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Your hair has picked up extra electrons. This causes your hair to repel against each other(Like charges repel remember!). Because you hair is so tightly packed, the furthest any hair can get from another hair is to stand straight up.

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Why does a balloon rubbed in your hair make your hair stand up?

The friction between your hair and the balloon cause static electricity causing your hair to stand up.


Name something that can make your hair stand straight up?

hair product, static electricity, ghost, fear


Why or how does hair stand up on your arms?

static electricity


How can static electricity generate an electrical force to make your hair stand on end?

Static Electricity generator an electrical force can make your hair stand on end that happens because, your hair has picked up extra electrons. This causes your hair to repel against each other(Like charges repel remember!). Because you hair is so tightly packed, the furthest any hair can get from another hair is to stand straight up.


What caused hair to stand up?

Humidity and Static Electricity


Why does your hair stand up when you touch a source of electricity?

because the static goes through your body and your hair goes up


How does a balloon make your hair stick up?

You rub it on your hair. This causes static electricity, thus making your hair stand stick up.P.S:Sorry i know its not a big deal but it makes it sound like your hair was sitting and then it gets up.


How do you make your hair stand up?

You cover your hair in hair gel then you comb it up


Why does your'e hair stand up when you brush it with a plastic comb?

Your hair stands up because of static electricity. When you brush your hair with a comb, your hair builds up a static charge that will cause it to raise up.


How do you fix electrostatic hair?

the static electricity will wear off.. Or you can take your hand off the thing that is making your hair stand up


What makes your hair stand up and extremely hard to get back down Like when you wake up for instance?

static electricity.


Why doesn't my hair stand up from static electricity?

The static electricity makes the hair stand up:Dry hair in dry weather can absorb and keep a static chargeEach hair has the same charge,Items with the same charge repel each other,Therefore the hairs repel each other resulting in them standing up to be as far from each other as the length and weight of the hair allows.However, if the hair is not dry enough and the air is not dry enough the static charge will leak away and the hair will not stand up.