Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
....but only marginally ....
Laura Trott's hair
- Thread starter Markymark
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winjim
Smash the cistern
I'm not dismissing totally the other 99.3% of her.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
That's getting on for the weight of a can of beer. Seems high to me.
Hacienda71
Mancunian in self imposed exile in leafy Cheshire
- Location
- Wilmslow, Cheshire
She wears an aero helmet over her hair. The weight of the rider and bike is far less important than the aero set up on track. The additional weight of long hair v short is irrelevant in this context. If she was doing a hill climb it might be more of an issue but I doubt it.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
She could use a smaller aero helmet if she had less hair though.
swansonj
Guru
Just what I was building up to saying as I was reading this thread. The way a person appears is not just about how other people perceive them (which often edges into objectification and sexism, bad things) but how they perceive themselves - the self-confidence it gives them. I would imagine that the very real gain of increased self confidence outweighs any marginal gains of weight.
I am a mere fashion-blind middle-aged male, but if I know that I'm giving a more important than usual lecture, I time my haircuts accordingly, not because I delude myself that a single person in the audience will care or even notice whether my hair is a centimetre longer, but because I know my confidence at "performing" and therefore the quality of the performance is a fragile thing that needs all the help it can get.
Roadrider48
Voice of the people
- Location
- Londonistan
Damn! Wrong recipient! Sorry about that.
Cannondale Lady
Senior Member
- Location
- Sunderland
That's where I'm going wrong!!!!!
winjim
Smash the cistern
I suppose the rate of shedding and regrowth means that my value of 0.5m for length is an overestimate, and 150k is at the top end of the range for number of hairs. Using 0.3m and 100k you get a result of 150g or 0.3% of total body mass.
Tin Pot
Guru
Donald Trump doesn't seem to be held back by it either
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Mentioning Mr Trump's hairdo and comparing it to the hockey players' is not the sort of behaviour one would expect from a gentleman.
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Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Five pages so far about some woman's hair. Then they say my threads go on a bit.
slowmotion
Quite dreadful
- Location
- lost somewhere
Those kind words mean a lot to me, Adrian.
Fab Foodie
hanging-on in quiet desperation ...
- Location
- Kirton, Devon.
It's been a lifetimes work ....
srw
It's a bit more complicated than that...
You really need to ask?