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When you wrap your fingers around your wrist, can you overlap your thumb on your fingers?

Asked by Dig_Dug (4259points) March 3rd, 2023

I looked that up and it said I was like an athlete, introverted, quiet, artistic, restrained, and self-conscious. I didn’t know all this.

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chyna's avatar

I think it means you are thin or have long fingers.

JLeslie's avatar

I can touch my thumb to my middle finger, but not overlap.

I’m with @chyna I think it means you are thin and have long fingers. I’m guessing tall people are more likely to be able to do it, because they are more likely to have longer fingers.

flutherother's avatar

I can get my finger to cover about half my thumbnail and no more.

LuckyGuy's avatar

I can just touch the tips of my index and ring fingers, completely cover the nail of my middle finger but cannot touch my pinkie.
I guess that makes me… an engineer?

LadyMarissa's avatar

Mine don’t overlap;however, the tip of my thumb does touch the tip of my middle finger. I wouldn’t put a lot of faith in what your wrist reveals about your personality. My personality has remained pretty consistent over the years no matter how large or small my butt has been!!!

MrGrimm888's avatar

My thumb can touch my middle, and ring finger. My index, and pinky may as well be on the Moon…..

Of note. I lost approximately 100 lbs, from my liver failure, over a period of two years….

I can palm an 8ft ceiling, and/or grab a 10 ft basketball net flat footed….. my hands fit perfectly, around my own neck (boy does that make sense.)...

I can’t hold water, a decent job, or decent girlfriend. Although only one of those three things exist… ;)

chyna's avatar

^I just tried wrapping my hands around my neck. I can do it, too. For what reason, I have no idea.

JLeslie's avatar

I think most people can circle their neck with their hands. I have lots of room to spare when I do it. Men who work out a lot or who use steroids might have a tougher time.

Dig_Dug's avatar

Yeah the neck thing is way easy, but palm an 8 ft ceiling, no way, maybe from a ladder.

chyna's avatar

I’m 5’2 so I can’t reach anything. :-(

Dig_Dug's avatar

@chyna There’s an old joke: “You’re so short, your feet don’t even touch the floor.”

Brian1946's avatar

No. There’s about a ½” gap between my thumb tip and my middle fingertip.

Damn- if only I was strong enough to crush my wrist, then I could do it! ;-o

MrGrimm888's avatar

@chyna . But. You’ve reached so many hearts. Isn’t that more important?

OK… I have the new measurements, I assume you have all been waiting for. What else could possibly be more urgent?..

From my ear hole to the farthest(furthest?) I can stick out my tongue = index tip to thumb tip.

Through great effort, I have managed to touch my index fingers and thumbs around my wrist.

All of my fingertips, can fit in my nose. Not much of my thumbs…

My big toes = thumbs (in length.)

One of my big toes = one Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle toe.

My big toes = thumbs, AND pinkies, in length.

My pinkies and thumbs are the only digits, that are still one word when in plural format. (Unless you’re a sociopath, and call your pinkies “pinky fingers.”)..

My middle fingers are at least one cm longer than all the rest.

Other measurements were made, that I won’t mention. I’m gonna go wash my hands…

Dig_Dug's avatar

^^ Those “other” measurements thank you.

My ring finger is longer than my index finger.

MrGrimm888's avatar

^Hmm. Yeah. My index, and ring fingers, are pretty close. It’s hard to tell, because mine aren’t straight. I’ve broken all of my fingers, (and toes,) at least once.

They’re all crooked as a politician…

Entropy's avatar

My thumb and middle finger touch…but overlap? No. I doubt any of that says anything about me other than implying the relative ratio of wrist thickness to hand size.

JLeslie's avatar

If I squeeze I overlap.

Forever_Free's avatar

Nope. Years of gym workouts have skewed my wrist to finger length ratio.

Dig_Dug's avatar

^ Muscle man! Hows your bicep curls?

deni's avatar

Nope, mine touch but just barely.

JLeslie's avatar

Deni?! Hi!

Forever_Free's avatar

@Dig_Dug 4 sets, 12 reps
I think its the thumb pushups that do it.

Dig_Dug's avatar

I just love biceps and abs..mmm

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