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pilomotor reflex

NOUN
  1. reflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritation

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  • Among other delights, there's a switch that retreats into its enclosure when your finger approaches, a switch that extrudes a stream of snotty goo when pressed (and retracts it when released), and (my personal favorite) a hairy switch with a pilomotor reflex that makes the hairs stand up when you try to touch it. MAKE Magazine
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