Researchers Have Trouble Finding Jellyfish Stingees
Posted July 25, 2007 12:00 pm.
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Imagine being paid to be stung by jellyfish. Then imagine doing it for free.
That’s the kind of person Norwegian researchers are calling for to test a new sunblock that supposedly can reduce or prevent jellyfish stings, says a Torgrim Andersen, spokesman for the University of Oslo.
“You’re supposed to get burned. If you’re not, then the tests have been a waste of time,” says Andersen.
Only five people have registered for the test, which is asking for volunteers over the age of 18 and have hair-free inner arms. One arm will be covered in ordinary sunblock and the other with a new one being developed by sun cream company AC-SunCare. Both arms will then be stung by jellyfish.
The compensation for this prickly endeavor? Three bottles of the anti-jellyfish sun screen.
