# How do people’s fingers get bigger?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-s-fingers-get-bigger/812921>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 22, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-s-fingers-get-bigger/812921 "2018-04-22T22:49:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-s-fingers-get-bigger/812921/21 "2018-04-24T15:40:06Z")

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> [@carnivorousplant](#):
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> BUT what is that pink, bleeding stuff that I see when I so often hurt myself?!?!

[Dermis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermis). Plenty of blood vessels there to give it a pink tint.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-s-fingers-get-bigger/812921/22 "2018-04-24T16:37:27Z")

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Thanks, DPRK.

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