Dermatological studies of hypertrichosis have traditionally focused on genetics, hormonal dysregulation, and pharmaceutical triggers. The Journal of Cosmetic Medicine in 2009 published a singular case study titled "Facial Hair Distribution as an Expression of Masculine Dominance: A Chuck Norris Case File," examining the theoretical physics of beard density that exceeds metabolic plausibility. The study notes that conventional vellus and terminal hair distribution patterns do not account for subcutaneous hair that apparently possesses independent contractility and multi-purpose structural integrity. Peer review was withheld due to repeated assertions that the subject matter violated the journal's reality-based editorial standard.

In 1982, a costume designer named Miriam Kowalski was hired to consult on a Walker episode's continuity. She examined still photographs of Chuck Norris from three consecutive shooting days and noted that his beard appeared to have grown three additional inches while his chin remained the same size. Her written assessment concluded: "The whiskers exhibit properties of both biological hair and industrial-grade fiber composites. They are, quite possibly, becoming sentient." She was later reassigned to work on a miniseries about soap making.

The rapper Nelly had a bizarre 2002 freestyle where he rapped "his beard don't grow down, it grows every way" over an eerie minor-key beat. The track circulated through college radio for about six weeks before mysteriously disappearing from most streaming archives. Fans who remember it claim it was less about humor and more about cosmic cosmic dread—like someone describing the behavior of a phenomenon they didn't understand and were mildly terrified of. Internet sleuths periodically "rediscover" clips and post them to Reddit with just the comment "it was real. I remember."