• tehmics@lemmy.world
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        9 days ago

        Because it’s just the outer layer, and the print is still there. Your new outer skin is just the old under layer.

        If you damage your skin enough to remove the fingerprint, it doesn’t grow back. There are lots of people without fingerprints due to the types of work they do

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          There are lots of people without fingerprints due to the types of work they do

          Exactly, like the Men In Black for example.