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    boppudi_prahaas Posts: 11, Reputation: 1
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    Sep 1, 2007, 11:19 PM
    Cold when put rubberbands
    :mad: why do our fingertips become white and cold when we put rubberbands around them?:confused:
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    Sep 1, 2007, 11:23 PM
    Because you are cutting off the blood flow to the tip of your fingers
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    Sep 1, 2007, 11:52 PM
    When we put rubberbands around our fingers our flow of blood stops and due to lack of blood the fingertips become cold and white
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    Sep 2, 2007, 12:02 AM
    Yes. Your circulation is what keeps you warm and gives you your pinkish color. Once you stop the blood flow to that part of your body it becomes cold and white
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    Sep 2, 2007, 12:20 AM
    And let me know if I am wrong, but that's not good to do. If you leave it like that for a while it can do some damage
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