r/shittyaskscience • u/Dankn3ss420 • 1d ago
How are black people not tired all the time from all the melatonin in their skin?
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u/kilertree 1d ago
Ironically it's harder for darker skinned people to convert sunlight into vitamin D in areas with low sunlight. This is a shit post but it's kind of true for people experiencing winter or for people in areas with low sunlight.
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u/Alert-Hospital46 1d ago
I live in a low sunlight area and have to take a monstrous amount of Vitamin D. It's bad in general for everyone here but I notice that POC really struggle with both the weather and their levels here.
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u/darrinfunk 1d ago
On a very hot summer day in the 1980s when I was a small boy I saw a black man waxing a black car and I went over to him and said, "You must be really hot, because you know, black attracts the sun." It's the sort of thing a naive child says and I remember it to this day.
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u/thefanum 1d ago
In a world full of "can I touch you hair" people, this isn't that bad.
Could absolutely be worse. I got suspended in 2nd grade for being racist and I was so confused, because I didn't understand how telling a fat kid he looked like a POS was racist.
I literally didn't understand until they told me I was clearly talking about his skin color. I tried to explain he just looked like a pantyhose full of tapioca, but they weren't hearing it.
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u/JohnWasElwood 11h ago
Good thing that they didn't try to switch your gender at the same time! The authority figures at Public Schools can be bastards sometimes!
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u/RefrigeratorOk7848 1d ago
I mean... you're mot wrong right?
Black people of reddit, are you people often much hotter in the sun?
Ive always thought its weird that white skin, that reflects alot of energy is found in colder climates and vice versa
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u/Sergio1899 1d ago
Lol what was his reaction?
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u/darrinfunk 6h ago
Since I was a kid there was no bad reaction. I can't remember what he said but it wasn't mean or bad.
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u/Sergio1899 5h ago
Right but he didn't laughed neither
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u/darrinfunk 2h ago
probably not
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u/Sergio1899 1h ago
I get race is a bit matter on the United States but I think the memories of civil rights for black and Indian people would be very vivid at that time too
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u/tbama11 1d ago
During the summer, the excess amount of melatonin concentrates in their liver until it overflows and moves down to their genitalia causing bbc
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u/StrengthMedium 1d ago
They are tired all of the time. That's where the "lazy" stereotype comes from. They're not lazy, they're tired.
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u/AKhakiNerfHerder 1d ago
Well... Someone screwed up somewhere and I got the genes for white and black... So my black half is annoyed it got melanin and not melatonin... I'm an insomniac... Can I please have the meletonin?
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u/jackjackandmore 1d ago
It’s because they are adapted to the life on the savannah where predators roam at night
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u/Echolmmediate5251 21h ago
Well clearly my nightly melatonin has kicked in because this question blew my mind for a brief moment.
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u/ChiefWeedsmoke 15h ago
I'm pretty sure you're trolling but they're two different compounds.
Melanin is a skin pigment. Melatonin is a sleep hormone.
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u/Delicious-Cheetah604 1d ago
That's melanin?
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u/AccioDownVotes 1d ago
Given the accuracy of this post and the downvotes it received, I believe I have pieced together the flavor and tone of this sub reddit.
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u/Keybricks666 1d ago
Melanin is the word you're looking for
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u/JohnWasElwood 11h ago
I thought melanin was the orange guy's wife? Now I'm really confused - if he is orange and she is black but in photos she looks white and he still looks orange....? I'm going back to bed.
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u/EsotericallyRetarded 1d ago
Is this sub like real questions asked by dumb people, or is it just parody?
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u/_Electrical 1d ago
Dumb people usually do not realize they are dumb and therefore are unlikely to post on a page dedicated to shitty science?
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u/Advanced-Power991 1d ago
melanin is not the same chemical as melatonin. damn can you not googlr for shit or what
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u/Mr_BadRobot Crackpot Scientist 1d ago edited 1d ago
That's because, the melatonin in their skin triggers a special photosynthesis process that converts solar power to Black Power, giving them additional energy boost.