i remember reading that people with alot of whirls are more likely to have heart problems. I have 5 whirls, 3 on my left hand and 2 on my right. neither of my thumbs or pinkies have whirls, they’re all arches.
what are the rest of you like? i must say i think arches look nicer.
I hope the rumour you read isn’t right N K. My fingerprint patterns are arranged symmetrically, with loops on both my little fingers (appearing from stage right on my left hand and vice versa), and the rest are all whorls :eek: (I think that’s the right spelling, BTW).
I too hope that’s innaccurate. Every single one of my fingerprints is a whorl!
I do dimly recall reading something that indicated some correlation between certain medical conditions and certain fingerprint patterns. I don’t remember any details except that I was in the clear because whorls were not the pattern mentioned in the article. Not much help there, was I?
Anyway. . .I think whirls look nicer. 
Here is an article that addresses this question - it seems to be written by a reputable organization in India.
I did a Google search for “whorls heart problems”. (I think ‘whorls’ is the English spelling?)
ah i notice i have loops and whorls not arches and whorls. i dont have any arches.
so i have 5 whorls and 5 loops. loops are good, whorls are bad, so i guess it works out even.
aside from my thumbs and pinkies, the only finger i have with a loop is my right middle finger. anyone else like me?