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06-11-2017, 06:54 PM
Bodies do a lot of weird things to adapt to different environments
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Bodies are weird—let's just get that fact out of the way.*
Whether they're giving life, sweating, or just existing, there are more intricacies about the human body than meets the eye. With so many things going on that we've accepted as a common occurrence, have you ever stopped to think about why it was happening? We've rounded up common and weird ways some bodies reacts under certain circumstances.
SEE ALSO: Artist locks himself inside a rock for a week, and tries to hatch eggs with his body warmth (http://mashable.com/2017/02/23/artist-lives-inside-rock/)
1. Fingers turning into prunes
Things get wet when they're slippery, so your body's way of adapting to long periods of time under water is turning your finger pads into little prune pads. According to the Scientific American (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-our-fingers-and-toes-wrinkle-during-a-bath/), that weird prune-ness is "optimized for providing a drainage network that improved grip."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/11/weird-body-things/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Bodies are weird—let's just get that fact out of the way.*
Whether they're giving life, sweating, or just existing, there are more intricacies about the human body than meets the eye. With so many things going on that we've accepted as a common occurrence, have you ever stopped to think about why it was happening? We've rounded up common and weird ways some bodies reacts under certain circumstances.
SEE ALSO: Artist locks himself inside a rock for a week, and tries to hatch eggs with his body warmth (http://mashable.com/2017/02/23/artist-lives-inside-rock/)
1. Fingers turning into prunes
Things get wet when they're slippery, so your body's way of adapting to long periods of time under water is turning your finger pads into little prune pads. According to the Scientific American (https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-do-our-fingers-and-toes-wrinkle-during-a-bath/), that weird prune-ness is "optimized for providing a drainage network that improved grip."* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/06/11/weird-body-things/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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