What Causes Blisters?

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We’ve all seen them, and unfortunately most of us have had one. Those painful, pockets of goo that form because some over exercised, over caffeinated, happy to be living life, outdoors-man decides to include you in their daily torture fest that is a hike up mount agony! So what exactly is going on here that causes the formation of a blister?

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Now that you know what causes blisters check out this video and find out What Causes Strokes:

[devikwolf]

It's always shocking pulling up an old Fact Boi episode where he lacks that GLORIOUS beard

[kushalraj]

Wow this was just recommended to me. From someone who found him a year or so ago, he looks so very different! Almost didn’t recognise use him

[pyroronpa]

I'll never forget a massive blister I had in elementary school. I was playing on the monkey bars at recess for so long, basically my entire left palm became a blister. I bit into it, it started to leak, but it was taking a while so I slammed my palm against a brick wall. Juice splattered like a water balloon, my hand hurt like hell, and I went to class after recess. I was so glad to be right-handed. The floppy skin got annoying so I slowly peeled it off, causing more pain. Then I just dealt with it until it healed. Needless to say, I've been pretty traumatized of monkey bars ever since.

[AFoxInSpace_]

Me and my brother got a second degree burn and we got blisters and they were the size of onions on our shoulders, the treatment is the worst part but I was high on Morphine and Nitrous Oxide, the dead skin and blisters were scrubbed off and all the goo went down the drain, then they put the Iodine on them and it was the most imaginable pain I've had.
Also my Mum was watching the entire procedure, apparently that scarred her brain for life because of how disgusting it was and she couldn't do anything to help us...

[EricB]

"the cells are dividing like a mid 1990's Microsoft stock" - I lol'd

[Killrballoon]

Therapist: Beardless Simon isn’t real, he can’t hurt you.
Beardless Simon:

[Excludos]

You forgot to mention when popping a blister: Have the needle enter healthy skin before entering the blister itself. This way the wound will close itself around the entrance hole and you stand much less of a chance of creating a large wound where the blister used to be.

[anarchy]

here’s a tip for avoiding blisters, if they came from shoes that you either can’t wear socks with or your socks simply don’t go up high enough then put a bandaid over the area that got the blister, or if you think you’ll get a blister then do it anyway, when i was a kid i loved gelly sandals but the position of the button disagreed with my ankle and i discovered this trick, so i could keep my strange and outdated fashion sense and not be harmed by it, honestly if they came in adult sizes i’d still wear gelly sandals

[peterjones]

divide like a mid 1990s microsoft stock.. HA this guy.. I love this guy

[torvamessorem]

I poke the red skin underneath because my brain simply cannot comprehend why it hurts so damn much and it leads to a lot of laughter.

[TheDendran]

I was expecting a "Hi, VSauce, Michael here!"



...bummer...

[SwiftCreationStudio]

Watching these older videos always throws me off. Simon looks so happy and like he can see the bright future ahead of him.

Now he seems to be more sullen, a bit darker... not unlike a man who constantly talks about death and communism, who has _at least_ two people locked in his basement, and screams at his appliances on other channels.
I suppose it's a bit easier to take him seriously like that which I suppose comes from the less freshfaced young man look.

Love your work Whistleboy, keep it up.

[hamable]

The way your mouth moves when you talk

[antiope-d]

A blister grew just under my knuckle one. I proceeded to push it back down when I noticed it. Luffys way of dealing with zombies is apparently effective on blisters as well

[thomasbrand]

I always heard never to pop my blisters too.
One time I got one in the palm of my hand and decided to leave it alone like mother's everywhere say. After two weeks that blister was still there. I pushed against it and all the fluid suddenly spread outward inside my palm, turning my dime sized blister into a quarter sized one.
I immediately put a needle through the edge of it and it healed after only a couple days.
Moral of the story, just pop the damn thing. It will heal faster and be less painful.

[margotrosendorn]

Ah yes, I've spent many evenings after a long hike with a pin and a candle.
You can prevent blisters somewhat by wearing a thin, inner sock.

[michaeldaugustine]

"The Cells are dividing like a mid 1990's Microsoft stock" lol

[temporal]

"what causes blisters?"
A: recording the drums to helter skelter

[diamondaqw]

The red part hurts like hell would you want to poke it with a stick. Stick stick stick lol