Revealed :: Hair and Fiber Analysis Lab

We conducted two labs using a microscope to analyze different types of hair and fiber.

*NOTE: PICTURES ARE COURTESY OF LENA. NO USING WITHOUT HER PERMISSION!

First, the hair lab.

Black Male: Solid black. No color changes apparent. Slight curve.

White Male: Dark on the outside, lighter on the inside with a slight line in the middle. Straight.

Synthetic: Dark on the outside, light on the inside with the exception of a dark middle line. Fairly straight.

Asian Hair: Solid black. Straight.

Color Treated: Blonde with a little bit of a browner tint on the sides. Straight.

Dog: Light-ish colored with green-ish traces. Wavy-ish, not straight.

Cat: Black with white patches. Shingly.

Unknown: Dark outside, light inside with a middle line. Straight. Identified as white male.

Now the fiber lab.

Sample 1: White. Fluffy. Identified as cotton.

Sample 2: Brown. Stretchy. Identified as rubber.

Sample 3: Black. Stringy. Unidentified.

Sample 4: Red. Stringy. Unidentified.

Sample 5: White/Black. Fluffy/stringy. Unidentified.

Sample 6: Clear-ish. Stringy. Unidentified.