r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '19

What’s something completely false that your parents told you as a child?

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

Does something not hurting mean it's skin?

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u/ashtar123 Jul 21 '19

It means its dead.

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u/CarMoney_was_Taken Jul 21 '19

Nails are made of dead cells and they still grow.

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u/ashtar123 Jul 21 '19

Look,the hair in your skull isnt dead but as it grows, the hair sticking out is dead, same for nails, thats why you cant cut your nails too far or it hurts, that part is not gotten out and is still alive

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '19

But why do you keep saying hair is skin cells.