EW... gross!

We've all been a part of the fear fest.

Either we're floating on our backs in the pool, sitting in your desk at school, or just plain ol' standing around when we spot it. Quickly we jump out of our current positions, shriek, and try and flick the thing away from the vicinity of us using as little of our body surface to touch it.

What is this accursed, vile, hated object?

A small ball or a few strands of real... HUMAN....

hair.

That's right people, hair. You know, it's what makes us part of the mammalia class. (Well that and our mammary glands... but that's a whole nother post.)

So why are we so afraid of what basically makes us that much better than the reptiles and the bugs?

I mean honestly, pretty much all of the misplaced hair we come across originated on the top of someone's head.

Seriously, how gross can someone's head get? It's pretty high up there, unlike your feet or even your hands which come in contact with some pretty gross things if you stop to think about it. (But don't think too deeply about it, the things you come up with could scare you.)

And when taking a shower, the hair is the part that gets the most personalized washing and care. You don't see any body wash bottles with the label, Wash, Rinse, Repeat, do you? Plus, those wonderful tresses are in the direct range of the hot water.

You might think that I'm just being evasive about the real truth of how gross hair can get, but to be honest with you, I can't think of one good reason for the squeals and jumps that people tend to emit when coming in contact with one harmless hair.

... what do you think?