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Anonymous
I really don't know where else this would go but /fit/, so let's see. Recently I started popping my knuckles to get out of the habit of biting my nails. I have hear people say bad stuff about popping your knuckles too though, how it can cause arthritis and create calcium deposits. Is there any proof that anybody can show me about this? I don't wanna fuck myself for when I'm 40 and have arthritis in my hands/fingers. I have noticed that when I go and try to pop them, and I can't, my fingers feel different. like I can move the joints around more. I'm going to assume because I've been loosening them?
Thanks /fit/
>> Anonymous
NO SCIENTIFIC FACTS THAT IT LEADS TO ANYTHING

Feels good, man.
>> Anonymous
it's just a release of air between the knuckles. no harm done. ignore everyone.
>> Anonymous
>>407365
>ignore everyone
I c wat u did there
>> Anonymous
>>407370
lol, whatever, its' true, just air.
>> Anonymous
to be specific, its CO2 imploding.

does no harm
>> Anonymous
OMFG EXPLODED KNUCKLES
>> Anonymous
>>407365
>>407382
>>407383
This is bollocks. If you had carbon dioxide in your joints you'd be in deep shit. The crackling noise comes from tiny bubbles forming (cavitation, like that produced by a boat's propeller) in the synovial fluid then collapsing.
>just a release of air between the knuckles
THIS is why you don't go to an animu board for health advice.
>> Anonymous
>>407395
faggot
>> Anonymous
stop worrying about trivialities

>Feels good, man.
>> Anonymous
>>407400
no you are fucking wrong
>> Anonymous
>>407404
Then provide evidence to the contrary. The reason OP can only pop his fingers once every now and then is due to the gas taking time to re-dissolve in the synovial fluid. Cracking knuckles does normally result in a feeling of flexibility. No study has yet unearthed a concrete link between knuckle cracking and arthritis. Unless you really grind the shit out of your joints.

sage because I'm not starting an internet flame war with a troll.
>> Anonymous
fuck knuckles pop your neck

now THAT feel gods man
>> Anonymous
>>407408
no, you are fucking wrong because it IS (mostly) carbon dioxide.

and you're also a faggot
>> Anonymous
its NITROGEN. ANYWAY YOU WEAK FAGGOT DONT DO STUPID SHIT LIKE THIS