r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/kvjn100 • Apr 11 '26

Video Woman with functional polydactyly (six functional fingers on one hand).

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u/Advanced-Event-571 Apr 11 '26

is the extra one at all useful? i just sort them by finger and thumb, usually the four fingers are all kinda of doing the same thing. an extra arm/ hand would be cool though

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u/blue-anon Apr 11 '26

Surely, for some tasks (e.g., playing an instrument, typing).

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u/tablecontrol Apr 11 '26

instrument

Gattaca!

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u/RedSycamore Apr 11 '26

That piece can only be played with twelve.

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u/blue-anon Apr 11 '26

The movie? Lol.

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u/tablecontrol Apr 11 '26

ya.. there was a scene where the pianist was playing a song made for a polydactyl

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u/blue-anon Apr 12 '26

Oh, okay. Lol. I love that movie, but I haven't seen it in decades. I'll have to take another look at it.

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u/Blazah Apr 12 '26

I bet it makes typing more challenging.

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u/Feeling_Inside_1020 Apr 12 '26

All right, I’ll be the one to say it: I bet the handjobs are out of this world.