Interesting tidbit of history: long hair and WWII

[LornaDoone]

I thought this was interesting.

http://www.futilitycloset.com/2014/01/18/hair-today/

[Tini'sNewHair]

That is crazy, very intresting :)

[Wildcat Diva]

I enjoyed this lesson very much and read it to the family. Interesting and thanks for posting.

[Sharysa]

That is fantastic to learn. Crosshairs were literally crossed strands of hair! I thought they were just threads or something.

[HumanBean]

That was awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[Islandgrrl]

Very interesting! Thank you for sharing!

[hairpleasegrow]

interesting.....!

on a side note i was just thinking today there should be a thread for random or interesting information/ fun facts

[pogo0685]

I grew up in Pueblo! Very cool, thanks for sharing.

[Stiria]

That's interesting! I never knew they used real human hair.

[MissBubble]

Very interesting! Thank you!

[jacqueline101]

That's the best thing I've read all day. I love that story I'd donate my hair to something like that.

[DaveDecker]

Interesting to note she wasn't informed of the strands actual use until 1987.

This article brings to mind a local TV news report I heard (around either Thanksgiving or Christmas) in 1990. Apparently the US govt had put out a request for long virgin hair for use in bomb-sights for the Gulf War, and a woman from southeastern Ohio answered the call by donating her never-been-cut knee-length blonde hair for the cause.

[CRX<3]

Hair and history! Thats more than great reading! :agree:

[joflakes]

Wow, that's fascinating! Thanks :)

[truepeacenik]

Interesting to note she wasn't informed of the strands actual use until 1987.

This article brings to mind a local TV news report I heard (around either Thanksgiving or Christmas) in 1990. Apparently the US govt had put out a request for long virgin hair for use in bomb-sights for the Gulf War, and a woman from southeastern Ohio answered the call by donating her never-been-cut knee-length blonde hair for the cause.

Still wanting blonde only, eh?
And likely fairly straight to slightly wavy, I'd guess.

[DaveDecker]

Apparently (when in war mode) they do seem to want the hair to be blonde. Fine textured, too. And I'd guess the straighter, the better.

Let there be peace on earth.... and leave the hair where it belongs. :)

[MeowScat]

I thought this was so interesting that I emailed the link to a few people. Cool find, thanks for sharing!

[browneyedsusan]

How cool is that?
What a neat article! Thanks for sharing!

[Micayla47]

wow great article. thanks for sharing :)

[sibiryachka]

...Speaking of WWII and hair, here's a British propaganda poster I'm in love with:
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/~pv/pv/courses/posters/images6/coverhair.jpg

[Of the Fae]

Fascinating! Though I'd be pissed if I found out my hairs were used for bombing :P

[swearnsue]

And another reason to love Colorado!