# Hair and Nails Grow After Death?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-and-nails-grow-after-death/151860>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 31, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-and-nails-grow-after-death/151860 "2003-01-31T14:24:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-and-nails-grow-after-death/151860/1 "2003-01-31T14:24:47Z")

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People claim our hair and nails continue to grow after death. How is this possible? Without a functional bloodstream, what would deliver the “building blocks” to allow the hair and nails to still grow? Is this just a Biology Class Legend? - Jinx

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hair-and-nails-grow-after-death/151860/2 "2003-01-31T14:26:52Z")

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[No](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mhairgrow.html)