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📢 文末扫码进裙，免费领取双语精读讲义 The creepy illusion that makes our hair and nails look longer after we die After death, a decomposing body can create that illusion. The Washington Post Science Oct 31, 2024 | 619 words | ★★★☆☆ The question: Is it true that your hair and nails continue to grow after you die? The science: In the 1920s, author Erich Maria Remarque in his novel “All Quiet on the Western Front” imagined how nails would continue to grow so long after death that they would “twist themselves into corkscrews” and hair would flourish “like grass in a good soil.” Is it True? Lindsey Bever digs into the science and reveals surprising truths in this weekly myth-busting feature. End of carousel It’s a myth. Our hair and nails do not continue to grow after we die. The notion isn’t unreasonable, however. After death, a decomposing body can create that illusion. When we are alive, our bodies produce new cells that make our hair and n
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