Are you Team Amy, who adores getting wrinkled fingers or are you on Team Trace, who can't STAND having pruney fingers because they're gross (there's no right answer here, except Trace is right).
We were surprised to learn the science of wrinkled-in-water fingers. It's not from absorbing water like we were told as kids.
Show Notes:
A blast from the past Episode 194: Iris Sphincters
The TikTok that got me interested in all things wrinkled fingers Dex (@dexter.mp4)
Nature: Science gets a grip on wrinkly fingers by Becky Summers
PLOS ONE: Water-immersion finger-wrinkling improves grip efficiency in handling wet objects
Newcastle University: Dr. Tom Smulders paper in wet grip vs dry grip in Biology Letters
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