eli5: How are our finger/toe nails stuck on top of our fingers/toes if they’re constantly growing out?

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eli5: How are our finger/toe nails stuck on top of our fingers/toes if they’re constantly growing out?

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It makes a kind of glue which glues down the nail to the skin. If you have ever broken a nail far enough down you will recognize this glue.

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