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Hey /sci/, I posted this on /adv/ yesterday, but didn't get many helpful responses, so I thought you guys might be able to help me. Here's the story: a couple weeks ago some skin rubbed off my thumb. The same day, I ate Doritos. Some Dorito dust got on my fingers, and I didn't wash my hands until a little bit later. It's been over two weeks now, and I think I have Dorito dust trapped under a layer of skin on my thumb. Can this cause some kind of horrible infection or something? And if so, is there anything I can do other than cut the skin off?
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>>8275754
we are not doctors
we are mathematicians, engineers and physicists
so please fuck off
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it takes about 50 days for your body to change skin, so it will go away eventually
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>>8275760
>we are mathematicians, engineers and physicists
[citation needed]
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>>8275768
So all I need to do is wait it out until my skin dies?
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>>8275772
(or trying to be)
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>>8275779
fair enough
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>>8275778
the top layer of your skin dissipates into dust and new skin grows beneath the epidermis layer. in about 40 days average, the top skin is completely gone and new layers of skin migrate from bottom to top. So yeah, it will go away on its own.
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>>8275792
Ok thanks, for a second I thought I might have a permanent Dorito tattoo
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>>8275796
no lel. taking hot showers also help to peel away the old skin. it can go faster if its not too deep.
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>>8275779
But the truth is only 20-5% of those who graduate end up being it other just end up in IT
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Cut it open
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