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Today, I was struck by a random thought.
Why is it that when people cut their hair (or shave their facial hair in a man's case) they look younger?
I started thinking about why this might be. Could it be that the length and amount of hair is associated by age, as in the time taken to grow it? This thought would work from birth to maybe middle aged people, since babies are born with little or no hair and middle aged people, particularly men start losing and getting receding hairlines. But that doesn't really make much sense seeing as elderly people have less hair. Not to mention it discounts heredity and genetics. Cause if all it took was less hair to look younger then all the middle-aged men suffering from hair crises would not find the need to purchase toupees.
So then I thought maybe it had to do with the colour of hair or the various lengthy styles but through my observation as I was going around today it didn't really make much difference.
Finally I came to the conclusion that perhaps it had nothing to do with the amount or length of hair but something to do with exposure of the skin. The amount of skin exposed could perhaps be an indication of youth. As people grow older there is a tendency to be more inhibited and fully clothed as compared to when you were young.
P.S. This is what I do when I try to get out of studying. Think really really weird thoughts.
P.P.S. I'm getting really annoyed with my net connection. It works then doesn't then works again.
Why is it that when people cut their hair (or shave their facial hair in a man's case) they look younger?
I started thinking about why this might be. Could it be that the length and amount of hair is associated by age, as in the time taken to grow it? This thought would work from birth to maybe middle aged people, since babies are born with little or no hair and middle aged people, particularly men start losing and getting receding hairlines. But that doesn't really make much sense seeing as elderly people have less hair. Not to mention it discounts heredity and genetics. Cause if all it took was less hair to look younger then all the middle-aged men suffering from hair crises would not find the need to purchase toupees.
So then I thought maybe it had to do with the colour of hair or the various lengthy styles but through my observation as I was going around today it didn't really make much difference.
Finally I came to the conclusion that perhaps it had nothing to do with the amount or length of hair but something to do with exposure of the skin. The amount of skin exposed could perhaps be an indication of youth. As people grow older there is a tendency to be more inhibited and fully clothed as compared to when you were young.
P.S. This is what I do when I try to get out of studying. Think really really weird thoughts.
P.P.S. I'm getting really annoyed with my net connection. It works then doesn't then works again.
