Beanies, caps, etc.

Senor_Grunt · Post by **Senor_Grunt** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:30 am

Will wearing beanies, caps, hats, etc. too much make you go bald?

My mom and I have been debating this for a couple days, wanted to see what you guys thought. Here's how our debate started:

My mom: "I want you to take off that beanie, its going to make you go bald!"

Me: "WHAT?! >_> No it isn't."

My mom: "Yes it will! Ask your dad! He wore a beanie all the time and now he's balding."

Me: "Thats cause hes old!"

My dad from the background: "HEY!"

My mom: "Yes it will you watch."

Our discussion has been going on over why or why not wearing hats, beanies etc. will make you go bald. I just say its not possible, what is there special hair destroying micro-organisms in beanies that I don't know about, I don't think so.

Discuss.

Anetheon · Post by **Anetheon** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:56 am

lol there is only one way to find out

Senor_Grunt · Post by **Senor_Grunt** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:18 am

Finding out the hard way is not an option.

shadowkhas · Post by **shadowkhas** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:17 am

Are you serious...?
It sounds rather joking. It's the same as someone wearing a hat for a long time. Ever heard of anyone going bald from wearing hats?

Dalek · Post by **Dalek** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 6:18 am

Wearing a hat will NOT make you go bald.
Loss of hair is a natural occurance as the body age's.

Yamagushi · Post by **Yamagushi** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 7:31 am

....wow....the hat/beanie is constantly pulling on your hair and putting pressure on your scalp due to it, its also blocking off oxygen to your scalp. I have long hair(past my shoulders) and i generally wear hats. I'm only just turning 20 and I'm already recieting about an inch. After wearing a hat all day ill run my hands thru my hair and a lot comes out. It doesn't make u go "bald" for say however it does make u lose hair.

kornman00 · Post by **kornman00** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:41 am

From "Baldness folklore" on wikipedia

"Tight hats cause baldness."

While this may be a myth, hats do cause hair breakage and, to a lesser degree, split ends. Since hats are not washed as frequently as other clothing, they can also lead to scalp uncleanliness and possible Pityrosporum ovale contamination in men with naturally oily scalps.

CabooseJr · Post by **CabooseJr** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 8:44 am

I never trusted wikipedia ever since the report I did on Lincoln when it said he was still alive.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:22 am

Single instances are now grounds for overgeneralizations.

shadowkhas · Post by **shadowkhas** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:19 pm

Caboose, I bet if you had refreshed the page in 2 minutes it would have been gone. But yeah...won't cause baldness, baldness is natural. It's just like saying eating carrots will give you infrared/X-ray/eagle vision.

HPDarkness · Post by **HPDarkness** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 3:32 pm

My grandfather wore hats all his life. He is 81 years old. Still has all of his hair.

This question was also brought up in my health class a few days ago, my teacher said it's not true.

reanimation-06 · Post by **reanimation-06** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:37 pm

CabooseJr wrote:I never trusted wikipedia ever since the report I did on Lincoln when it said he was still alive.

Same, I don't like wiki. Some kid deleted the microsoft page with a 'RoFl HaXxoReD' and it was there for the whole day. I had to do school work on last minute, since I only used wiki before.
And the hair argument sounds like a myth like getting colds by going outside.

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:47 pm

When people edit pages on wikipedia to contain false information:

#1 It is obvious. Unless you have an IQ of 1 you will notice the error and will find another site until it's corrected.

#2 it will be fixed in a matter of days by someone who cares.

Personally I trust Wikipedia. You should never rely on once source anyway, so using the second source can also help keep your information accurate. I don't think I'd use it as a source for a extremely serious paper that's like my final for this class where I'm at like an 89 and want to do as good as possible. Not because the report is bad or false, but because the teacher sees wikipedia and immediately takes points off because it "could" be false.

What really ticks me off is that I could make my own site and mix truth with fiction and someone could source it in a report thinking it was the truth. It's not wikipedia. It's the internet. You want hard proof, get out a reputable book.

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 4:52 pm

Or do what I do Kirk, use Wikipedia and quote some random ass Internet page as your source. I've never had a single teacher question my sources, and I sincerely doubt they have the time to type every single URL and search for the information themselves.

Kirk · Post by **Kirk** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 5:54 pm

Good point.

kornman00 · Post by **kornman00** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:53 pm

GametagAeonFlux wrote:I've never had a single teacher question my sources, and I sincerely doubt they have the time to type every single URL and search for the information themselves.

Back when I was at school there was some site called turnitin.com or w/e where the teachers can magically (yes, magic) verify your shit against the world wide web of lies. Don't know if its still in us or what came of it

JK-47 · Post by **JK-47** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 9:55 pm

kornman00 wrote:
GametagAeonFlux wrote:I've never had a single teacher question my sources, and I sincerely doubt they have the time to type every single URL and search for the information themselves.
Back when I was at school there was some site called turnitin.com or w/e where the teachers can magically (yes, magic) verify your **** against the world wide web of lies. Don't know if its still in us or what came of it

They told us that on school night. But they said they had special software exclusive to teachers.

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Tue Feb 12, 2008 10:00 pm

kornman00 wrote:Back when I was at school there was some site called turnitin.com or w/e where the teachers can magically (yes, magic) verify your **** against the world wide web of lies. Don't know if its still in us or what came of it

Some teachers still use that, but as far as I know (and have experienced), all that site does really is just search certain words/phrases to make sure you didn't plagiarize. If you've got half of a brain, you should know how to reword someone else's information while still getting the same facts/ideas across.

Philly · Post by **Philly** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:59 am

Plants and animals die when they are covered up, why shouldn't hair?

(I don't actually believe that, I'm just throwing in an idea.)

Pepsi · Post by **Pepsi** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:13 am

ive worn hats all my life either with work or in social situations. I can safely say i own about 200 of them now and never leave the house without one. I can honestly say ive done this for the past 15 years or so and i have a full head of hair and was always warned about this myth as well. sad point is its just not true. i was told going bald was simply a matter of genetics and such. while wearing a hat may cause damage to your hair as far as "hat hair" and what not i dont see or have i had any issues with any kind of baldness on my part.

also, i have heard that stress can lead to baldness so stop stressing about it before that way gets to your scalp.