An experiment involving 20 people published its conclusions about what happens when this reaction occurs in our skin.
Every time we we bathe at our homewe get into one sink or in river during the summerwe can notice that after a short time our fingers of the hands and feet wrinkle. It is a reaction common of the fur when in contact with moisture and does not represent any threat to the health.
Health: why do fingers wrinkle in water?
When the fur is exposed to water during long periodsthe Red blood cells under the skin contract in response to stimuli of the nervous systemwhich causes the fingertips HE wrinkle.
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Furthermore, according to a study by the Newcastle Universitypeople whose fingers they were wrinkled and wet they had a greater ability for grab objects wet quicklyas demonstrated by a experiment in which they participated 20 people.
Mark Changizifrom the artificial intelligence research institute ‘2AI Labs’, supports this result by explaining that fingers wrinkle to provide a better grip when they are wet. According to this neurobiologist American, the fingers of the hands function as channels who run the water outside the hands and the feet when they get wet.
Fingers do not wrinkle due to chemical reactions
The experts ruled out, through these experiments, that the process of wrinkling in the fingertips can be attributed to any biochemical reaction at our fur. Additionally, a study published in the journal ‘Effects of Water Temperature on Skin Wrinkling’ investigates the time it takes for the skin on the hands to wrinkle after being exposed to water.
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According to this studyin the case of Hot waterthe fur takes around three minutes to wrinklewhile the time is approximately five minutes with exposure to cold water. Another investigation, carried out in a hospital in Sydney (Australia), suggests that this phenomenon occurs more frequently in pools what in Beaches, although the causes that cause it in sweet water are still not clear.
Source: Ambito
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