Talk:Snap (fingers)

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[edit] An article waiting to be written

Well, it is suprising that this page is so small. I think snapping (like whistling, etc.) is quite interesting. Let's expand.

Specifically, the muscles involved in snapping, the parts of your hand that resonate to amplify the snap, and pitch analysis would be interesting. Pictures, examples of uses in music, more cultural analysis, and such would also be interesting and informative. And, of course, whatever you can think of!

Milkshakeiii 03:33, 18 April 2007 (UTC)milkshake

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How does the mechanism of clicking ones fingers actualy work? Someone told me it was friction between the fingers but my brother says it is the index finger hitting the hand - can anyone confirm this?

Tension builds between the middle finger and the thumb until the finger slips past the thumb and hits the base of the thumb. However this by itself creates very little sound. To make the distinctive snap sound, it is nescessary to have a small chamber created by the ring and little fingers folding over with the tips touching the palm and leaving a sufficiently large air gap. The middle finger then snaps parially onto the ring finger, and partially onto the base of the thumb, effectively over the end of the chamber. The art of finger snapping involves ensuring a sufficiently fast movement of the middle finger and a good shape for the chamber. 86.143.215.150 08:08, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] removed medical danger section

I removed the Medical Danger section, as it was completely unsourced and I've never heard of this. In the unlikely event that anyone can find reliable sources which say that snapping one's fingers is dangerous, the section can be put back. --Xyzzyplugh 14:18, 27 April 2007 (UTC)

Yes, I thought this was odd too. It's just the kind of thing somebody would say though, and it was there when I edited the article so I left it there. Of course the entire article is unsourced, something that should be fixed. Milkshakeiii 03:02, 28 April 2007 (UTC)Milkshakeiii

[edit] Start classification

I have classified this article as a start. It needs to be referenced. Capitalistroadster 06:11, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Removed Lil John song

I removed the reference to the Lil John song "Snap Yo Fingers". It had no relevance to the article but for the title of the song, and especially did not belong in the same paragraph that explains the musical positioning of snaps on which beats in a time signature.

JCoughey 23:44, 9 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Snapping Maestro

I find it hard to believe that Samuel O. Hodges of Richmond, Indiana and minor league baseball fame has been left out of this article. Not only did he have great talent regarding Division 1 track and field athletics at Ball State and talent that took him all the way to Single A Minor league baseball (Richmond roosters and Kane County Cougars) - but this upstanding gentleman has the ability to rhythmically snap with eight fingers. His age has taken him away from his semi-professional athletics, but his uncanny snapping ability has kept him in the game long past his prime. He is part of the Gallagher/Hodges SnapWhistle duo, but they rarely perform due to Gallagher's proclivity for avoiding crowds and public streets. If one ever gets the rare opportunity of seeing this mesmerising duo...well, I highly recommend. 65.197.19.242 01:51, 25 July 2007 (UTC)Huge Fan