What is pubic hair for?

Hair keeps you warm, but what's the point of armpit and the "other area" hair?

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Asked in body, Hair growth asked on: 03/12/2007 09:12pm

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2 minutes after the question was opened (03/12/2007 09:13pm)

You could say the same about children, an evolutionary process but of little value.

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45 minutes after the question was opened (03/12/2007 09:56pm)

One word. Temperature regulation. (No letters please.)
Hair does keep you warm but it can help to keep you cool too. Like an iPod.
The hair increases surface area which increases evaporation thus keeping our naughty bits at the optimum working temperature.

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82 minutes after the question was opened (03/12/2007 10:33pm)

i was always taught that the purpose of seemingly unnessisary hair was to prevent friction and rubbing of skin.
kinda obvious in the case of armpits, kinda gross in the case of the "other areas" that you talk about!lol friction burns anyone?

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