildlyInteresting
I thought that pretty much any window blocks UV. People don't generally get a tan sitting inside near a window.
MichaeIScott
Noo most stock car windows have zero UV protection
sinskittles
Unfortunately not! It saves money to not have them, so of course, capitalism has done its thing.
YouMayFindThisMildlyInteresting
Apparently I was remembering that glass blocks UVB. But it doesn't block UVA without treatment. Laminated windshields block some UVA.
Lordrednaught
It may cost more, but look into UV protecting sleeves. My Dad was a a daily driver and developed skin cancer lesions on his arm.
brassmule
^ This. It's common for truckers as well. If you don't have UV A/B blocking tinted windows, it's very important to consider this option.
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Or UV blocking window foil
AlexSomething
And if you keep using socks, black ones are more likely to block more UV
Snausagebort
Yep. Black socks matter.
flamingflamingo
"It may cost more, but here's another solution even though your solution is 100% effective and cheap"
thatguyisreallydeep
I think a sock is unlikely to be 100% effective at blocking UV light.
flamingflamingo
well if not 100%, then somewhere in the 99.9% range, probably. at least as high as high as any kinda window treatment.
thatguyisreallydeep
Maybe not quite that high. The highest ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) rating for clothes is 50+, meaning less than 2% is let through.
thatguyisreallydeep
Not that I'd worry about it or the sock's UPF rating unless driving a whole lot. A cheap sock + regular car window should do pretty well.
VirtualNaut
How well does a shirt block it? I’m asking because we wear them and don’t get any damage. And shirts are quite thin compared to socks.
thatguyisreallydeep
Lots of factors that go into that, including color, material, etc. Often a looser fit protect more, because the fibers aren't as stretched.
thatguyisreallydeep
Sometimes a UPF number is specified. A light cotton t-shirt might be UPF 5, letting through 20% of UV light IIRC (1 over UPF#).