My pints of blueberries donât weight 16 ounces!â. A dry pint is not a measurement of weightâit is volume, as in cubic inches. (A liquid pint, as in a pint of cream, gives you fluid ounces). A pint of feathers takes up the same amount of space as a dry pint of marbles, but they certainly donât weight the same!
1 Liver disease can damage nails. 2  Thyroid diseases such as hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism may cause brittle nails or splitting of the nail bed from the nail plate (onycholysis). 3  Severe illness or surgery may cause horizontal depressions in the nails (Beau's lines).
Back to Top Causes. Injury: 1  Crushing the base of the nail or the nail bed may cause a permanent deformity. 2  Chronic picking or rubbing of the skin behind the nail can cause a washboard nail.3  Long-term exposure to moisture or nail polish can cause nails to peel and become brittle.ust like the skin, the fingernails tell a lot about your health. 1  Beau's lines are depressions across the fingernail. 2  These lines can occur after illness, injury to the nail, and when you are malnourished.