User blog comment:Wetstream/Grounded./@comment-74.199.11.254-20120710220744/@comment-1266530-20120711063654

Did you know that your finger nails and hair actually don't keep growing after you die? What happens is that your body begins to dehydrate and eventually your skin gets to be so dry that it pulls away from your hair and fingernails. This creates the illusion that they are still growing when in reality, you body is shrinking.