wrinkling up

[toffee]

why do fingers and toes wrinkle up after being in the bath for a while?

It just seems funny that it does it to the fingers and toes but not the skin anywhere else......

 

[splinter]

It might be that there is more layers of skin or the skin is thicker,causing the skin to absorb moisture more unevenly

 

[WoodYouLike]

It just seems funny that it does it to the fingers and toes but not the skin anywhere else......

Just stay longer in the bath and see what happens

 

[securespark]

http://www.4to40.com/QA/index.asp?counter=382&category=science

 

[swelec]

The dead keratin filled cells of the outer skin absorb water, however, the underlying live ones don’t. The outer layer swells with the water, increasing its surface area. Because the skin on our hands and feet is much thicker than the rest of our body, it absorbs relatively more water and has an even greater increase in surface area, which has to be accommodated somehow. As a result this skin concertinas itself up, creating very evident wrinkles.



So, although it looks like our fingers and toes are shrivelling, they’re actually expanding.

More on http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Article1250.html

 

[mlb3c]

wow...never too old to learn something new.
i couldve googled my way through school

if they had google
or the internet
or home computers

 

[splinter]

wow...never too old to learn something new.
i couldve googled my way through school

if they had google
or the internet
or home computers

Yea know how you feel ,abucuses had their limitations

 

[mlb3c]

wow...never too old to learn something new.
i couldve googled my way through school

if they had google
or the internet
or home computers

Yea know how you feel ,abucuses had their limitations

wait a minute!.......

 

[Nige F]

wow...never too old to learn something new.
i couldve googled my way through school

if they had google
or the internet
or home computers

Yea know how you feel ,abucuses had their limitations

abaci

 

[splinter]

wow...never too old to learn something new.
i couldve googled my way through school

if they had google
or the internet
or home computers

Yea know how you feel ,abucuses had their limitations

abaci

Don't know how I got by without you.

And the answer to your question is yes

 

[ban-all-sheds]

why do fingers and toes wrinkle up after being in the bath for a while?

It just seems funny that it does it to the fingers and toes but not the skin anywhere else......

Ummmm......