Tanning beds might
leave you with a killer tan, but they also might kill you. Just one tanning session increases the risk of melanoma by 20%, according to Mollie's Fund, a not-for-profit melanoma
awareness organization. To convince tanners about the dangers of tanning beds, Mollie's Fund took to the streets of New York's Time Square and offered users a free tanning session. Customers who tried
to redeem the coupon were led down a hallway and straight to their funeral. A room was set up like a church with mourners sitting in pews. A tanning bed was used as a casket and each consumer's
picture was placed atop the tanning bed next to the words "R.I.P." Each visitor was then shown a video about the deadly side effects of tanning. Watch it
here, created by Area 23.
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