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Asked by sebisepic to Jen, Mel, Stef on 21 Mar 2013.
Question: Why do we have eyebrows?
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Stefan Piatek answered on 21 Mar 2013:
Ah great question, I think that it’s so that sweat doesn’t drip down into our eyes.
A really interesting question is why we are relatively hairless compared to apes! Have a little google to see all of the theories, some are that we lived in the water (a bit ridiculous I think) or maybe that having hair was just a waste once we made basic clothes and had fire.
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Jennifer Paxton answered on 21 Mar 2013:
Eyebrows are there to stop sweat and other moisture (like rain!) going into your eyes!
They are also really important for facial expressions and you can usually tell a lot about someone’s mood from what they are doing with their eyebrows!
Plus, if we didn’t have them we would look weird!
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Melissa Brereton answered on 21 Mar 2013:
Eye brows are the windscreen wipers of our face- they stop all the dust and dirt and sweat from getting in our eyes and because of their shape, the sweat runns down the side of our temples
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sebisepic commented on :
oh so if i shaved them off what would happen?
Jen commented on :
You would get sweat running into your eyes, and probably lots of dirt and dust too! It probably wouldn’t be very comfortable and I bet it would be itchy when they grew back. And you’d look a bit strange 😉
Stef commented on :
You’d probably also feel a bit colder! When I trim my beard I feel the wind a lot more!
sebisepic commented on :
lol