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i do actually have a serious question:

hair has a natural length...most people cant grow hair down to their ass, even if they just totally stopped cutting it for years...my natural length seemed to be to about nipple level...when it reached there, it stopped growing...about a year ago, i cut 6 or 7 inches off...so how did my hair "know" to start re-growing?

Do you have a source for this?

My understanding is that hair continues to grow 24/7. What makes it appear to stop growing, like in your case is this:

The further away the hair cells are from the follicle, the older and more brittle they are. So if your hair's a foot long, the *ends* of the hair are well over a year old. And unless you take nearly fanatical care of your hair, eventually the cells become brittle enough to break off the strand and wash away in the shower.

You could grow hair down to your ass if you were very careful about protecting it from breakage long enough.
 

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hair has a natural length...most people cant grow hair down to their ass, even if they just totally stopped cutting it for years...my natural length seemed to be to about nipple level...when it reached there, it stopped growing...about a year ago, i cut 6 or 7 inches off...so how did my hair "know" to start re-growing?

I don't think it stops growing, but rather, the nether end breaks off.

EDIT: My, that Mindseye is a fast typist.
 

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can we PLEASE leave the intense topics like racism for another thread? damn, was hoping there'd be one thread here just where someone could post something and not get called an idiot for having a question or an opinion and not have those opinions be in subject matter so charged as to create more negativity. starting threads is free, take advantage and create as many as you like for the heated topics.


Sorry. :rolleyes:
That issue's just a forefront at work right now and it's pissing me off. :mad:
I'll leave...
 

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Why/how do some people have eyes of 2 different colours?

Three main elements within the iris contribute to its color: the melanin content of the iris pigment epithelium, the melanin content within the iris stroma, and the cellular density of the iris stroma.

When an individual has different amounts of melanin in each of their irises, their eyes are different colors. Heterochromia iridium (the scientific name for two different color eyes in the same individual) is relatively rare in humans but common in some animals, such as horses, cats, and certain species of dogs. A variation on the condition is heterochromia iridis, in which an individual has a variety of colors within one iris.

Heterochromia iridium is thought to result from an alteration to one of the genes that controls eye color. This can be an inherited trait, although trauma and certain medications may result in increased or decreased pigmentation in one of the irises. Certain medical syndromes, such as Waardenburg syndrome, may also cause someone to have two different colored eyes.
 

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What did cows do for milking before they were domesticated?

Calves.

Like all mammals cows produce milk to feed their young. Milk production will continue as long as nursing (milking) continues. Some women breast feed their children to age three or more. Why? I don't know.


Why are toenails generally thicker than fingernails?
 

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i do actually have a serious question:

hair has a natural length...most people cant grow hair down to their ass, even if they just totally stopped cutting it for years...my natural length seemed to be to about nipple level...when it reached there, it stopped growing...about a year ago, i cut 6 or 7 inches off...so how did my hair "know" to start re-growing?

An individual hair grows for about 40 months, then drops off, usually another starts, but not always. It doesn't grow continuosly from one follicle for life. Different growth rates between different people, and during a person's life.
 

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You could grow hair down to your ass if you were very careful about protecting it from breakage long enough.

I have had "hair down to my ass" before, right now it's a bit above my waist (see gallery) - got tired of it catching in car seat belts so I cut it.

With good nutrition (internal) and regular trimmings, anyone can grow their hair long. That and avoid damaging it - my hairdresser says that the #1 way to abuse your hair is through chemical processing (hair color, chemical curling or straightening).

K
 

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That's me, one hazel and one blue. Please someone have the answer to this, I have always wondered.

K

When your mom's egg and your dad's sperm met their chromosomes (chromatids, really) mixed up and then came back together again. Like shuffleing a deck of cards. During that 'mixing' you got some of your mom's genes, and some of your dad's genes. It is a very rare genetic trait to have genes expressing 2 different eye colors on one person. But, it is possible [obviously]. Genes are the blueprints of life as we know it. ANYTHING is possible. Except for X-men powers....that's not gonna happen.

Rare genetic variances, like two different colored eyes, don't give you any trouble. Your eyes function in a healthy way. If a rare genetic variance inhibited your ability to function 'normally' or in a 'healthy manner conducive to sustaining your health/state/function', then it would be considered a genetic defect.
 

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Why do we call ourselves a Democracy when the Pledge of Alliegence calls us a Republic?
Because we take shortcuts with language. We (I assume you mean Americans) do not live in a Democracy, we live in a Democratic Republic -- which is close, but distinctly different. Not enough people care to make the distinction in casual conversation. In a Democracy, rule is by majority vote. In a Democratic Republic, rule is by representatives elected by the majoity.

If we demoted Pluto from a planet to a Plutoid, does that mean that all Astrologers were wrong and can be sued for malpractice?
All astrologers *are* wrong. Malpractice is when a professional fails to follow generally accepted professional standards and causes damages. Since astrologers are not professionals and the generally accepted standards are to use dozens of conflicting methods to arrive at results that are open to myriad interpretations, malpractice is not an option. Astrologers and psychics may be sued under a number of varying local ordinances, though.

If one mouse is a mouse and two are called Mice, why is one fish called a fish and why are two fishes still called fish?
Because English is a rich, old language whose words have evolved in complex ways depending on their origins and uses.
 

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that'd be the No Such Thing As a Stupid Question Thread.
Should I buy a TV, or a record player this year?

I thought I'd wait until one of my friends was throwing one out, but it has been a while now, and I am still waiting.

Some how the thought of buying both seems too much. I do want a record player as my old one died, but perhaps one needs a TV to be part of society these days?
 

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When your mom's egg and your dad's sperm met their chromosomes (chromatids, really) mixed up and then came back together again. Like shuffleing a deck of cards. During that 'mixing' you got some of your mom's genes, and some of your dad's genes. It is a very rare genetic trait to have genes expressing 2 different eye colors on one person. But, it is possible [obviously]. Genes are the blueprints of life as we know it. ANYTHING is possible. Except for X-men powers....that's not gonna happen.

Rare genetic variances, like two different colored eyes, don't give you any trouble. Your eyes function in a healthy way. If a rare genetic variance inhibited your ability to function 'normally' or in a 'healthy manner conducive to sustaining your health/state/function', then it would be considered a genetic defect.

WRONG. See page two.




Read the whole thread, people. :rolleyes:


There's no such thing as questions when google exists. All day, my job is to sit on the phone and have people call me and ask about their computers, to see what's wrong with them. Every question I get, the first thing I do is get on google. I'm a whiz at finding answers. :rolleyes:
 

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WRONG. See page two.




Read the whole thread, people. :rolleyes:


harsh

but i know you're also lying here, you ARE google aren't you! too damn fast with the answers, its simply impossible :wink: and btw heather, as easy as it is for you, don't sell yourself short, its a skill, and a honed and aquired one at that, please don't be too disappointed in we masses who are lacking :wink: