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It has to do with the the way your fingers are made. The tips of fingers and toes are covered by a tough, thick layer of skin. When they are soaked for a prolonged period it absorbs water and expands. However, there is no room for this expansion on fingers and toes, so the skin buckles and you get wrinkles.
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What makes people have different skin colors?
Under your outer layer of skin, there are special cells which make a pigment called melanin. How much melanin there is in your skin determines whether you are light or…
Why do my fingers, toes, and ears get cold first on a winter day?
It would sure be terrific if your toes could stay toasty all the time. But this doesn’t happen in frosty weather because your body has bigger things to worry about–like…
How do they make bulletproof glass bulletproof?
The secret to bulletproof glass is… plastic! It’s called a laminate, and that’s a sandwich of glass, plastic, and glass, which is thicker than ordinary glass. The plastic inside the…
What causes wrinkles?
What causes wrinkles in older people? Sometimes wrinkles are caused by the muscles under your skin getting less firm; you begin to see the effects of gravity as the skin…
Why do we have toes on our feet?
How much do you weigh? Whatever it is, it’s sure a lot of weight for your poor feet to carry. How do they do it? With the help of those…