
From the Vault: Fingernails, Part 1
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Do Toe Nails Grow Slower Than Finger Nails?
i wonder if our shoes would be serving to apply moreof a constant and sustained pressure on the nails. I didn't find any evidence of whether anybody has studied this question, but if you are a toe nail, finger nail researcher out there, maybe look into this. Does being a barefoot person make the difference? Yes. But anyway to summarize it, so i think it looks like there's pretty good evidence that when finger tips are put to more work by touching things, doing, you know, just generally manipulating objects, putting pressure on the finger tips, i wear and tear, the nails grow faster.
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