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a couple of people have commented on me going outside with wet hair...I don't get it...what the hell is wrong with going outside with wet hair !!??
chances are you'll catch a cold or somthing, i guess it depends on the weather...
Catching a cold means that you have been infected some virus/bacteria; I never understood why people say you would catch a cold if you do something outside in wet/cold weather.
You tend to catch cold if you go from a really warm place (like in your house with heaters) to a cold place, like outside. The reason is because the tempature difference shocks your body briefly and just long enough for the cold virus to get a hold on you. You do realize however that most of the cold symptom is actually an immune system response, rather than being caused by the virus itself.
Yeah, i have a friend that has hair down to his middle back. He went outside in the morning after taking a shower(it was like 25 degrees F)and his hair literally started to freeze lol. It didn't get completely hard and brittle but it was enough to keep his hair from moving at all unless he moved it himself.
But if the weather's nice, like during spring or summer, i don't see the harm at all. In fact air drying your hair outside sounds like it'd be a good idea. But don't quote me on that. I don't know much about hair, i'm still a newbie :P.
It's an 'old-wives tale' - if you go to bed with wet hair or go outside in cold weather with wet hair, supposedly you will be more succeptible to getting sick or the flu.
I guess the association is valid, but the warning was probably developed before it was realized that a virus rather than chills causes colds. I guess even that the name 'cold' is applied since the typical 'cold' and flu is more prevalent during the colder times of the year.
Anyone else know in other languages if the word for cold is the same as the temperature word? That would be interesting if the word association was trans-cultural. Hmmm...
I know that Greeks too use the "temperature-associated" word to describe the disease,spelt a little differently though(different suffix)."krioma"=cold (disease) "krio"=cold (temparature). :)
It's a virus that causes the cold/flu, but if your body is chilled, it will be weakened and it will become easier to get sick.
Now, our good friend Physics tells us that wind blowing on water makes the water evaporate faster. When water evaporates, though, it takes a LOT of energy away from whatever it was near. In this case, you. So it will be easier to get cold when your hair is wet. And since a lot of cold viruses like to attack the ears, nose, and throat, having your head cold isn't a good idea.
Of course, this is assuming it will be windy outside and you don't have a coat or something. =P