[cloudmike]

Finger snapping is fascinating too. I always assumed the sound happens when your finger rubs quickly against your thumb. But it’s actually after that, when your finger strikes the fleshy part of your thumb. You can verify this by blocking your finger from striking your hand.

So it’s actually more like finger clapping. The “snap” part just lets you build energy for the “clap” part. Maybe obvious to some but I amazingly only learned this later in life.

[michelb]

I’m curious how finger snapping started. Someone must have been the first and thought it was useful. I can’t remember when I learned it myself, i must have been very young when i was taught how to do it.

Edit: and then there is Beshkan, which TIL.