TIL "pruney fingers" are not caused by your skin swelling from absorbing water. They're actually caused by your nervous system constricting the blood vessels in the skin, causing them to shrink and the skin to fold over them. bbc.com Submitted by OverdriverJC t3_10y6pwt on February 9, 2023 at 9:26 PM in todayilearned 59 comments 604
BuoyantBear t1_j7xrtmb wrote on February 10, 2023 at 3:47 AM Reply to comment by LemonCitron47 in TIL "pruney fingers" are not caused by your skin swelling from absorbing water. They're actually caused by your nervous system constricting the blood vessels in the skin, causing them to shrink and the skin to fold over them. by OverdriverJC This may or may not be relevant. https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/pzdaru/my_hands_after_washing_the_dishes_for_20_minutes/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf Permalink Parent 2
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