That's because your hands will look like after 10 days under water

In 2002, Tim Yarrow from South Africa spent 240 hours, immersed in a small water tank in a shopping center in Johannesburg. It was much more difficult than you can imagine. Even if you do not take into account the problems with breathing, a person must eat, sleep and go to the toilet. In addition, all ten days Yarrow spent in the public eye - visitors of the shopping center. For he used the breathing tube and to prevent the water wastes - a catheter.



When Yarrow finally came out of the water, his arms looked really creepy. Although all this time he was wearing protective gloves, fingers covered with a monstrous amount of wrinkles.

Often there is a misconception that swelling of the fingertips due to the ability of the skin to absorb moisture and "fill" its top layer of cells. In fact, this process is controlled by the autonomic nervous system. The exact cause of swelling still remains unexplained (in this respect there are different opinions), but scientists know that in case of damage certain nerves in the arm pads are no longer "pucker».

Yarrow's hands were completely healthy, so after a few days everything came back to normal, leaving no trace. Apparently, the human skin can be in the water and for a longer time without any unpleasant consequences for health.

via factroom.ru