Another thing your body does is to change its exterior under certain conditions. For example, when wet for a long time, your fingertips get pruney. Nobody knows for sure why this is, but there’s a pretty good argument that it’s an evolutionary adaptation to give you better gripping ability when it’s wet out.*
“Another thing your body does is to change its exterior under certain conditions. For example, when wet for a long time, your fingertips get pruney. Nobody knows for sure why this is, but there’s a pretty good argument that it’s an evolutionary adaptation to give you better gripping ability when it’s wet out.*”
Reference
Weinersmith, Kelly, & Zach Weinersmith (2017, Oct. 7). “Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything.” Kindle Edition. Chapter 5 Programmable Matter: What If All of Your Stuff Could Be Any of Your Stuff? p. 126 of 358, 29%.
