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firmretentiontoday at 7:07 PM1 replyview on HN

I don't believe any hair on the human body truly grows continuously. Even head hair has a lifespan of ~7 years and whatever you can grow in that time is the max. I was a big metalhead in high school and grew my hair out. Indeed, after about 7-8 years it stopped getting longer, right at about waist level, and was stuck there until I finally got sick of it and cut it off.


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doubled112today at 8:48 PM

I think they call this the "terminal length". As long as it will grow before it falls out.