why does your skin get wrinkled after you have been in water for a long time?

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why does your skin get wrinkled after you have been in water for a long time?

2007-01-19 03:19:34 · 2 answers · asked by rockstar_livin 2 in Sports ➔ Swimming & Diving

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Yeah, Ar-Tard, the process of Osmosis sucks the moisture out of your tissues and into the surrounding water (bathtub, swimming pool, lake, ocean, etc.) This lack of normal moisture in your tissues makes your skin wrinkle up, because there is less mass underneath it to keep it pulled taught.

2007-01-19 03:29:32 · answer #1 · answered by eggman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/homework/s95618.htm

2007-01-19 03:29:14 · answer #2 · answered by VanessaM 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋