2007-06-16 01:54:33 · 14 answers · asked by Alan B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
what? what are they called?
yuk!
2007-06-16 01:57:10 · answer #1 · answered by MiZz RuBy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Healthy skin includes a bacterial colony that intercepts and avoids strange bacteria from gaining a foothold. Washing likely loses many friendly bacteria that are washed away with skin squams (flakes of skin that bloodhounds can sniff like fallen snow!). Ordinary soap would form an electronically charged film around a skin squam repelling it from soap film on the skin, but because bacteria have no lungs they would likely not 'drown.' Us of anti-bacterial soap may be a good idea if harmful bacteria have been handled (using public restroom door knobs, etc.) but too much use may weaken the shins protective host of friendly bacteria (and nobody will smile about the results!).
2007-06-16 03:34:16 · answer #2 · answered by Kes 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well microbes don't "breathe" the same way we do. Though it would be neat if they had microscopic lungs or something :)
Actually most of the microbes most commonly living on human skin (Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, etc) can actually be grown in broth, and they sometimes live in water itself. So really, they aren't going to drown. Some will probably wash away, but what's left on your skin will just reproduce to make up for it, or you'll pick up some more from somewhere else, or etc. Like most people said, these bugs that our bodies are well adapted to are actually good for us because they keep more harmful microbes out by competing and dominating for physical space in their habitat - your body. ;)
2007-06-16 04:22:12 · answer #3 · answered by Nisha 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Scanning tunnel microscopes have produced images that could be considered photos of atoms, but Bustersmycat has a point: "see" may not be the right word, nor is "photo." Considering the basic physics involved, such as the comparative size of an atom vs. the wavelength of visible light, plus the fact that bombarding an atom with photons changes it, talking about such things really doesn't make sense in the way that we're used to how things work in the macroscopic world.
2016-05-17 07:34:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They probably wouldn't drown, but will get washed off your surface. It depends, the word drown may not be appropriate here. Osmosis will take care of it if should the cell be killed.
I assume the stuff you are trying to say is bacteria.
2007-06-16 03:47:36 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
to tell you the truth those scary creatures ur talking bout are bacterias milions of them.without them you wud have probably been sick cuz sum of them are reaally helpful to you they prevent othr harmful bacterias to enter your body so dat you dont get infected.well no they wont drown whn you take a bath but hey will surely be removed butas soon as you get out from the bath they will start reproducing and be there.
2007-06-16 02:04:12 · answer #6 · answered by mitali~the classy bandidas 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no they can hold their breath for quite a while the amount of time it would take to drown them your skin would 1st start to sting causing you to get out of the water but if your stupid enough to stay in your skin would slowly fall off or dissintergrate off your body
2007-06-16 06:04:06 · answer #7 · answered by Micky D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of them may be washed away, but most will survive a bath. It's unlikely they will all drown.
2007-06-16 02:09:57 · answer #8 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, they can hold their breath for an incredibly long time. You would have to stay in the water so long your skin would dissolve first.
2007-06-16 02:02:12 · answer #9 · answered by .richard. 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
what scary creatures on the skin are you talking about?
2007-06-16 01:58:20 · answer #10 · answered by sarah 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no of course not!!!
they just go deeper in your skin so they are protected by a film of oil that oozes out of your skin periodically which prevents them getting wet!!!!
lol
2007-06-16 02:03:09 · answer #11 · answered by Vidya 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋