Belly Button Fluff Mystery Solved
Updated : Mar 4, 2009
An Austrian scientist claims to have solved the mystery of belly button fluff after discovering a type of body hair that traps stray pieces of lint and draws them into the navel.
Dr Georg Steinhauser made his discovery after studying 503 pieces of fluff from his own belly button in a three year study. His observations showed that small pieces of fluff first form in the hair and then end up in the navel at the end of the day. “The hair's scales act like a kind of barbed hooks," he said.
The researcher, from Vienna University of Technology also asked friends, family and workmates about their belly button fluff before establishing that shaving one's belly will result in a fluff-free navel - until the hairs grow back.
Dr Steinhauser, whose other studies have included monitoring the erosion of his wedding ring, said: "The question of the nature of navel fluff seems to concern more people than one would think at first glance."
VeryHappyPig thinks this guy has way too much time on his hands!
