Hairs and on your arms & legs...

ali0r · January 31, 2004, 5:24pm

When you lose or cut a hair on your arm or leg… how does it “know” to grow to a certain length and no more?

gluteus_maximus · January 31, 2004, 5:53pm

Because it’s not ‘hair’… it’s ‘fur’.

terd_ferguson · January 31, 2004, 5:57pm

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