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Re:Why Tour de France Cyclists Shave Their Legs by inkyoto on Monday July 03, 2023 @03:31AM (#36569923)
A very large number of males who are not genetically predisposed to the possession of any body hair and who happen to live in hot, humid, sometimes dusty as well as in extremely cold environments would like to remind you and to other proud owners of bushy beards and the hirsuteness overall that the body hair attributed to or induced «natural air-conditioning», «insulation», «protection from contaminants» is bunk armchair science.

Such naturally body hair devoid males also happen to live statistically significantly longer and healthier lives as well as outnumber the number of the said proudly hirsute males by a significant proportion.

Re:Why Tour de France Cyclists Shave Their Legs by meepmorp on Monday July 03, 2023 @04:54AM (#36570437)
> Such naturally body hair devoid males also happen to live statistically significantly longer and healthier lives as well as outnumber the number of the said proudly hirsute males by a significant proportion.

As though living longer without a beard is somehow a good thing.

Re:Why Tour de France Cyclists Shave Their Legs by inkyoto on Monday July 03, 2023 @06:23AM (#36571016)
A beard is the facial hair, not the body hair. The beard hair is coarser, is longer, and the beard hair growth is regulated by different hormonal pathways. It is possible for an adult male to grow a beard whilst remaining completely body hair free.