Thousands of us all around you.
We protect you all the time,
Yet you treat us badly...
You burn us in public buildings
to make you seem better;
You try to make us straight,
but most of us refuse usually;
When we are dead, you are pleased.
Yet, when we are gone, you are sad.
What are we?
(In reply to
solution by K Sengupta)
First line: “Thousands of us all around you.”
Explanation: We know that: “The average number of hairs on a human head varies from 98,000 (red-heads) to 120,000 (blondes). Each grows at the rate of 5-10 mm/0.2-0.4 in per month, lengthening for about three years before being replaced by a new one.”
Source: http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Human+hair
Second line: "We protect you all the time"
Explanation: We know that: “The Integumentary System is the organ system that protects the body from damage, comprising the skin and its appendages[1](including hair, scales, and nails)”.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integumentary_system
Third, fourth and fifth lines:
"Yet you treat us badly...
You burn us in public buildings
to make you seem better"
Explanation: We know that: “Unlike other animals, human beings of many cultures cut their hair, rather than letting it grow naturally. A haircut normally describes cutting head hair[?], rather than other body hair such as pubic, facial or underarm hair[?].”
Source: http://wikipedia.ws/wikipedia/ha/Haircut.html
Sixth and seventh lines
"You try to make us straight,
but most of us refuse usually;"
Explanation:
This refers to the difficulty experienced by an individual in combing the hair.
Eighth line:
"When we are dead, you are pleased."
Explanation:
Obviously a good haircut in accordance with the specification leads to satisfaction and thus pleasure to the concerned individual.
Ninth line:
"Yet, when we are gone, you are sad."
Explanation:
Obviously when an individual gets older, his hairline becomes thinner and the individual finally becomes bald. This state certainly causes sadness to the concerned individual.
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