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
xPrim3xSusp3ctx t1_j7zn2ju wrote on February 10, 2023 at 3:30 PM Why would you think your fingers are absorbing water if they lose volume? Permalink 1
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