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minus-squareMaalus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·18 hours agoWait, 0.3mm is huge, you should be able to see that. I don’t think this is right.
minus-squareMeowZedong@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-215 hours ago0.3mm in length, not diameter. Yes, you can see them, but they just look like dead skin/gunk to our eyes. Image1 Image2 Image3 Gallery with visible accumulation of mites on hairs
minus-squarejabathekek@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·16 hours agoMaybe we do see them, but mistake them for bits of skin or dirt.
minus-squareKrackalot@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·16 hours agoAgreed. 1/64th of an inch is .016". An average human hair is .003" in diameter, that would be as long as five hairs wide. You wouldn’t even need a magnifier to see the largest ones.
Wait, 0.3mm is huge, you should be able to see that. I don’t think this is right.
0.3mm in length, not diameter. Yes, you can see them, but they just look like dead skin/gunk to our eyes.
Image1
Image2
Image3
Gallery with visible accumulation of mites on hairs
Maybe we do see them, but mistake them for bits of skin or dirt.
Agreed. 1/64th of an inch is .016". An average human hair is .003" in diameter, that would be as long as five hairs wide. You wouldn’t even need a magnifier to see the largest ones.