Ice Hockey Hair

What is up with haircuts?

Today I went to get my hair cut but I noticed an odd thing there during my time.

It seems only natural that the longer your hair gets, the longer it takes in the barbers to have it attended to. I would also think that people with the shortest hair would usually get their head shaved in the quickest amount of time. People with hair length in between would figure somewhere in between the time it takes long/short hair.

So why is it that people who are getting their hair cut really short take just as long, if not longer? Do the barbers feel they need to make up the lack of time spent talking about your next holiday and take longer to cut hair short?

It seems that to be able to get in and out of the barbers in the quickest possible time, you need shortish hair about 3 inches in length, to be able to get in and out within 5-10 minutes.