Today in class we talked about how one boy was so frightened that his hair turned white instantly. I wanted to see if this is real and look it up, apparently it is. However it does not happen as fast as we think but yes it can happen. i found a website where one person ask this question. Apparently it has happened many times in history, especially prisoners before there execution but no it can not happen overnight. Because of your physiological state your hormones can effect the amount of melanin deposit in each strand of hair.
http://chemistry.about.com/od/chemistryfaqs/f/whiteovernight.htm
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I really find this to be incredible. The fact that our emotions and psychological state can affect the amount of melanin our body produces. Something very traumatic must happen to someone to experience this.
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