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RON: Do you think everyone has the same number of hair follicles? On the face of it, you’d think of course not. Some people are WAY hairier than others. But are they? Or is their hair just thicker and coarser? Even bald people HAVE hair follicles, it’s just that fewer of them are active. I mean, why wouldn’t we all have the same number of follicles? We have the same number of fingers. I know, I know – some people don’t have the same number of fingers. But that’s abnormal. But – JEEZ, maybe there’s a high rate of abnormality with hair, too. With so many follicles, the chances of minor mutation during development are very high. Meaning, even if there WERE some theoretical “ideal” number of follicles, chances are slim that anybody would match that number. So if there were an ideal number, would we even know?
JÜRGEN (anesthetizing a patient): Can we PLEASE talk about this another time

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RON: Do you think everyone has the same number of hair follicles? On the face of it, you’d think of course not. Some people are WAY hairier than others. But are they? Or is their hair just thicker and coarser? Even bald people HAVE hair follicles, it’s just that fewer of them are active. I mean, why wouldn’t we all have the same number of follicles? We have the same number of fingers. I know, I know – some people don’t have the same number of fingers. But that’s abnormal. But – JEEZ, maybe there’s a high rate of abnormality with hair, too. With so many follicles, the chances of minor mutation during development are very high. Meaning, even if there WERE some theoretical “ideal” number of follicles, chances are slim that anybody would match that number. So if there were an ideal number, would we even know?
JÜRGEN (anesthetizing a patient): Can we PLEASE talk about this another time

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#382; In which Hair vexes transcribed by in

RON: Do you think everyone has the same number of hair follicles? On the face of it, you'd think of course not. Some people are WAY hairier than others. But are they? Or is their hair just thicker and coarser? Even bald people HAVE hair follicles, it's just that fewer of them are active. I mean, why wouldn't we all have the same number of follicles? We have the same number of fingers. I know, I know - some people don't have the same number of fingers. But that's abnormal. But - JEEZ, maybe there's a high rate of abnormality with hair, too. With so many follicles, the chances of minor mutation during development are very high. Meaning, even if there WERE some theoretical "ideal" number of follicles, chances are slim that anybody would match that number. So if there were an ideal number, would we even know?
JÜRGEN (anesthetizing a patient): Can we PLEASE talk about this another time

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#382; In which Hair vexes

  — February 22nd, 2008

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May 8, 2026 by David Malki !

Last year, I participated in Genius Northwest, a gaming competition inspired by the Korean gameshow The Genius and its ilk.

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It’s truly a remarkable thing. I came in dead last in the competition, but I still had a great time participating.

The event is held annually in the Pacific Northwest (hence the name) and applications are now open to participate in the 2026 competition!

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