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).
Clear polish can prevent nails from splitting. Photo Credit macro manicure image by LadyInBlack from Fotolia.com. Brittle nails, characterized by nails that split or peel into layers, affect as much as 20 percent of the population, according to a report by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.oisture. Most cases of splitting nails are caused by moisture, according to the American Osteopathic College of Dermatology. Repeatedly wetting and drying your hands, and, by extension, your fingernails, can cause the nails to dry out.