Are redheads more flexible than other people?

A project from a young Galway student at the BT Young Scientist and Technology exhibition set out to discover the truth…

By Aoife Barry Thursday 9 Jan 2014, 3:54 PM

Jan 9th 2014, 3:54 PM 19,994 Views 39 Comments

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DOES YOUR HAIR colour determine how flexible you are?

That’s what Tara Matthews (16) set out to discover with her project on whether redheads are likely to be more hyper-mobile than others.

The Seamount College student from Galway brought her project to the BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition, and as a redhead herself – and hypermobile to boot – she had a very personal interest in its results.

Here’s what she found when she tested and compared the flexibility of redheads to people of other hair colours:

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Are redheads more flexible than other people?

A project from a young Galway student at the BT Young Scientist and Technology exhibition set out to discover the truth…