A shocking phenomenon in Times Square has captured New Yorkers' attention.

Steps away from the New Amsterdam Theatre’s back entrance at 41st Street and Seventh Avenue, something seems to be causing people’s hair to stick straight up, as if charged with static electricity.

"New Yorkers, what's going on?" asks @beccabassbone in a TikTok video posted late last month, where she points to a photo of a woman whose hair sticks out in all directions as she passes through the area.

Users flooded the video's comment section with their own photos and stories of times they'd observed the phenomenon at the very same spot. One said they saw it happen as far back as 2014. Some speculated as to what could be causing it, while others wondered whether it was dangerous.

A hair-raising discovery

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