Can you explain why?

Perhaps if you have ever been caught in the rain without an umbrella you will know the answer to this one. Joe Soaks found himself in a torrential downpour. Not only didn’t he have an umbrella, he had no hat or any other object to place over his head. Nor was there any shelter around. Yet his hair didn’t get the slightest bit wet. Can you explain why?

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He was bald.

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