who cracks their knuckles?

waltdee

out of curiosity, how many of you crack knuckles. There are many reasons people do it i guess, some out of stress, others is just plain bad habit.

...talking about a random off topic question....

astorrs

Nope, don't even know how to - or at least I never could when I tried...

jryantech

Everyday when I wake up.

Thats about it.

waltdee

ok, so you dont... dont start, is horrible, you start with fingers and the habit spreads to your whole body...its sad any more?

sthomas

Just did right before I started typing this message. It can be an annoying habit though so if you don't do it don't start. Though I am not sure if it will actually cause problems with arthritis in the future though.

waltdee

jryantech wrote:

Everyday when I wake up.

Thats about it.

yes me too, is like i take a shower, brush my teeth, and crack my knuckles, and go to work... so sad

undomiel

Nope, don't and can't crack my knuckles. But I can crack my left thumb and my left ankle if that counts. Can't do it with my right ones though.

Mishra

I do. It's not really a 'bad habit'. Doing anything excessively is bad for you so don't do that but if you want to crack every now and then it's not really going to have much affect.

The arthritis story is a myth. http://www.rps.psu.edu/probing/knuckles.html

dynamik

It drives my wife crazy, so I go out of my way to do it at home.

I do it fairly often out of habit throughout the rest of the day.

+1 to arthritis myth.

waltdee

Mishra wrote:

I do. It's not really a 'bad habit'. Doing anything excessively is bad for you so don't do that but if you want to crack every now and then it's not really going to have much affect.

The arthritis story is a myth. http://www.rps.psu.edu/probing/knuckles.html

i heard that too, i guess is a myth, but i still need to stop starting today, it sucks, but not impossible.

snadam

Mishra wrote:

I do. It's not really a 'bad habit'. Doing anything excessively is bad for you so don't do that but if you want to crack every now and then it's not really going to have much affect.

The arthritis story is a myth. http://www.rps.psu.edu/probing/knuckles.html

I STRETCH my fingers, and they happen to crack. Same thing with my back, or any part of the body when I stretch for any athletic activity.

waltdee

dynamik wrote:

It drives my wife crazy, so I go out of my way to do it at home.

I do it fairly often out of habit throughout the rest of the day.

+1 to arthritis myth.

i feel your pain, my wife hates it too. it sux, but its kind of fun going to libraries, man the sound it makes...lol

nicklauscombs

guilty

hypnotoad

What's your record for successive cracks? I used to get about 28 cracking the finger and knuckle in various ways. I am so cool.

waltdee

nl wrote:

What's your record for successive cracks? I used to get about 28 cracking the finger and knuckle in various ways. I am so cool.

you know what, i totally forgot to ask you guys that question, but i am 100% honest when i say this, my success cracking count championship record was: 34. i seriously never want to do that again. i still have bad memories of that moment. one of the cracks was actually my bone cracking... like i said b4..its said ...jk

paintb4707

Meeee. I'm at the point where I don't even have to try. Just opening my hand up wide enough cracks all my fingers. Pretty annoying.

My right foot cracks a lot too when I walk for some reason.

waltdee

paintb4707 wrote:

Meeee. I'm at the point where I don't even have to try. Just opening my hand up wide enough cracks all my fingers. Pretty annoying,

HAHA...man thats awesome! i swear im about to join the guiness world records.

telco1

Im cracking my knuckles right now.

royal

telco1 wrote:

Im cracking my knuckles right now.

Me too

waltdee

royal wrote:

telco1 wrote:

Im cracking my knuckles right now.

Me too

me 3, im just using my toes to type...

telco1

waltdee wrote:

royal wrote:

telco1 wrote:

Im cracking my knuckles right now.

Me too

me 3, im just using my toes to type...

toes? who needs toes? I just use my nose!

royal

telco1 wrote:

waltdee wrote:

royal wrote:

telco1 wrote:

Im cracking my knuckles right now.

Me too

me 3, im just using my toes to type...

toes? who needs toes? I just use my nose!

At least it's your nose and not your <use your imagination>.

telco1

royal wrote:

telco1 wrote:

waltdee wrote:

royal wrote:

telco1 wrote:

Im cracking my knuckles right now.

Me too

me 3, im just using my toes to type...

toes? who needs toes? I just use my nose!

At least it's your nose and not your <use your imagination>.

did I say toes? I meant to say I type with my imagination!

Slowhand

Hmm. . . crack my knuckles? That's a loaded question.

After four car accidents (none of which were my fault, thankfully), knee surgery from an injury in high school wrestling, a decade of martial arts training/tournaments, I pretty much crack every joint in my body. My spine and neck are notoriously loud, my vertebrae pop if I breathe too deep. My ankles, wrists, fingers, and toes pop when I wriggle 'em, and after pulling some ligaments in my right knee after my physical therapist decided to get experimental with my 'recovery', I can pop my knee loud enough to hear from two rooms away just by standing on my toes.

So, do I crack my knuckles? Maybe. . .

scheistermeister

I love popping my joints, do it all the time. I am sure the people that are taking tests when I do don't like it though since when I pop a joint it is super loud. I usually pop my fingers, wrists, arms, neck, shoulders, back and toes. My knees just pop on their own.

learningtofly22

I'm a cracker. fingers, sometimes toes, and i crack my knees every night when i get into bed... they just "itch" to be cracked.

networker050184

nl wrote:

What's your record for successive cracks? I used to get about 28 cracking the finger and knuckle in various ways. I am so cool.

I'm a freak of nature. I can crack my thumbs over and over with no end (or at least I've never reached an end). I just lost count at about 50 or so. I'm not sure if that is healthy or normal though.....

ladiesman217

I do crack my neck. Is it safe?

ULWiz

All i can say Is what the heck is wrong with you people. I just asked my gf who is a year away from being a doctor and she says there is nothing proven that its bad to crack anything. No long term effects or anything.

dynamik

ULWiz wrote:

All i can say Is what the heck is wrong with you people. I just asked my gf who is a year away from being a doctor and she says there is nothing proven that its bad to crack anything. No long term effects or anything.

So what is wrong with everyone doing it?

ULWiz

I was just trying to find out why you need to.