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Why do our fingers and toes get all puffy when you spend too much time in water?
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∙ 13y ago
this is because your skin is not actually completely watertight. It acts like a semipermiable membrane (look it up) and osmotic drag pulls water into the tissues which is most noticeable in your fingers and toes because they have lots of surface area and relatively little tissue . If you are in water that has more stuff dissolved in it you can actually have water sucked out of your body through your skin and become dehydrated. (this happens in the Dead Sea)
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What happens to you fingertips when you spend too much time in the bathtub or a swimming pool. Would adding bath salts to the bath water change the outcome?
Your fingertips and toes absorb water and become wrinkled as the swell, bath salt will not change this, your fingers and toes go back to normal as they dry out.
How much were some 49ers willin to spend on a glass pf water?
1,000,000,000 dallars even though they didnt have that much
Why do fingers and hands get cramps?
at night i have painful cramping and sometimes numbness in my fingers and toes
Why are fingers more flexible than toes?
A person can wiggle fingers better than toes because the fingers are longer and more dexterous. Also, the fingers are used much more than toes in daily routines.
How too much water spoil the roots?
because with too much water, oxygen travels less easily around a plant. so whether you water it way too much or not at all, its either getting no oxygen, or no water
Why did your dill pickles get soft after you water bathed them for ten minutes?
The same reason why your fingers get wrinkled if you spend too much time with them exposed to water.
How much is puffy worth?
400,000,000
How much money did The Puffy Chair gross worldwide?
The Puffy Chair grossed $194,523 worldwide.
How long do chinstrap penguins spend in water?
they spend as much as 75% of their lives at sea.
How much money did The Puffy Chair gross domestically?
The Puffy Chair grossed $194,523 in the domestic market.
Where do penguins spend much of their time?
In the water
Where does a duck spend its time?
They tend to spend much of their time in and around various bodies of water.
What is the problem concerning water?
you can worry about how much water you use for your bills you have to spend.
How much were the 49ers willing to spend on a glass of water?
$100
What is puffy face syndrome?
Puffy face can refer to drinkers who consume too much hard alcohol on a regular basis. The faces of these folks become puffy, the nose red and the complexion ruddy.
How much time do whales spend in water?
Except for a few seconds when leaping into the air, whales spend ALL of their time in the water. They cannot move on land.
What happens to you fingertips when you spend too much time in the bathtub or a swimming pool. Would adding bath salts to the bath water change the outcome?
Your fingertips and toes absorb water and become wrinkled as the swell, bath salt will not change this, your fingers and toes go back to normal as they dry out.
