'Tangled' physics

' tangled ' physics24 November 2010, By Chris GorskiDisney's new movie, " tangled ," features thefamiliar fairy tale character of rapunzel . The newfilm promises many twists on the beloved tale, buther long locks will remain prominently featured. In the Brothers Grimm story of rapunzel , a witchholds a beautiful young woman captive in a is blessed with a lovely singing voice andlong, long blond hair. One day, her voice enchants a prince passingthrough a nearby forest. They fall in love,and rapunzel lets down her hair so that the princemay use it to climb the tower to meet her. Thischain of events may lead curious readers to ask aquestion. Can human hair support the weight ofanother person? On average, one strand of hair can support justunder 100 grams, or about the weight of two candybars. Strands of darker hair are generally thicker,and therefore stronger, thanblond hair. But alas, rapunzel must make do withblond locks. Given that blondes generally haveabout 140,000 hairs on their heads, rapunzel 'shair should easily support the weight of manyclimbing princes.

'Tangled' physics 24 November 2010, By Chris Gorski Disney's new movie, "Tangled," features the familiar fairy tale character of Rapunzel. The new film promises many twists on the beloved tale, but

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