Do you think prehistoric man's head hair grows constantly throughout

[Conan]

Do you think prehistoric man's head hair grows constantly throughout the course of their lives? Does anyone know? I ask because it's strange that only the hair on our head grows to any length, while the rest stops. I don't believe any other domesticated animal's hair stops growing to any length. Some dogs do maybe? If they do, do any wolves' hair stop growing? If it doesn't, does the wolves' coat naturally degrade by running through forests? If it does, does that mean that prehistoric man scratched its' head against something constantly?

[Borodog]

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[bawcerelli]

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[mason55]

yo the hair doesn't stop growing it just falls out and so it appears to stop growing.

same with dogs and everything else.


smoke less pot.

[Conan]

Why doesn't the hair on our heads fall out then?

[NT!]

gahhhhh what in the christ

[fluffpop62]

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Why doesn't the hair on our heads fall out then?

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Hair on your head does fall out you dope. You should google it you lose something like 100 hairs a day.

[samjjones]

Conan - I've often wondered this very same thing.

I finally concluded that prehistoric man's omnivorous diet of berries, tree bark, insects, and animal carcasses often lead to extreme indigestion. As a matter of survival, man's body hair, particularly around the anus, stopped growing, in order to stave off the massive propogation of dingleberries, which would be so uncomfortable as to consume man's every waking moment. And then there would be no fire, stone weapons, or James Taylor.

[Los Feliz Slim]

lol

[bwana devil]

there was actually an author on Fresh Air on NPR last month discussing the evolution of humans dealing w/ migration and language and touched on the development of hair. pretty interesting. you can hear the podcast here:

fresh air

topic is introduced around 17:00 min