2007-03-28 01:07:04 · 9 answers · asked by hampardesi 1 in Health ➔ Men's Health
They actually don't. It just looks like it because a corpse shrinks up.
2007-03-28 01:10:19 · answer #1 · answered by Jdog64_98 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They don't. Because the body dehydrates an losses mass after death it gives the appearance that the hair and nails are growing.
2007-03-28 09:37:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
More urban mythology, this particular gem is much loved by horror writers. No neither of them do. Remember that both hair and nails are dead tissue anyway, even in live individuals!
2007-03-28 10:03:41 · answer #3 · answered by Dr Frank 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't really continue to grow for very long. It is actually water coming out the skin that makes it look like the nails grow.
2007-03-28 08:52:38 · answer #4 · answered by Buzz s 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Urban Myth
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2007-03-28 08:12:24 · answer #5 · answered by Rod Mac 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is the skin shrinking, giving the illusion of growth
2007-03-28 08:16:09 · answer #6 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's the lord's way in his infinite wisdom, of providing gainful employment to post mortem manicurists.
2007-03-28 10:11:37 · answer #7 · answered by squeezie_1999 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask yr self does a dead person grow?
2007-03-29 06:41:54 · answer #8 · answered by Kinng 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
your organs haven't completely shut down yet.
2007-03-28 08:13:11 · answer #9 · answered by rm 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋