# Can you crush a peanut M&M in your fingers?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 12, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-crush-a-peanut-m-m-in-your-fingers/181434 "2003-06-12T20:52:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-crush-a-peanut-m-m-in-your-fingers/181434/1 "2003-06-12T20:52:29Z")

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Simple set up here: take a peanut M&M, and try to crush it using just your thumb and forefinger. It’s a lot tougher than you’d think. I can do it with my right hand, but not my left. You?

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**Author:** ![X\_Slayer\_ALE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/bbe5ce/32.png) [@X\_Slayer\_ALE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X_Slayer_ALE)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-crush-a-peanut-m-m-in-your-fingers/181434/2 "2003-06-12T21:01:53Z")

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Leave it out in the sun for a few minutes. Its a snap …er smoosh.

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**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-crush-a-peanut-m-m-in-your-fingers/181434/3 "2003-06-12T21:26:40Z")

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I can do that with both of my hands. I have been able to do that since I was 15 or so when I first tried. Granted, I am a musician and have extremely disproportionate strength in my hands because of all the use they get.

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**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-crush-a-peanut-m-m-in-your-fingers/181434/4 "2003-06-13T16:43:20Z")

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Musician, huh? I guess that makes sense.

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**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-crush-a-peanut-m-m-in-your-fingers/181434/5 "2003-06-13T17:43:00Z")

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Yeah, I would assume most upright bass players could do it easily. Most guitarists (like me) could do it too if they practiced 8-10 hours a day for a few years (also like me). It does marvels for your hand strength.

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**Author:** ![dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorkusmalorkusmafia/32/7266_2.png) [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2003, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-crush-a-peanut-m-m-in-your-fingers/181434/6 "2003-06-13T17:48:32Z")

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Yeah, I would assume most upright bass players could do it easily. Most guitarists (like me) could do it too if they practiced 8-10 hours a day for a few years (also like me). It does marvels for your hand strength.