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43. While knuckle-cracking can be voluntary, it often isn't.

Fri Jan 10, 2025, 12:27 PM

Jan 10

Somewhat like the way a sneeze or tic can sometimes be temporarily stifled, eventually the pain and discomfort builds to where it's basically torture to avoid it.

Once I did an experiment of really avoiding any voluntary cracking. The discomfort aside, eventually my knuckles would crack on their own when I least expected it. Even just putting away the dishes, and I would nearly lose my grip as my fingers would move in a way I wasn't expecting.

I concluded that just avoiding cracking is no cure, the best I could do was to try to avoid doing it right in front of someone who doesn't like it, much as I turn my head when I sneeze.

My mother has the same issue, the joints are just subject to cracking. She loves playing the piano and has to crack her fingers before she plays to keep it from happening while playing as that ruins the piece for her.

It's not well studied, but imho, it's more of a medical condition than a bad habit. At least for some of us knuckle-crackers....

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What is the most annoying habit that other people have? Mine is Cracking their knuckles. Get it out and you will feel [View all] debm55 Jan 9 OP

Ha ha... So I never crack knuckles but reading your post I immediately cracked a finger, lol. LizBeth Jan 9 #1

HAHAHAHAHAHAH Thank you LizBeth. debm55 Jan 9 #2

chewing with their mouth open lapfog_1 Jan 9 #3

Thank you lapfog_1 Yes , that is very annoying. debm55 Jan 9 #4

Being loud, obnoxious magats, mouths always running with not a fucking thing to say. SheltieLover Jan 9 #5

Agree with you SheltieLover, And there stupid red baseball hats, debm55 Jan 9 #6

I'm surrounded by them here SheltieLover Jan 9 #7

Can you move? debm55 Jan 9 #8

I was getting ready to when Powell started playing politics with the interest rates SheltieLover Jan 9 #9

Is there anywhere in your state that is blue. that would be a hell of of a place to live. debm55 Jan 9 #10

Memphis is it. Very democratic SheltieLover Jan 9 #11

People driving slow in the passing lane. catbyte Jan 9 #12

Thank you catbyte. Sometimes getting it out makes it better , sometimes not. debm55 Jan 9 #13

Driving slow in the left lane is mine as well! 10 Turtle Day Jan 10 #24

People for whom everything is AWESOME! cloudbase Jan 9 #14

Very true .thank you cloudbase. debm55 Jan 9 #15

AWESOME answer, cloudbase! True Dough Jan 9 #19

I'll set 'em up, and you knock 'em down! cloudbase Jan 10 #21

Just be sure True Dough Jan 10 #22

Hey, happy 18th DU anniversary! True Dough Jan 12 #63

Thanks! cloudbase Jan 12 #64

gum chewers cracking popping their oral sex substitutes nrt msongs Jan 9 #16

I'll tell ya what, True Dough Jan 9 #20

Very true, msongs, Thang you debm55 Jan 10 #25

Right???? At then end of a sentence! Arghhhhh Clouds Passing Jan 9 #17

Agree Clouds Passing debm55 Jan 10 #26

My husband chews gum with his mouth open. 3catwoman3 Jan 9 #18

Thank you very much ,3catwoman3 debm55 Jan 10 #27

People who say YOU KNOW. Emile Jan 10 #23

Followed by "like". YodaMom2 Jan 10 #28

It's like, so annoying, you know? CrispyQ Jan 10 #36

I have a close friend Emile Jan 10 #60

Hahaha thank you Emile. debm55 Jan 10 #29

My sister broke me of that habit in my 20's. electric_blue68 Jan 12 #66

People who use "myself" because they dont know when to properly use "me" or "I"... Mark.b2 Jan 10 #30

Thank you very much Mark.b2 debm55 Jan 10 #45

People stopping when they go in a doorway. CanonRay Jan 10 #31

That is a big one for me, too! nocoincidences Jan 10 #41

I agree with that. Thank you very much CanonRay. debm55 Jan 10 #46

Licking fingers when eating. pandr32 Jan 10 #32

Agree. Thank you pandr32 debm55 Jan 10 #33

Chewing something loud and crunchy, unless I am eating the same thing also; Blappy Jan 10 #34

Thank you Blappy. I agree. debm55 Jan 10 #40

I just learned that word; looking up knuckle cracking electric_blue68 Jan 12 #67

People constantly saying "you got this!" SARose Jan 10 #35

Thank you SARose, I agree. debm55 Jan 10 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author Jrose Jan 10 #37

People loudly interrupting others during discussions Jrose Jan 10 #38

Very much so. Thank you, Jrose. debm55 Jan 10 #44

Driving 2-footed in front of me and accelerating away with the brake lights still on. Basso8vb Jan 10 #39

Agree. Very dangerous too. Thank you Basso8vb. Haven't come across that here. debm55 Jan 10 #49

While knuckle-cracking can be voluntary, it often isn't. unblock Jan 10 #43

Thank you very much unblock for setting me straight. debm55 Jan 10 #50

Ok, here's a driving peeve: jumping the green to make a left unblock Jan 10 #47

Thank you very much unblock. I wait my turn. I have the time. I notice that late at night, folks will run the red as debm55 Jan 10 #52

The presumption of omniscience. GreenWave Jan 10 #48

Thank you GreenWave. for that bit of information. debm55 Jan 10 #54

Wearing a MAGA hat. Sneederbunk Jan 10 #51

My older brother constantly cracked his doc03 Jan 10 #53

thank you doc03. debm55 Jan 10 #56

if i dont crack them , hand starts to hurt. o the relief . AllaN01Bear Jan 10 #55

Thank you AllaN01Bear. These are people that just crack to crack. Oh happy DU Anniversary. Eight years. debm55 Jan 10 #57

Attacking the messenger rather than adducing relevant facts & counter-arguments. snot Jan 10 #58

Have no idea what you are talking about. debm55 Jan 10 #59

Sorry; snot Jan 10 #61

Thank you . I agree about the public nose picking. debm55 Jan 10 #62

Eeew It's so gross. electric_blue68 Jan 12 #68

Checking their cellphone while we are having a conversation Raven123 Jan 12 #65

Knuckle cracking upset me bc it sounded like a person was sort of breaking their.... electric_blue68 Jan 12 #69