actual hair growth rate

This may be the most pointless message ever posted on this board - but I hope it may amuse.It is an accepted fact that human hair grows at approx 15cm per year. However we never express hair length in cm (except in competition), we don't say 'Alice has 75cm hair' but Alice has waist length/hip length/hair she can sit on/etc. It therefore follows that a more appropriate measurement of hair growth is actually L=H-B: where L is apparant hair length, H is hair growth rate in cm per annum and B is body growth rate in cm per annum. This throws up some interesting concepts.1 While long hair is most often associated with younger girls, the most effective time to grow your hair is actually after your late teens when factor B has dropped to as near to zero as makes no difference.2 It is a well-known 'fact' among style gurus that short women are least suitable for long hair. But as the shorter you are the lower factor B must equal it is in fact easier for them to grow it.3 As the body sometimes shrinks as you get older - the older you are the easier it is to grow your hair ('up-yours' to the no long hair on older women crowd).4 In theory it is possible for a young woman's hair to appear to stop growing as factor B increases during growth spurts - in fact it might even be possible to have B exceed H and therefore her hair will actually seem to get shorter. Anybody ever actually seen this phenomenon?

> This may be the most pointless message ever> posted on this board - but I hope it may amuse.>> It is an accepted fact that human hair grows> at approx 15cm per year. However we never express> hair length in cm (except in competition), we> don't say 'Alice has 75cm hair' but Alice has> waist length/hip length/hair she can sit on/etc.> It therefore follows that a more appropriate measurement> of hair growth is actually L=H-B: where L is apparant> hair length, H is hair growth rate in cm per annum> and B is body growth rate in cm per annum. This> throws up some interesting concepts.> 1 While long hair is most often associated> with younger girls, the most effective time to> grow your hair is actually after your late teens> when factor B has dropped to as near to zero as> makes no difference.> 2 It is a well-known 'fact' among style gurus> that short women are least suitable for long hair.> But as the shorter you are the lower factor B> must equal it is in fact easier for them to grow> it.> 3 As the body sometimes shrinks as you get> older - the older you are the easier it is to> grow your hair ('up-yours' to the no long hair> on older women crowd).> 4 In theory it is possible for a young woman's> hair to appear to stop growing as factor B increases> during growth spurts - in fact it might even be> possible to have B exceed H and therefore her> hair will actually seem to get shorter. Anybody> ever actually seen this phenomenon?Ha?????

As for how pointless this message is, I can't say because it makes absolutely no sense. Maybe someone could translate?> Thanks, Amber> Ha?????

Thats o.k. Andy,it was probably pretty pointless and confusing also that I somehow posted the same message twice!Amber> Dear Amber and Leslie,> I said it was pointless. All I was trying> to do was amuse - I apologise if all I did was> confuse.>

> Hi Andy,> I thought it was funny and it was interesting.> Please don't feel bad. This board can always use> coolm interesting and new stuff.> Thanks, JeannieAndy, hi!! Don't mind me I was just being a smartass doofus!! You keep up the posts!!Leslie