Taking this as an example – if a strand of hair gets in say in cpu socket of a PC or any other slot of device, what would be the consequences, rather the symptoms if the hair gets in between those pins:
Electronic – Can hair short an electrical circuit
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Best Answer
No, not at this voltage. But it could 'open' the circuit and change the impedance of the circuit in the case of a CPU socket. If hair got in between one of the pins and the contacts there could be a problem.
Hair resistance is probably in the MΩ range, I couldn't measure anything with my meter and it goes up to 10 MΩ.
The pins on a processor need to make contact, hair is not going to help that situation and could open the circuit. Use 'dust off' or something to get it out.