Question

Why does our skin of finger tips gets shrinked when our fingers are there in water for a long time ?

Answer 1

some studies says that the viens and capilaries at the finger tips wrinkle and shrink....due to which our finger tips also gets shrinked.....after some time they get normal due to the continuous flow of blood...hope this helps....

Answer 2

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When we wash clothes, our hands are exposed to water for a long time. Our hands behave as a hypertonic solution and the outside of our hands behave as a hypotonic solution. Our skin behaves as a semi-permeable membrane as it is porous. So actually the water is not absorbed here just leaving and thus it shrinks.