Because of it again! A girl was admitted to the ICU with a skull fracture. Don’t use this kind of “deadly internet celebrity jewelry” anymore!

For girls with long hair, the most indispensable accessories at home are probably various hairpins. Among them, the shark clip is loved by many people because it can quickly tidy up the hair with just one click. However, many people don’t realize that this popular item, which is practical, convenient and cheap, has fatal safety hazards.

Recently, Mr. Hu from Sichuan and his girlfriend accidentally fell while riding an electric bike. Because his girlfriend was wearing a shark clamp on her head and her brain was subjected to force when it hit the ground, her skull was fractured and she became a vegetable. As a result, many topics related to shark clamps became hot searches on Weibo, sparking discussions among netizens.

By typing the keyword "shark clip" on the Internet platform, we find that such tragedies are not uncommon. In October last year, a 13-year-old girl slipped and fell while wearing a shark clip. The clip also scratched her scalp and she had to get 3 stitches. The incident also became a hot topic on Weibo and attracted widespread attention.

How did the shark clip become popular? What should you pay attention to when wearing a hair clip?

How did the shark clamp become popular?

The prototype of the shark clip was already in existence in the 1980s. A Frenchman had an idea when he was producing combs, hairpins and other products in a factory. He combined the two and created a claw-shaped hairpin that could hold the hair to the greatest extent and prevent it from running around.

Compared with another hair-tying artifact, the rubber band, the shark clip has many advantages, the biggest of which is: it gives you less headaches.

I believe that many girls have said similar things when they were young: Mom, my hair is tied too tightly. Every time I hold my hair tightly and tie it with rubber bands, it is like torture. But if I don’t do this, there will always be a few strands of hair falling off, and eventually it may all spread out and stick to my neck, which is very uncomfortable.

Tying your hair tightly means that the hair is always in a tightly pulled state, and the pulling force on the hair follicles at the roots of the hair will also increase. Over time, it will damage the hair follicles, causing them to shrink, and the hair will become less, causing "traction alopecia."

The emergence of shark clamps has made up for this problem. But what is unexpected is that it hides a greater safety hazard.

Shark clamp: a beautiful torture device

Generally speaking, shark clips are worn at the "back of the head" and below. This is actually a very weak area of ​​the brain. If you try to touch it, you will find that there is not much tissue covering it. In addition to the hair, there is only a thin layer of scalp. Once it is hit by a hard object, the consequences can be imagined.

Shark clips are made of a variety of materials, including plastic, iron, and acrylic. What these materials have in common is that they are very hard. In a critical moment, these rows of tooth combs may become a comprehensive weapon that can hurt people. Many people have shared their experiences on social platforms.

A blogger once used a watermelon to simulate the power of a shark's jaws. As a result, the watermelon was split open with just a slight bump.

The safety risks of shark clamps go far beyond this. Sometimes, it may even render the originally safe facilities ineffective.

Arielle Elonys, a self-media blogger, said in a video that she had been in a car accident and had three broken bones in her back. The direct cause was actually a shark clamp.

When the car accident happened, the airbag popped out normally. Ariel could have avoided the disaster, but the hard shark clip blocked her head in the middle, which prevented her from tilting her head back further. After the hospital examination, it was found that the fracture was almost at the cervical spine.

Wearing headwear

Need to pay attention to these

In the face of shocking cases, some netizens suggested: Don't wear iron, wear plastic shark clips? At first glance, it seems to make sense, but is this idea really reliable?

In fact, plastic shark clips are also very dangerous. In a critical moment, it may break into sharp fragments, posing a threat to the head. Therefore, a basic suggestion is to remove some sharp accessories including shark clips when driving (whether driving or riding a bicycle), exercising, and taking a bath.

Of course, some accidents are hard to prevent. If you want to isolate yourself from danger as much as possible and don't want your hair to be tied up with rubber bands or hair ties, you can also try relatively safer hairpins such as flat clips. Overall, it is relatively flatter and has fewer sharp edges, so it has a higher safety factor.

In short, safety still comes first when it comes to convenience and aesthetics. I hope that the dangers brought to girls by sharp accessories such as shark clips will end today.

References

[1]Singh,Vishram.TextbookofAnatomyHead,Neck,andBrain;VolumeIII2nd.2014:363.

Planning and production

Author: Li Mi, popular science creator

Review | Feng Jun, deputy chief physician of the Dermatology Department of Sinopharm Tongmei General Hospital