Your fingers 'prune' the exact same way each time, study suggests

Do Wet Fingers Always Wrinkle Exactly The Same Way?

After a long bath or dip in the pool, your fingers probably look like pruney raisins. That wrinkling isn't random; it follows the same pattern every time, according to a new study from Binghamton University. The wrinkles that form on our fingertips after soaking in water create a unique topographical pattern that repeats consistently, even across different days. The post Do Wet Fingers Always Wrinkle Exactly The Same Way? appeared first on Study…

Your Fingers Wrinkle in the Same Pattern Every Time After Long Exposure to Water

Learn more about how one student’s question inspired the study that proves our fingers wrinkle in the same pattern every time, after being submerged in water.

Your fingers 'prune' the exact same way each time, study suggests

The wrinkled, raisin-like patterns you get on your fingers after a long bath form the same patterns every time, new research suggests.

Mystery About The Way Fingers Wrinkle in Water Might Have an Answer

Upon learning about the blood vessels responsible for our water-soaked finger wrinkles, young readers of The Conversation's Curious Kids series had further questions for scientists: "Do the wrinkles always form in the same way?" one asked."And I thought: I haven't the foggiest clue!" recalls the author of the educational article, biomedical engineer Guy German from Binghamton University in New York . "So it led to this research to find out."…

The wrinkle pattern is as permanent as a fingerprint.

Finger wrinkles from water could help solve crimes

Water-induced wrinkles form consistently due to stable blood vessel patterns, researchers found. Nerve damage can prevent wrinkles.