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One of the biggest guilty pleasures of life is in cracking your neck and fingers. It’s a pleasure because nothing can be as satisfying as hearing the crackling sound of your stiff fingers and neck but ...

Some people like the sound of knuckle-cracking and others loathe it, but for years there has been disagreement among scientists about what actually causes it. Researchers said on Wednesday they have ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Snap, crackle, pop. If you’re a knuckle cracker, that familiar sound when you consciously pop your joints is like comfort food. You know it might not be so healthy for your hands ...

A mathematical model proves the older theory that knuckle-cracking is due to the popping of bubbles or gas pockets present in the synovial fluid in joints A complete collapse of the bubbles is not ...

The wince-inducing sound of knuckles cracking is caused by a small bubble building up in the fluid of the fingers then ‘popping ‘, scientists believe, and it could even be beneficial to health. For ...

The sweet release of cracking knuckles has always baffled scientists. Over the years, scientists trying to explain the cracking sound have pointed to “bubbles” created by rapid pressure changes in the ...

For those of us who crack our knuckles on a daily basis, hearing those finger joints pop is oddly one of the most satisfying sounds ever. Even the popularised old wives’ tale that cracking your ...

Scientists have turned their attention to investigating that most annoying of human habits - the sound made when you crack your knuckles. The characteristic pop can be explained by three mathematical ...