Today's Random Discussion Point: Are Wigs Just Hairy Hats?

scottalanmiller

@dustinb3403 said in Today's Random Discussion Point: Are Wigs Just Hairy Hats?:

But a wig is only considered a hat if it also meets the definition of a hat.

Well, since all wigs must always meet the definition of a hat, whether answering yes or no here still results in all wigs being hats since if a wig doesn't meet that definition, it simultaneously stops being a wig and just becomes... a pile of loose hair I guess.

scottalanmiller

That's out next question, is barber shavings on the floor just a formless wig?

scottalanmiller

@dustinb3403 said in Today's Random Discussion Point: Are Wigs Just Hairy Hats?:

Since most people aren't out wearing wigs to show that they have some sort of clout, wigs aren't fucking hats.

This is teh part I'm confused about. That's not what it takes for something to be a hat.

scottalanmiller

Hat:

A shaped covering for the head worn for warmth, as a fashion item, or as part of a uniform.

scottalanmiller

Find any wig that doesn't meet one of those requirements.

scottalanmiller

All wigs are shaped. Wigs are worn for the same purposes as hats: warmth, fashion, or uniform.

To cover "not having hair" applies to both wig and non-wig hats as that is part of fashion.

RojoLoco

@scottalanmiller said in Today's Random Discussion Point: Are Wigs Just Hairy Hats?:

That's out next question, is barber shavings on the floor just a formless wig?

It's a quantum wig, in a state of high entropy.

scottalanmiller

If there is a hat in the woods and no one is wearing it, is it still a wig?

scottalanmiller

Are all hats a form of synthetic hair and therefore all hats are actually wigs?

NerdyDad

@scottalanmiller said in Today's Random Discussion Point: Are Wigs Just Hairy Hats?:

Are all hats a form of synthetic hair and therefore all hats are actually wigs?

That depends upon the fashion of which the synthentic hair was woven would depend on whether it is a hat or a wig.

scottalanmiller

@nerdydad said in Today's Random Discussion Point: Are Wigs Just Hairy Hats?:

@scottalanmiller said in Today's Random Discussion Point: Are Wigs Just Hairy Hats?:

Are all hats a form of synthetic hair and therefore all hats are actually wigs?

That depends upon the fashion of which the synthentic hair was woven would depend on whether it is a hat or a wig.

But does it? Some hats, like most fedoras, are made from hair already. So that's pretty clear that a cowboy hat must be a wig since it is hair, natural hair, in fact. Just felted.

But something like a baseball cap is made from cotton strands, which definitely qualifies as a synthetic hair option. So wigs as well.

Now what about cheap, form molded plastic party hats? Well those are just synthetic plastic made to look like fedoras or baseball caps. So while it is a single piece of plastic, that's just synthetic rather than natural, and it is made to look like other things that are made of hair, so it is synthetic hair, just really crappy, poor synthetic hair.

Which makes for a really interesting problem that now we've realized... all hats must be wigs!

NerdyDad

@scottalanmiller said in Today's Random Discussion Point: Are Wigs Just Hairy Hats?:

@nerdydad said in Today's Random Discussion Point: Are Wigs Just Hairy Hats?:

@scottalanmiller said in Today's Random Discussion Point: Are Wigs Just Hairy Hats?:

Are all hats a form of synthetic hair and therefore all hats are actually wigs?

That depends upon the fashion of which the synthentic hair was woven would depend on whether it is a hat or a wig.

But does it? Some hats, like most fedoras, are made from hair already. So that's pretty clear that a cowboy hat must be a wig since it is hair, natural hair, in fact. Just felted.

But something like a baseball cap is made from cotton strands, which definitely qualifies as a synthetic hair option. So wigs as well.

Now what about cheap, form molded plastic party hats? Well those are just synthetic plastic made to look like fedoras or baseball caps. So while it is a single piece of plastic, that's just synthetic rather than natural, and it is made to look like other things that are made of hair, so it is synthetic hair, just really crappy, poor synthetic hair.

Which makes for a really interesting problem that now we've realized... all hats must be wigs!

But in the case of fedoras, cowboy hats, and sombreros, these hairs are interweaved with one another, similar to basket weaving (which are not hats at all, just using the same strategy of developing the product). However, wigs are created in such a way that 1 end of the hair is attached to the main body of the wig, therefore, creating the effect of hair.

scottalanmiller

@nerdydad said in Today's Random Discussion Point: Are Wigs Just Hairy Hats?:

@scottalanmiller said in Today's Random Discussion Point: Are Wigs Just Hairy Hats?:

@nerdydad said in Today's Random Discussion Point: Are Wigs Just Hairy Hats?:

@scottalanmiller said in Today's Random Discussion Point: Are Wigs Just Hairy Hats?:

Are all hats a form of synthetic hair and therefore all hats are actually wigs?

That depends upon the fashion of which the synthentic hair was woven would depend on whether it is a hat or a wig.

But does it? Some hats, like most fedoras, are made from hair already. So that's pretty clear that a cowboy hat must be a wig since it is hair, natural hair, in fact. Just felted.

But something like a baseball cap is made from cotton strands, which definitely qualifies as a synthetic hair option. So wigs as well.

Now what about cheap, form molded plastic party hats? Well those are just synthetic plastic made to look like fedoras or baseball caps. So while it is a single piece of plastic, that's just synthetic rather than natural, and it is made to look like other things that are made of hair, so it is synthetic hair, just really crappy, poor synthetic hair.

Which makes for a really interesting problem that now we've realized... all hats must be wigs!

But in the case of fedoras, cowboy hats, and sombreros, these hairs are interweaved with one another, similar to basket weaving ...

Right, just like a "weave" which is a common hair style. So as close to "just like hair" as you can get. They literally are copying a standard hair style.