1140 KSOO - Live Local Radio in Sioux Falls, SD » Science of Wrinkly Fingers http://ksoo.com The talk of Sioux Falls Fri, 24 May 2013 03:34:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 The Science of Wrinkly Fingers http://ksoo.com/the-science-of-wrinkly-fingers/ http://ksoo.com/the-science-of-wrinkly-fingers/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:29:10 +0000 Chad McKenzie http://ksoo.com/?p=51843 Have you ever wondered why your fingers and toes get wrinkly when you sit in a hot bath too long?

Researchers at Newcastle University think the answer is probably evolutionary.

Pointing out it's just a theory - researchers speculate the wrinkly skin probably helped those who lived millions of years ago so they wouldn't slip when moving over wet surfaces

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