https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/categories/15/tags/2278.rssNew Posts Tagged 'hair' - Scientific SpeculationScientific Speculation - Codidact2021-03-23T14:23:09Zhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/281153Keratin biosynthesis and human hair straightness/smoothnessdeleted user#2021-03-23T03:46:03Z2021-03-23T14:23:09Z<p>Some people straighten their head-hair with what's named:</p>
<ul>
<li>Keratin straightening</li>
<li>Keratin smoothening</li>
<li>Keratin rebonding</li>
<li>Keratin treatment</li>
</ul>
...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/219551Why would merfolk have hair?Uncle Treshttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/37152016-05-31T02:15:11Z2020-07-07T20:15:30Z<p>A classic image of mermaids are their long flowing hair that swishes in the water. But in the scientifically realistic sense this makes none. The hair would be nothing more than a nuisance to th...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/250080Would Human Hair Be an Electrical Conductor or an InsulatorAdrienDaBosshttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/419362019-02-02T01:45:03Z2019-02-02T23:02:45Z<p>So in my world it is the future and ALMOST ALL NATURAL METALS are gone. They needed power to get delivered in some form.
One scientist thought up a solution: Human hair.</p>
<p>The science comm...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/240671A Strand of Hair One Inch WideJohnWDaileyhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/43992018-04-03T16:19:39Z2018-04-04T14:13:48Z<p>It turns out that a single strand of human hair measures 17 to 181 millionths of a meter wide. But anyone who creates or reinvents a fictional species of humanoid has the freedom to change the ...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/219858Human hair color boundary?Catershttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/22412016-06-13T15:14:51Z2017-06-09T11:55:04Z<p>I know that humans can naturally have more than 1 hair color, whether that is in a transition from 1 color to another or they are born with it. Like for example there are babies with both red an...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/222620Prehensile HairSystemhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/-12016-08-30T03:42:26Z2016-08-31T19:07:57Z<p>As I'm sure anyone reading this knows, our body parts move via the brain signaling the appropriate muscles to contract or expand. Now, for hair to function the way it does - its texture, malleab...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/214856Creating natural two tone hair growthNonafelhttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/378202015-10-15T19:24:18Z2015-12-17T16:48:17Z<p>I seek a realistic method, either by genetic change or other scientific method that doesn't require magic or future tech, to obtain naturally occuring two tone hair for a race of humanoids. </p>...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/214969How to realistically increase hair growth rateUncle Treshttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/37152015-10-20T20:40:55Z2015-10-21T13:16:58Z<p><a href="https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/27958/hair-based-architecture#28068">In the answer to this question</a>, it is said that that is needed to be done to make the solution...https://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/posts/214805Melanin and youUncle Treshttps://scientific-speculation.codidact.com/users/37152015-10-14T20:30:05Z2015-10-18T03:02:21Z<p>Melanin is what causes the color to appear in the skin, hair and eyes. But in humans there seems to be a limit to this. For example human hair can be orange(gingers) but not green or blue. iris'...