Musings on a Bald Spot
Sep. 27th, 2004 02:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
One of the hazards that most men face as they get older is that their hair starts to disappear. While I'm not doing too badly in front, there's this bald spot that's started to pop up in back on one side, right where the part in my hair ends. Of course, since it's in back, it's not easy to keep track of its progress, although I'm reminded each time I get a haircut -- like, say, today.
The problem is trying to spot the bald spot when working with just a single mirror. I've been working on the trick of moving faster than light, so that I can turn and catch the reflection of the back of my head as the light bounces off the mirror, but I haven't quite mastered it yet.
I don't recall Barry Allen having this problem. Then again, he had a crew cut, which is a problem of another kind altogether.
The problem is trying to spot the bald spot when working with just a single mirror. I've been working on the trick of moving faster than light, so that I can turn and catch the reflection of the back of my head as the light bounces off the mirror, but I haven't quite mastered it yet.
I don't recall Barry Allen having this problem. Then again, he had a crew cut, which is a problem of another kind altogether.
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Date: 2004-09-27 07:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-27 08:00 pm (UTC)If you're not quite nimble enough for all this dodging & turning, then take another leaf out of M & M's book, and place your head on a rapidly rotating platform, with an oscillating arm that swings your head in and out of the light path in sync with the rotation.
Or then again, you could just *very slightly* angle the two mirrors away from each other and then sit and leisurelililililily admire your hindbrain after only 2 reflections, for as long as you like - but where's the fun in that? =:o}
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Date: 2004-09-27 08:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-27 08:12 pm (UTC)Schrödinger’s Bald Spot
Date: 2004-09-27 08:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-09-27 08:17 pm (UTC)Luckily, at least some people seem to think that I wear it well.