Really recommend Chat GPTπ€: Fingernails and toenails keep growing because theyβre made of keratin, a protein produced by specialized cells in the nail matrix. These cells constantly divide and push older cells out. As they move out, they harden and form the visible nail.
so they can self repair, which raises the question, why do teeth stop?
Hi @snarfed.org,
they’re friends of hair & skin and do likewise and ridicule teeth.
imagine having “teeth falling out” stress dreams about chipping a nail
Because you are alive
iirc certain kinds of teeth don’t stop growing in some species, and happens to produce some gnarly-looking results π₯² scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzool…
And did anyone test any of this before it shipped to billions of people?
1 scientific study suggested that people whose nails grew faster tended to live longer.
Because our ancestors would have used our fingers and toes in ways that would have worn them down.
E.g. climbing trees.
Why do birds suddenly appear…
@snarfed.org you are getting free nails, what is there to not like it?
Hey, could you help this person who wants to turn off bridging? mastodon.social/@solitha/114…
Thanks for the nudge! Done. I don’t get notified for unlisted/quiet public posts, so I didn’t see that one.
Really recommend Chat GPTπ€: Fingernails and toenails keep growing because theyβre made of keratin, a protein produced by specialized cells in the nail matrix. These cells constantly divide and push older cells out. As they move out, they harden and form the visible nail.