Accuracy was my concern, too. I have two of those infra-red thermometers & I tested them against an oral mercury thermometer. They're within 1/10th to 1/2 a degree. But if you are outside when it's hot, you have to wait 15 minutes indoors for your skin to cool before you can get an accurate reading. After I came in the house after yard work last summer when it was 103 outside, just for fun, I took my temp without waiting - 104. All the red lights were blinking, LOL.
