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Scientists Wonder What Fingerprints Are For
Hugh Pickens writes "The BBC reports that scientists say they have disproved the theory that fingerprints improve grip by increasing friction between people's fingers and the surface they are holding. Dr Roland Ennos designed a machine which enabled him to measure the amount of friction generated by a fingerprint when it was in contact with an acrylic glass at varying levels of pressure. The results showed that friction levels increased by a much smaller amount than had been anticipated, debunking the hypothesis that fingerprints provide an improved grip. Ennos believes that fingerprints may have evolved to grip onto rough surfaces, like tree bark; the ridges may allow our skin to stretch and deform more easily, protecting it from damage; or they may allow water trapped between our finger pads and the surface to drain away and improve surface contact in wet conditions. Other researchers have suggested that the ridges could increase our fingerpads' touch sensitivity."
Huh? First post? No no no, Finger Prints!
To be there in the case of confusion of identity. They were placed there by our Pleidian Overlords.
This is a fairly true statement however very limiting.
And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make
Makes me want to stab you.
Is not a city in China.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
How do you know there's not using an auto-balancing centrifuge? I mean, I don't watch the show myself, so maybe I'm way off base, but it sounds like a dumb complaint to me.
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