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).
1 Nail Splitting and Nail Cracking Split nails or cracked nails can be problematic all on their own, but they can also be fingernail disorders that signal another health problem. 2  Nail splitting and nail cracking can be due to a thyroid condition (hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism) or psoriasis. Nail Splitting and Nail Cracking Split nails or cracked nails can be problematic all on their own, but they can also be fingernail disorders that signal another health problem. 2  Nail splitting and nail cracking can be due to a thyroid condition (hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism) or psoriasis.