Why Can’t You Feel Your Clothes?



Right now, your clothes are pressing on your skin, and you can’t feel them. Many of the touch sensors in your skin report only change: press on one and it fires a burst, hold steady and it soon falls silent. That is why a still shirt fades away while a single ant walking on your arm is felt at every step.

Sources:
– John W. Kimball, Kimball’s Biology Pages, Mechanoreceptors:
– Michigan State University, Foundations of Neuroscience, Touch: The Skin:

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2 Comments

  1. That really depends upon what you're wearing, and whether we have skin conditions ?
    I have psoriasis (lifelong) and when I'm have to wear polyester over 20% it burns my skin.

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