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ourmandave
on Sept 5, 2016
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Why paper cuts hurts so much
I didn't read the article. But it inspired me to look up the name of that band-aid proof flap of skin between your thumb and forefinger.
https://www.reference.com/science/name-area-between-thumb-in...
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posterboy
on Sept 6, 2016
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I call it swimskin, because it is the evolved remains of amphibious fin like hands.
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I thought it was a frenulum.
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