At our church lunch yesterday, Chris informed me of story he heard when he was younger about a man who had somehow managed to control the muscles in his head so much so that he can make his hair form a center parting! And I, sticking to my word, said I would find out if this was true & so here I am!!! Unfortunately, Watson couldn’t make it this time. I called him and he said he’d met someone & they were having “love in a tub”, whatever that is? So it’s just me on my diddly squat lonesome (that’s where you’re meant to say “Awww!” and give me lots of sympathy). So on with the show!!!!
So far I have put done three different searches on google & have made an interesting discovery! Have you ever noticed that your face never gets goosebumps? It’s true (unless you’re a genetic freak, of which there are many of us in our own unique ways). Firstly a bit of info from www.kidshealth.org:
And what about when you’re ice skating or sledding and suddenly saying “brrrr!!” When you are cold, your blood vessels keep you warm by narrowing as much as possible, and keeping the warm blood away from the skin’s surface. You won’t sweat at all, but you might notice tiny bumps on your skin. Most kids call these “goosebumps,” but the fancy name for it is the pilomotor (say: pie-low-mo-ter) reflex. This is when special tiny muscles called the erector pili (say: ee-reck-tur pie-lee ) muscles pull on your hairs and make them stand up very straight. This traps warm air between the hairs and keeps you warmer.
So goosebumps are caused by little muscles called erector pili! I remember being taught in biology about pilo-erection (of course being teenage boys we would giggle for obvious reasons! *chuckle*). Anyway, back to the question, we don’t have erector pili in our face, so the little hairs on face don’t stand on end (unless it’s stubble)! Amazing!!! Here’s a diagram of a hair:
I also discovered some “Hairy Facts” that dispel certain myths about facial hair!:
- Myth: Shaving at an early age causes thicker and coarser hair to grow later in life:It is a myth that shaving at an early age causes thicker, coarser hair to grow when one is older. The appearance and texture of hair is strictly determined by heredity. When hair begins to grow back, it appears to be thicker and coarser, however, if allowed to grow, it will take on its original appearance and texture.
- Myth: Shaving can cause hair to grow faster: Shaving does not promote faster growth of hair. This is strictly determined by heredity.
I also found this picture of a record breaking beard:
LONGEST BEARD–LIVING FEMALE
The living woman with the longest beard is Vivian Wheeler of Wood River, Illinois. Her beard wa smeasured at 10.5 inches at the Guinness World Records Experience in Orlando, Florida on May 19, 2001.
I have still not managed to find out if Chris’s story is true or not, but i endevour to carry on!!! Stay tuned (or blogged or whatever)…
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