Touching dry ice with bare skin causes burns.

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Is it true that Touching dry ice with bare skin causes burns?

Yes. A Cleveland Clinic page states that touching solid dry ice freezes the top layer of skin almost instantly, killing skin cells and producing an injury similar to frostbite, described as a dry ice burn.

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How To Treat a Dry Ice Burn

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How To Treat a Dry Ice Burn. (n.d.). health.clevelandclinic.org. https://health.clevelandclinic.org/dry-ice-burn

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