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I kinda don’t buy it. The sand thing, sure. But i’m pretty sure human hair is cylindrical in shape and is scaly. It seems more to me that that might be some kind of very thin wire.
Not all individual strands of hair will be exactly and perfectly cylindrical. That’s an image using an electron microscope, which has VASTLY superior resolution that the simple visible-light methods used. Hair is extremely elastic, so there’s no reason to assume it isn’t being deformed by tension. Which we know for a fact it is, because it’s tied in a knot. Why would the photographer lie about using hair, and use something else instead? What motivation exists to be honest about a grain of sand, but dishonest about the hair?
I’m not doubting the photographer if this was really what he said. I’m more so doubting what the OP said.
If you zoom in on the photo, you can make out the scales on the hair.
If you look closely on the right you can see the scaly texture
You posted an electron microscope image of a cylindrical hair…
It looks scaly when viewed with the extreme resolution and contrast of an electron microscope. Without that extreme resolution, some details are lost and you can’t clearly perceive those scales.
It also looks different in grayscale, and the election microscope can’t see transparency. But otherwise, I think those both look pretty identical, they look like hair.
Also, if you zoom in, you can in fact see those scales in some places. (The transparency of those thin layers contributes to making them hard to see)
Right? It’s a completely different imaging technique on a different hair. It looks more cylindrical, so it might be from a straighter hair. Or it might just be the angle.
It looks greasy and false-colored
But i’m pretty sure human hair is cylindrical in shape and is scaly.
The cross-section of human hair varies a lot, whether it is curly or straight, and so on.
The hair is more interesting than the sand.
Wouldn’t think human hair would look so… synthetic? Looks plastic.
It’s made of keratin, same stuff as your nails, so it’s basically the human body version of plastic
Gerd derm microplastics!
Gerd dern merkerplaster
I’m suddenly hungry for gummy worms
Who the fuck’s hair looks like that? Who the fuck’s sand looks like that?
Somebody cherry picked two exquisite specimens for this shot. Kudos to the photographer.
That’s exactly what he did. The photographer is Ethan Beckler. It is a sand garnet on a hair from his daughter’s head.
Wow. He’s got some incredible skill.
Could’ve used oil or some other chemical like a varnish to smooth the hair.
Here’s your chance to show how it’s done!
I have no lens capable of such a good macro shot.
I thought it was topaz on wrought iron.
This is amazing.
sir that is a potato noodle
Hair as 3D printer filament……
Smell of burning hair intensifies
Hair’s made of the same stuff as a fingernail, isn’t it? Be kinda cool to 3D print your own glue-on nails out of the actual material nails are made of.
That ain’t no human hair.
Seems unlikely that you’re right. Photographer is Ethan Beckler of 1of1images. This is part of a series of photos with sand grains on human hair
I guess I’ve never really taken the time to actually look at micro-photographs of hair, but damn does it look cool.
it looks chewy
Dont trust the look
It looks delicious for some damn reason.
First in a series of why I can’t stand the beach
I don’t like sand. It’s course and rough and irritating and it gets everywhere.
