How much weight do you think one human hair can support?
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Suby the Coat
ANSWERS: 3
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may be 8 oz to a lb...quite a lot.....not as strong a one thread from a spiders web though,,,,like for like of course,,,,
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The tensile strength of a single hair depends on the type of hair, the age of it, and whether it has ever been weakened by chemicals or sunshine etc.
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Human hair is nearly identical, in density and strength, to copper wire of the same width. I would guess as much as 10 oz.
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