costacash t1_j7wc5la wrote on February 9, 2023 at 9:32 PM Reply to comment by bolanrox 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 yeah, this is the main reason your body constricts the blood vessels, it’s adapting to the water. Permalink Parent 60
costacash t1_j7wc5la wrote
Reply to comment by bolanrox 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
yeah, this is the main reason your body constricts the blood vessels, it’s adapting to the water.