• Question: Why do our hair and nails continue to grow even though our bodies stop?

    Asked by to Alan, Deepak, Francesca, Lilly, Nick on 18 Mar 2014. This question was also asked by .
    • Photo: Francesca Day

      Francesca Day answered on 18 Mar 2014:

      Hair and nails are made of dead skin, which continues to be produced even after we’ve stopped growing. Sorry I don’t know any more details than that!

    • Photo: Alan Fitzsimmons

      Alan Fitzsimmons answered on 18 Mar 2014:

      I don’t know for sure, but I know that they don’t continue growing for long.

    • Photo: Nick Wright

      Nick Wright answered on 21 Mar 2014:

      Some parts of our bodies can keep working for a short amount of time after we’ve died, just because they might have a bit of leftover energy to keep doing their jobs for a little bit longer. It won’t last long but it is possible.

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