It's summer, I've been in water quite a bit lately so Im curious, what is the process that the skin go through to tell whether its in contact with something wet? Does it mostly pick up on texture? Temperature? Pressure?
It's mostly just temperature. Wetness correlates with coolness because moisture cools things due to evaporation, so basing your moisture detection on temperature isn't the worst way to go. It's pretty easy to confuse the system, but that usually won't be a big problem on a human scale.
a human scale
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Wetness correlates with coolness because moisture cools things due to evaporation
Water also cools you down by conduction.
Temperature. Because you get the exact same feeling whether you are bare handed or wearing very thin gloves
Huh.... Now that you mention it...
As others said it’s mostly temperature!
It’s why it can be difficult to tell if your laundry is damp or just cold lol
In addition to temperature, skin that's absorbed some water has a different texture than dry skin, and you can feel the altered texture the same way you feel any texture. That's why pure alcohol or acetone feels cold and liquid but not wet in the same way water does.
we actually don't have wet receptors like some animals, we just feel the temperature and pressure like you said
American Physiological Society (APS). (2014, October 1). Why wet feels wet: Understanding the illusion of wetness. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141001133416.htm
“Moisture is the essence of wetness. And wetness is the essence of beauty.”
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Now I wonder what it would be like if we did have wet receptors
Genie. My first wish is for wet receptors. You know where...