tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post8411576543233060999..comments2023-09-27T07:44:19.769-04:00Comments on Sabine Hossenfelder: Backreaction: Bad Hair DaySabine Hossenfelderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-22167131818573621842008-07-08T21:11:00.000-04:002008-07-08T21:11:00.000-04:00Bee,It seems that the link to your Youtube clip is...Bee,<BR/><BR/>It seems that the link to your Youtube clip is broken.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-44756963421092521782008-06-15T15:29:00.000-04:002008-06-15T15:29:00.000-04:00No, I'm not bold, really. (I think you will have t...No, I'm not bold, really. (I think you will have to withdraw your hypothesis, sorry....). If I were, I'd have changed and would change many things in my life.<BR/><BR/>Bee is bold.<BR/><BR/>In any case, I previously wrote that I wouldn't have the courage to make a Youtube clip, not a picture. :)<BR/><BR/>Best,<BR/>ChristineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-32588159511089033732008-06-14T21:39:00.000-04:002008-06-14T21:39:00.000-04:00Hi Christine,“Here is the proof.”And yet you at fi...Hi Christine,<BR/><BR/>“Here is the proof.”<BR/><BR/>And yet you at first admitted to Bee you could never be so bold. So now I’m tempted to extend my hypothesis that not only does hair curliness relate to physical science aptitude yet also to boldness. I'm now suspecting that the next thing you’re going to reveal is that you refuse to wear socks since they only end up having holes in them :-)<BRPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-20183089368637307272008-06-14T14:13:00.000-04:002008-06-14T14:13:00.000-04:00Yes, they seem a bit larger, but today I was lucky...Yes, they seem a bit larger, but today I was lucky and they behaved, usually they are not very tame. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-52787926861240303262008-06-14T11:58:00.000-04:002008-06-14T11:58:00.000-04:00:-) Thanks for the nice photo! Your curls are some...:-) Thanks for the nice photo! Your curls are somewhat bolder than mine it seems, just perfect I'd say. Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-74816175311309427082008-06-12T21:00:00.000-04:002008-06-12T21:00:00.000-04:00Hi Stefan,“But anonymous biologist, be reassured, ...Hi Stefan,<BR/><BR/>“But anonymous biologist, be reassured, not every physicists has curly hair - mine is quite straight, even on very humid Frankfurt summer days.”<BR/><BR/>Well Stefan I thought you had crushed my hypothesis yet upon <A HREF="http://bp2.blogger.com/_AWa1cp-Somo/RfS2dbk7sTI/AAAAAAAAAFU/S4WMr22CzcM/s1600-h/stefan_1.jpg" REL="nofollow">closer examination</A> I believe you may not Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-66843567621562579562008-06-12T15:24:00.000-04:002008-06-12T15:24:00.000-04:00what is the chirality of your cork screws, and is ...<I>what is the chirality of your cork screws, and is your hair a pure state or mixed?</I><BR/><BR/>Interesting question. Closer inspection shows it is mixed, though strands like to cluster while curling up.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-14283779561321583222008-06-12T00:45:00.000-04:002008-06-12T00:45:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,“I've tried once to get rid of the curls, b...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>“I've tried once to get rid of the curls, but this didn't remove the tendency to stand off into all directions. And standing off into all directions without curls turned out to be even worse. It then indeed results in this Einsteinian look.”<BR/><BR/>I don’t know I still believe you and Einstein share the same frustration as portrayed in the following photos, for here we have <A Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-41045919194703523352008-06-12T00:40:00.000-04:002008-06-12T00:40:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-54273037766035064462008-06-11T22:18:00.000-04:002008-06-11T22:18:00.000-04:00Bee,Physics wants to know: what is the chirality o...Bee,<BR/><BR/>Physics wants to know: what is the chirality of your cork screws, and is your hair a pure state or mixed?CapitalistImperialistPighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17523405806602731435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-12853801731899088592008-06-11T18:52:00.000-04:002008-06-11T18:52:00.000-04:00You have a twin in Hilary Hahn (violinist):http://...You have a twin in Hilary Hahn (violinist):<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.hilaryhahn.com/ittybitty/ittybitty01.shtml" REL="nofollow">http://www.hilaryhahn.com/ittybitty/ittybitty01.shtml</A><BR/><BR/>pondering hair, digital camera, mirror<BR/><BR/>H. Hahn (a "stringer") should get an invite to the Science & Society conference. As an artist, she understand the A+B model:<BR/><BR/>A) Information<BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-83087472670787435542008-06-11T17:14:00.000-04:002008-06-11T17:14:00.000-04:00Thanks for the clip - very beautiful :-)But anonym...Thanks for the clip - very beautiful :-)<BR/><BR/>But anonymous biologist, be reassured, not every physicists has curly hair - mine is quite straight, even on very humid Frankfurt summer days.<BR/><BR/>Cheers, Stefanstefanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09495628046446378453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-66260542759168596202008-06-11T16:07:00.000-04:002008-06-11T16:07:00.000-04:00Hair curliness is not only determined by sulfur bo...Hair curliness is not only determined by sulfur bonds in keratin. Many other hair components seem to be involved, such as the "keratin-associated proteins" (KAPs). KAPs appear to have stretches of cysteines in their primary structure - cysteine is the peptide essential for the formation of disulfide bonds involved in curliness. Another interesting fact is that there is a significant polymorphism Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-22774513251348854192008-06-11T11:23:00.000-04:002008-06-11T11:23:00.000-04:00Your hair curls from its high eccentricity cross-s...Your hair curls from its high eccentricity cross-section. Tame it in three steps: Adsorb humectant, gently blow dry to reconfigure; solvate and swell.<BR/><BR/>Shampoo to get hair damp and receptive. "Adsorb humectant" is almost any souble protein (e.g., beaten raw egg rinse) or stuff like aminosilicone polymers (e.g., Pert shampoo heavy conditioning). "Blow dry" with combing sets the smooth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-5852762169071739802008-06-11T09:34:00.000-04:002008-06-11T09:34:00.000-04:00Hi Phil,Ah. Well, I don't usually pay much attenti...Hi Phil,<BR/><BR/>Ah. Well, I don't usually pay much attention to my hair either way. I was just looking in the mirror yesterday and found its state so stunning I ended up reading about properties of polypeptids. The only complaint I have is that it looks messy no matter what which spoils every attempt to appear serious. I've tried once to get rid of the curls, but this didn't remove the tendencySabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-14598559195006049402008-06-11T09:26:00.000-04:002008-06-11T09:26:00.000-04:00Hi Christine,Well, great minds curl alike ;-) Rega...Hi Christine,<BR/><BR/>Well, great minds curl alike ;-) Regarding YouTube, I've come to believe it's not popular despite the crappy quality of videos but <I>because</I> of it (or because of the audios - you find a lot of music videos where you can basically forget about the video, but the audio is pretty good.) Best,<BR/><BR/>B.Sabine Hossenfelderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06151209308084588985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-73116507558473703502008-06-10T21:31:00.000-04:002008-06-10T21:31:00.000-04:00Hi Christine,“I don't believe it. Your hair looks ...Hi Christine,<BR/><BR/>“I don't believe it. Your hair looks just like mine (except for the color)!”<BR/><BR/>You realize this further strengthens my hypothesis that there is a correlation between being a physicist and sulfur bonds. Perhaps I should write a paper entitled “Spontaneous sulfur bond breaking as it relates to Physical Science Aptitude”. Then again perhaps not, for if I bet if I did Phil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-38318052371563097832008-06-10T21:12:00.000-04:002008-06-10T21:12:00.000-04:00I don't believe it. Your hair looks just like mine...I don't believe it. Your hair looks just like mine (except for the color)! I could make an exact replica of your Youtube clip, but I don't have your courage to do so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22973357.post-83190262674596371022008-06-10T20:50:00.000-04:002008-06-10T20:50:00.000-04:00Hi Bee,“If you have hair that has the sulfur bonds...Hi Bee,<BR/><BR/>“If you have hair that has the sulfur bonds set for curliness, which is apparently the case for the stuff growing on my head, then the hair will tend to get curlier when the hydrogen bonds relax.”<BR/><BR/>It seems that many <A HREF="http://stefscrazylife.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/einstein-imagination-poster.jpg" REL="nofollow">theoretical physicists</A> have a similar tendencyPhil Warnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671311338712852659noreply@blogger.com