Poll: How do YOU crack your knuckles?

[StinkyMeat]

I'm a table fister myself, and often do the individual bend back. How about you?

Edit: I am a master of the finger tense multi crack. Where you tighten your finger muscles, looks like you're grabbing something, and allllll the joints in each finger snap. Very revolting to some.

 

[StinkyMeat]

bumpy

 

[Rent]

<< I'm a table fister myself, and often do the individual bend back. How about you?

Edit: I am a master of the finger tense multi crack. Where you tighten your finger muscles, looks like you're grabbing something, and allllll the joints in each finger snap. Very revolting to some. >>



The tense multicrack is also what you see most of the actors in the matrix do. I picked it up from there

 

[b0mbrman]

I do a little "wave" from my fingertips to my wrist, followed by a "claw"...2 hands at a time is possible too...

 

[StinkyMeat]

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<< I'm a table fister myself, and often do the individual bend back. How about you?

Edit: I am a master of the finger tense multi crack. Where you tighten your finger muscles, looks like you're grabbing something, and allllll the joints in each finger snap. Very revolting to some. >>



The tense multicrack is also what you see most of the actors in the matrix do. I picked it up from there >>



Been doing it since the seventh grade. They stole it from me. Booyah!

 

[bacillus]

Fist and push!

 

[notfred]

take finger curled down so that figertip is perpendicular to palm, with you oher hand, grasp the final bone at the tip of your curled finger, twist to the side (try to rotate your finger like a propeller). That pops the two joints at the end of the finger. then, push down at the base of the finger to crack the "normal" joint.

 

[BigJohnKC]

<< Fist and push! >>


me too...

 

[pyonir]

this thread made me crack my knuckles. if i get arthritus in ten years because of it, i'm suing StinkyMeat.

 

[gplanet]

i put my thumb over the middle of the finger that i want to crack...and then i push down until it cracks

 

[Hubris]

I do a bunch of those different techniques. I don't limit myself with one particular style.

 

[Bignate603]

Kind of off topic but I'll have those cds to you in a few days Stinky, I've been out of town.

 

[StinkyMeat]

<< this thread made me crack my knuckles. if i get arthritus in ten years because of it, i'm suing StinkyMeat. >>



I'll sue the Matrix directors!

 

[Russ]

<< if i get arthritus in ten years because of it >>



That's an old wive's tale.

Russ, NCNE

 

[StinkyMeat]

<< i put my thumb over the middle of the finger that i want to crack...and then i push down until it cracks >>



As I think hard about it, this is actually how I do it most of the time, and thus I shall add a category.

 

[pyonir]

<< That's an old wive's tale.

Russ, NCNE >>



yup i know. but if i get it...i am still going to sue Stinky....

 

[TuffGirl]

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<< Fist and push! >>


me too... >>

 

[StinkyMeat]

Wait....was Russ actually serious back there? And not sarcastic?

Are those the four horsemen I hear outside?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

<< Individual finger bend back >>

I do it all the different ways, but most of the time, I bend individual fingers sideways toward other fingers.

nik

 

[ATLien247]

<< I do it all the different ways, but most of the time, I bend individual fingers sideways toward other fingers. >>



Holy sh(i)t... I do it the same way! :Q

But then, to pop my thumbs, I apply pressure at the base the thumb where the thumb joins the hand/wrist--almost as if I were trying to dislocate my thumb. It is so gratifying. Although you usually need to relax your hand to do this. Otherwise, it really is quite painful.

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

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<< I do it all the different ways, but most of the time, I bend individual fingers sideways toward other fingers. >>



Holy sh(i)t... I do it the same way! :Q

But then, to pop my thumbs, I apply pressure at the base the thumb where the thumb joins the hand/wrist--almost as if I were trying to dislocate my thumb. It is so gratifying. Although you usually need to relax your hand to do this. Otherwise, it really is quite painful. >>

Exactly how I pop my thumbs too.

nik

 

[Pastfinder]

Matrix Style. The name is Smith, Agent Smith...















































Goodbye, Mr. Anderson.

 

[ATLien247]

<< Exactly how I pop my thumbs too. >>



Hmmm... by "pressure" I mean squeezing the joint with the thumb and index finger of the opposite hand. I can't believe that you would do it the exact same way that I do. That would be too freaky...

 

[aphex]

i do it multiple ways... where my multiple ways answer?

 

[NikPreviousAcct]

I wrap my pointer finger from the other hand underneath the base knuckle of my thumb, and the the thumb from the other hand around the top of the knuckle. I press the thumb up and the knuckle seems to stretch and pop.

nik