Emerson Salon – Capitol Hill Seattle

Science
Straight hair tangles twice as much as curly hair, as was proven in a study done by French biophysicist Jean-Baptiste Masson, who devised a geometrical model of hair. His math suggests that straight hairs rub up against each other at steep angles, which causes tangles.

Engineering
Tangles are like burrs, which are also found in nature and they stick to our clothing. The discovery of Velcro occurred when Swiss engineer George de Mestral noticed burrs attached to his wool pants while out on a hunting trip in the Alps.

Physics
Masson’s findings noted that Velcro involves fibers tangling up with each other, much like hair fibers. These findings have been detailed in the Journal of American Physics, and can lead to advances in “Velcro-like technology”, where researchers might attempt to increase the tension of Velcro fibers to make them straighter.

Hair
This correlates to the hairdresser’s blowout of course: When the right amount of tension is applied to the hair, along with a product that detangles in conjunction with another product that attaches to the hair strands, the client will get a smoother, straighter, sleeker hairstyle!

http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scripts/velcro.html

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20759101/

http://www.umw.edu/hisa/resources/Student%20Projects/Susan%20Deedrick%20–%20Velcro/students.umw.edu/_sdeed5pn/History.html

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