2006-06-20 05:53:25 · 21 answers · asked by profoundatheist 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
pubs keep your balls sweaty, smelly, and warm
underarm hair keeps your pits smelling like ***
when they smell, its an indication that you should shower
2006-06-20 05:56:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
It's thought that the tufts of hair that grow around the genitals, as well as under the arms, capture these erotic scents. Pheromones get trapped in the pubic 'do when apocrine glands release an odorless secretion on the surface of the skin that combines with bacteria decomposed by the secretions of the sebaceous glands. Believe it or not, humans have the same number of hair follicles as apes, except our body hair is generally very fine or barely visible in comparison. So, while pubic hair and underarm hair might be considered the primary scent traps, they're by no means the only ones. For some people, scents from these areas are noticeable and consciously increase sexual arousal. For others, pheromones might not be obvious but may be detected subconsciously.
A few hypotheses also exist about why we have hair on our pubic places. Some people believe that it keeps our genitals warm. In prehistoric times, when only a loincloth was worn to cover the penis or vulva, this might have held true. However, the idea that a pubic mane exists for warmth doesn't make much sense in today's world since our genitals are kept toasty by clothing. In order for this theory to be true, it would seem that our bodies would probably have evolved to the point where we would have lost the need for pubic hair, which is not the case. Also, if it were intended for generating heat, wouldn't we have much more pubic hair? If this were so, men would probably have hair on the shaft of their penis and more hair on the scrotum to insulate the testicles; women would have hair on the skin of their lower torso to insulate the internal reproductive organs. Others believe that the purpose of women's pubic tresses is similar to that of cilia in the nose (a.k.a., nose hair), in that it prevents dirt from entering the vagina. Okay, this makes some sense... but why wouldn't men have similar protective locks around the opening of their urethra?
2006-06-20 05:59:00 · answer #2 · answered by twiggy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Pubic and underarm hair serve several purposes. One is to trap dust and particles, to help keep the area more clean. This is only a minor function though.
These areas also have sweat glands, and bacteria that live there. Both the sweat and the bacteria can emit odors, some offensive to our sense of smell (body odor), while at the same time, can act as pheromones, which are smell signals. Pheromones are widely used in the insect world as signals, as well as behavioral and physiological control mechanisms.
The third function of this hair is to act as a visual signal that depicts sexual maturity of an individual.
2006-06-20 06:54:36 · answer #3 · answered by Veers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your way of thinking is governed by a cleanliness is next to.... let's just say that like a sponge, the hair in those areas hold a scent for drawing a mate. Study Pheromones, then think of the hair in question as tiny fans for putting this attractant into the air. (nope, I'm not going to do it... I'm ending right here!) ME! .
2016-03-26 22:52:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am not sure of the purpose of underarm hair, but pubic hair is to catch bacteria and other things that may cause infection from going into your body.
2006-06-20 06:02:09 · answer #5 · answered by brandiejs1979 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is really no reason for hair on the body but the theory is that the pheromones, or the scent produced by the body, is kept in by the pubic or underarm hair, etc. and that is supposed to please sexually.
2006-06-20 06:04:09 · answer #6 · answered by goodbye 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is residual from the days when we were hairy all over. But why Has survived evolution when the rest of our hair seams to have almost disappeared? well the same as the Hair on our heads it is seen by others as a sign of puberty and fertility. So hairy Arm pits Once showed the opposite sex that we had matured and were ready to bread.
2006-06-20 05:59:39 · answer #7 · answered by stepram 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just guessing here: pubic hair indicates sexual maturity to possible mates. Underarm hair also indicates maturity and prevents chafing of the skin...
2006-06-20 06:00:03 · answer #8 · answered by Aaron W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's there for the same reasons as your eyebrows, eyelashes, mustache (if you have one)...to keep sweat "contained", and to help catch particles that could be problematic if they got on into those areas.
Imagine if you had no eyebrows, how badly sweat would burn your eyes! I think it's the same effect elsewhere on the body.
2006-06-20 06:03:54 · answer #9 · answered by jessvangogh 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pupose is to give humans natural dental floss. Under arm hair is to collect sweat and give us bo for our signifigant others to hunt us by smell.
2006-06-20 14:28:08 · answer #10 · answered by Angela H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I read somewhere that pub hair is good for stimulation and smell to get the other person exicted.
2006-06-20 06:37:24 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋