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).
Brittle nails are nails which split and break easily. Nails can be dry and brittle or soft and brittle. There are ways to fight brittle nails and get well on your way to good fingernail health. Brittle nails is a common problem. Brittle nails are caused by a few different factors. One commonly cited cause of brittle nails is frequent hand washing or water usage.