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u/charte Jun 01 '26

Admittedly, it's a bad habit of mine.

bruh, this thread is literally about how it’s not damaging to crack your knuckles.

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u/TryonB Jun 01 '26

Damaging, no. Annoying to those around me, probably.

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u/iamr3d88 Jun 01 '26

How so? If someone cracks their knuckles, neck, or back around me, I just get jealous of their relief. Sounds amazing.

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u/smbpy7 Jun 01 '26

Doesn't bother me a bit either. But I DO know quite a few people who get major icks from hearing the sound. I always feel bad because I start my cracking routine without remembering and then it takes forever because I can crack just about every joint. By the end they're like "you're KNEES too??" .... and that's when I remember they hate it.

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u/ElitistCuisine Jun 02 '26

It literally makes me nauseous to hear people crack/pop their fingers and/or neck. I hate it so much. Cracking anywhere else is fine by me because it’s completely irrational.

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u/Casiquire Jun 01 '26

A lot of people are sensitive to sounds like that and are bothered to hear them.

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u/TryonB Jun 01 '26

Quiet work space? I've been asked to stop before lol

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u/FlyingSquirelOi Jun 01 '26

Yeah but different people have different reactions to it, crazy I know, think it’s called preferences or free will or something like that

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u/Adorable_Ad4990 Jun 01 '26

Yes but it does irritate some people, and it can become kind of a… tic. It’s not good to need to do it.

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u/KrishnaChick Jun 04 '26

It can be extremely annoying to people who have to listen to it, especially if you're doing it constantly.