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Nails and hair continue to grow after the heart and brain stop, though obviously not perpetually.
by gumby 3y ago
Nails and hair continue to grow after the heart and brain stop, though obviously not perpetually.
- mrweiner 3y agoThat’s a misconception - hair and nails don’t continue growing after death. Retraction of the skin makes it appear as though they do. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20130526-do-your-nails-grow-after-death https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20130526-do-your-nails-gr...
- gumby 3y agoThanks! After typing that comment I began to wonder how that would work, but figured "hey if it's true, and I've heard it plenty of times, there must be something interesting going on".