I can't snap my fingers!

Snap! - Snap you fingers!
Canada
October 5, 2009 1:04pm CST
Hi people, I have a confession to make. I can't snap my fingers! Please don't laugh at me, although I know this sounds really pathetic. XD But whenever I try to snap, my fingers just wouldn't make that crisp sound. I know most people can do it, and it doesn't look hard at all. Maybe my skin is different? Finger structure? Sigh... Why can't I snap? Is there anybody out there who also can't snap? Or better yet, any good suggestions that will help me learn how to snap? Thanks and happy Mylotting! :D
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6 responses
@JamesKYTan (1605)
• Malaysia
10 Nov 09
No problem. I can easily snap my fingers. It is simple. Bring your thumb and middle finger together. Flip your middle finger down. Hey, Presto! The crisp snapping sound. Your skin may be too smooth to produce any sound. You need some friction to create the snapping sound.
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@rebelann (111190)
• El Paso, Texas
11 Jul 21
You make it sound so easy but I can't snap mine either.
@irishidid (8688)
• United States
5 Oct 09
Don't feel bad. I've never been able to whistle. But I can make a "pop" by putting my finger inside my mouth and pulling it against my inside cheek. Not everyone can do that. I guess, just keep trying!
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• Canada
5 Oct 09
Thanks! I can't whistle either. So I guess I'll just have to keeping trying.
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• India
5 Oct 09
its not that hard u just need to practice abt it and u will be start snaping, just keep trying and it will help u right now i can't help u because i can't show the way for it. u need to find some one who can help u with this.just talk with ur friends, or family members. they can help u.
• Canada
5 Oct 09
Thanks! Well, I tried to learn it from my brother, who can do it really well, but I just can't make that sound! (-_-) And now he's given up teaching me, instead, he laughs at me whenever I try to snap. XD
@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
5 Oct 09
hi amuletgirl well you just met another person who cannot'snap her fingers either. I have tried off and on all my life' and no my fingers will not make that snapping sound. I do not know if its something in my fingers or what but I really cannot snap my fingers.
• Canada
5 Oct 09
Yay! Another person! Maybe our fingers are just different from other people's. Thanks for replying!
@zhyair (89)
• China
7 Oct 09
There is no siginficant difference between yours and theirs. You can make your fingers wet, then try to snap, it's more easier. I can't make crisp sound ususlly without the wetness. Just do your best, you can make it.
• Canada
7 Oct 09
Thanks for the suggestion. And no, I can't whistle... Seems like my body parts are just not made for making noises XD
@zhyair (89)
• China
7 Oct 09
BTW, can you whistle, I can do it when I was in primary schoool and like it very much. I often whistle the melodies of songs I like.
@edxcast (1168)
• Ecuador
5 Oct 09
Hello amuletgirl, you know i cant snap my fingers either haha so that make two of us. Also i couldnt whistle until last year and i cant do it well yet(probably if i practice more i could but i dont find it relevant so i dont really care). Sometimes it sounds but i think will never be able to make music while whistle. So i dont think its a big deal if you cant snap your fingers or whistle or making bubble gums(yeah cant do that either) :)
• Canada
5 Oct 09
Yay! You know what? I can't whistle either! lol. I'm so glad I'm not alone. But heehee, I know how to make bubble gums! :D Thanks for your response!
@edxcast (1168)
• Ecuador
5 Oct 09
oh so i guess you won. Congrats!!! lol
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• United States
15 Feb 11
Push your middle finger and your thumb together very hard. So hard that they change color a bit. Then while pushing that hard,slide your thumb off the side. Do it as quickly as you can. One quick movement. Point your index finger towards the ceiling. Swing your forearm downward while you do it for a bit more momentum. Once you get the concept and practice you can do it without pushing so hard.