By 
Mark Changizi
 | 
TED-Ed Original

Pruney fingers: A gripping story

Why do fingers become pruney when they get wet? Likely for the same reasons that tires have treads. Mark Changizi examines the evolutionary reasons for pruney fingers while exploring natural and manmade phenomena like river networks that operate similarly.

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