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Why do genitals shrink when left in water?
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Loss of H2O content: Within the skin of the scrotum and penis, which relates to the specific gravity of water and skin contents and the transfer of sodium and other electrolytes across the outer layer is skin. Ask george constanza about the embarrassing nature of this phenomenon-:).
Answered 9/13/2012
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