I got a haircut today, and I clipped my toenails. This is "dead" material that was part of me?

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How is this defined as "dead" body parts?

What makes them "dead"?

They are part of a living thing but dead?

Answer 1

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Well... it's weirder every day.

Have you heard of the HeLa Cell Line?

The HeLa cell line is a widely used group of cells that are 'immortal' - they grow and never die, thus making them perfect for scientific research.

They come from a lady called Henrietta Lacks. Lacks died 60 years ago, but her cells live on and flourish in labs all over the world.

Is Henrietta dead? Her body lies a mouldering in the grave but her cells go marching on.

http://www.npr.org/2010/12/13/132030076/henrietta-...

also of note:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AlevB...

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Answer 2

The cells are already dead, even before you cut them off.

You might also be surprised to learn that a significant part of your body weight are other critters like bacteria that aren't actually a part of your body at all.

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Answer 3

I have a Black T-shirt that says in Red Gothic Horror Font: Dead Is The New Black.

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Answer 4

Its dead cause the cells that make up the hair and toenails are no longer getting what they need from your body (cause they are detached) so the cells die.

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Answer 5

Fingernails, hair and your outer layer of skin have all stopped the processes associated with 'life' (mitosis, metabolism, respiration etc.) They're dead before you or your attractive hair stylist removes them.

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Answer 6

No, they were NOT a part of "you." They were a part of the body you inhabit, which is essentially a corpse. It's animated by the presence of what is referred to as the soul -- that is, by us, our true self. The body isn't the self. It's like a car we drive around ...

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Answer 7

They mean by dead non enervated and nonvacularized.

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Answer 8

Did you videotape it?

These things excite me.

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Answer 9

Idk

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