How Hair Can be Used To Track Where You've Been

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How Hair Can be Used To Track Where You've Been

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday October 17, 2012 @02:49PM from the hair-papers-please dept.

First time accepted submitter kandelar writes "PBS recently ran a story about how some scientists are using human hair to trace where a person has been. The combinations of different isotopes in water make for somewhat unique signatures from place to place. These isotopes get placed in growing hair strands which can then be traced back to identify where a person has been."

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Wooo hooo by Mitreya · 2012-10-17 14:53 · Score: 4, Funny

Bald people no longer need a tinfoil hat?
I knew a... by Genda · 2012-10-17 15:07 · Score: 4, Funny

Red headed girl who was able to accurately identify where her boyfriend has been when she discovered a blond pubic hair in his briefs... he wasn't blond. I believe this technology has been around for a while now.
1. Re:I knew a... by Genda · 2012-10-17 15:57 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  That's right Sweety, I was just being a gentleman... I was driving home and bam there she was running down the street with her pants on fire, so I stopped the car, ran out, and patted her out then gallantly offered her my briefs. She looked cold! I asked her if she needed to go to the hospital, and she said no, just home, so I took her home, and got my briefs back, and that's how the pubic hair got there. I guess I'm just a Boy Scout at heart!
  Unless there's a kinky thief going around borrowing people's panties, you gotta tap dance real hard to keep from catching a frying pan with your face
Since this is slashdot by Cryacin · 2012-10-17 15:25 · Score: 3, Funny

I can tell you where this gentleman hasn't been. The shower.

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1. Re:Since this is slashdot by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-17 15:56 · Score: 0, Funny
  
  And he was the centerpiece at a bukakke session with 12 men.
Re:Oh crap! by Anonymous Coward · 2012-10-17 15:46 · Score: 2, Funny

Be careful. You are an Arizona fruit drink and a hoodie away from real troub... oh, wait, you don't live in Florida?
Nevermind.
Re:And we snobs have the last laugh... by similar_name · 2012-10-17 16:11 · Score: 4, Funny

You know what Evian spells backwards? ;)
Cheaper methods by antifoidulus · 2012-10-17 17:53 · Score: 4, Funny

Considering the rate I'm losing my hair, all they have to do is follow the trail to figure out where I've been

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Re:And we snobs have the last laugh... by hawkinspeter · 2012-10-17 20:06 · Score: 3, Funny

Is it Nivea?

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