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When I bend my finger backward or forward pretty hard, esp at the joint to the palm, it makes a sound "toc". In English, how will you call that sound and could you explain why it sounds like a crack ? thanks On 22 Jan 2007, Paul Hose wrote > When I bend my finger backward or forward pretty hard, esp at > the joint to the palm, it makes a sound "toc". > In English, how will you call that sound and could you explain > why it sounds like a crack ? "Cracking your knuckles" is what we ussed to call it. Mothers always warned you that it causes arthritis, but I seem to recall that that's an old wives' tale.  SignatureCheers, Harvey Canadian and British English, indiscriminately mixed For e-mail, change harvey.news to harvey.van >On 22 Jan 2007, Paul Hose wrote > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >warned you that it causes arthritis, but I seem to recall that that's >an old wives' tale. It's a subluxation, and your Mum is right, it can cause seriious trouble in later life. On 22 Jan 2007, irwell wrote >> On 22 Jan 2007, Paul Hose wrote >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > It's a subluxation, and your Mum is right, it can > cause seriious trouble in later life. Ummm...a quick google suggests that the specialists' view is that it appears not to do harm. Here's a few hits off the first page of google returns: http://www.physorg.com/news64162917.html http://orthopedics.about.com/od/arthritis/f/cracking.htm http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/bio99/bio99443.htm SignatureCheers, Harvey Canadian and British English, indiscriminately mixed For e-mail, change harvey.news to harvey.van HVS filted: >On 22 Jan 2007, irwell wrote > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >http://orthopedics.about.com/od/arthritis/f/cracking.htm >http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/bio99/bio99443.htm Those specialists neglect mentioning that it can get you kicked out of nice restaurants.... We called it either "cracking" or "popping" the knuckle...I think the difference lay in whether you do one joint at a time or several at once....r Signature"You got Schadenfreude on my Weltanschauung!" "You got Weltanschauung in my Schadenfreude!" > We called it either "cracking" or "popping" the knuckle...I think > the difference lay in whether you do one joint at a time or several > at once....r For me, the difference is whether I do it by bending the finger/toe/ whatever ("cracking") or by pulling on it ("popping"). SignatureEvan Kirshenbaum +------------------------------------ HP Laboratories |Now every hacker knows 1501 Page Mill Road, 1U, MS 1141 | That the secret to survivin' Palo Alto, CA 94304 |Is knowin' when the time is free | And what's the load and queue kirshenbaum@hpl.hp.com |'Cause everyone's a cruncher (650)857-7572 | And everyone's a user |And the best that you can hope for http://www.kirshenbaum.net/ | Is a crash when you're through >On 22 Jan 2007, irwell wrote > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >http://orthopedics.about.com/od/arthritis/f/cracking.htm >http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/bio99/bio99443.htm I had what they call 'trigger finger', only it was in the thumb joint. The thumb would lock up and had to be painfully pulled back into position, a course of cortisone injections helped to get back to normal. > On 22 Jan 2007, Paul Hose wrote > [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > warned you that it causes arthritis, but I seem to recall that > that's an old wives' tale. We also call it a "crack" or "pop" when a chiropractor manipulates you. According to popular opinion this is the noise of bones popping back into place. Actually, the noise is made by trapped pockets of gas. SignaturePeter Moylan http://www.pmoylan.org Please note the changed e-mail and web addresses. The domain eepjm.newcastle.edu.au no longer exists, and I can no longer receive mail at my newcastle.edu.au addresses. The optusnet address could disappear at any time. >>> When I bend my finger backward or forward pretty hard, esp at the >>> joint to the palm, it makes a sound "toc". In English, how will you [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > back into place. Actually, the noise is made by trapped pockets of > gas. My late brother used to pop crack, but that's a whole nother matter. SignatureSkitt (in Hayward, California) http://www.geocities.com/opus731/ On 23 Jan 2007, Skitt wrote > >>>> When I bend my finger backward or forward pretty hard, esp at [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > My late brother used to pop crack, but that's a whole nother > matter. And you can crack a bottle of pop, too. SignatureCheers, Harvey Canadian and British English, indiscriminately mixed For e-mail, change harvey.news to harvey.van >> Peter Moylan wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > And you can crack a bottle of pop, too. And what about Snap, Crackle, and Pop? SignatureMaria >>> Peter Moylan wrote: >>> [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > And what about Snap, Crackle, and Pop? The Cute Crepitaters? They get pretty limp after a short soak. >>>> Peter Moylan wrote: >>>> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > The Cute Crepitaters? They get pretty limp after a short soak. Oh, jeez, Frank. Don't hand me a line like that. (My answer is: Yeah, all those cute little things get pretty limp after a while.") SignatureNo name. |
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