# Knuckle Cracking

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knuckle-cracking/306591>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [June 2, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knuckle-cracking/306591 "2005-06-02T18:54:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knuckle-cracking/306591/1 "2005-06-02T18:54:11Z")

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Just curious; how many other people cracked their knuckles immediately after reading this column?

[What’s actually cracking when you crack your knuckles?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_305b.html)

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knuckle-cracking/306591/2 "2005-06-02T20:13:03Z")

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**Fear** , this belongs in the forum “Comments on Cecil’s Column,” not in “About this Message Board,” and is being so tranferred.

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**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\
**Post date:** [June 2, 2005, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knuckle-cracking/306591/3 "2005-06-02T20:46:31Z")

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Oops. Good intentions and all that.

Thanx **Dex**