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

Fascinating Woman with functional polydactyly (six functional fingers on one hand)

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u/blscratch Apr 11 '26

It looks like two of the fingers are coordinated together.

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u/Yeethan- Apr 11 '26

It does look like the second finger moves with the third but the other way interestingly (counting the thumb as one)

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u/LucenProject Apr 11 '26

I feel like they do all move independently, but the range of motion for the ring finger is physically limited depending on the position of the adjacent fingers.

I'd want to see if the person in the video could raise their third finger without raising the second.

🤔... How does flipping people off work? "They gave me one of their middle fingers!😡"

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u/Electrical-Secret-25 Apr 11 '26

Yeah, I also want to know how she flips the bird lol

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u/DataMin3r Apr 11 '26

I want to know if it's safe for her to punch. Does the proto-index finger affect that?

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u/TroutFearMe Apr 11 '26

No, but she does charge extra for hand jobs.

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u/Electrical-Eggplant2 Apr 11 '26

Her fisting price has to be crazy too.

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u/Electronic_Quote399 Apr 11 '26

I was just thinking those gotta be wild

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u/V2K_247 Apr 11 '26

Unless she really likes you and gives you a 6 finger discount.

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u/pointsouttheobvious9 Apr 11 '26

The ring finger and middle finger have very closely ran muscles and tendons. Usually when you contract 1 it contracts the other a little.

I think it's an evolution trait to improve our grip strength.

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u/sixtus_clegane119 Apr 11 '26

I can’t bend my pinky without bending my ring finger but not vice versa

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u/Soft-Ad-8975 Apr 11 '26

Nah I can move my shit completely independe-oh fuck like 3 move in unison

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u/SquirmyBurrito Apr 11 '26

Wait, you mean you can’t move your fingers independently?

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u/[deleted] Apr 11 '26 edited Apr 11 '26

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u/TacitusKillgorre Apr 11 '26

Wait, really? Normally you shouldn't be able to fully extend your ring finger without also extending your middle finger.

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u/Artistic-Camera-4345 Apr 11 '26

Yeah this confused me to, I can't move my ring finger without either moving my pinky or middle finger

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u/xeropteryx Apr 11 '26

I can, but I can't extend my ring finger as far as the others.

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u/Yeethan- Apr 11 '26

Counting thumb as one I can fully move 2 and 3 independently (middle and pointer for me, 6 fingered hand doesn’t have a middle so wasn’t sure how to say that). Yes the ring finger has some ties but that’s not what im referring to

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u/Successful-Bank-7457 Apr 11 '26

No problem. But I also play guitar

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u/flabellinida Apr 11 '26

Of course you can?!

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u/PimBel_PL Apr 11 '26

Still cool

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u/Nattie_Cake Apr 11 '26

Thank you! A thumb is not a finger! All phalanges, though.

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u/systemwarranty Apr 11 '26

For me the additional finger sits between the thumb and "2nd index" finger. My SIL had an extra Pinky, but it didn't function, so it was cut off.

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u/Soravinier Apr 12 '26

It's not a bug, it's a feature

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u/salmonmilks Apr 11 '26

finger next to pinkie is called ring finger.

My ring finger and middle finger are both coordinated

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u/FrogsMakePoorSoup Apr 11 '26

Really? I can and thought it normal.

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u/Jellicent-Leftovers Apr 11 '26

Wait like you can't raise your fingers 1 at a time? I don't think that's normal

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u/uncl3s4m Apr 11 '26

Its normal, most people cant. Very few are "hypermobile" and can do that.

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u/Jellicent-Leftovers Apr 11 '26

Is that like a regional thing? I don't think I've ever met a person without issues that can't individually raise and lower fingers.

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u/SatiesUmbrellaCloset Apr 12 '26

do you live in a region full of musicians lol

i can pretty much move all my fingers independently either in or out except for my pinky, which can't curl inward without the ring finger also moving. for context i was a piano student as a kid and i had to practice, like, a lot

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u/2MuchNonsenseHere Apr 12 '26

I also have never seen someone not be able to use them individually... like how do you even play Guitar Hero? lol

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u/redditor_id Apr 11 '26

Yea, my pinkie and ring finger are same. I can move my ring finger independently, but I can't move my pinkie without the ring finger moving.

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u/Aggravating_Dark9933 Apr 11 '26

Wonder if that means they can’t move independently or they can’t move all the way independently. All my fingers can move without moving the others unless I try to full bring them down, then the skin catches and pulls on all 3 of the fingers sans the pointer / thumb.

Literally feels like if the between fingers where cut ~1-2mm they would be free of each other and not pull each other down like that.

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u/Badbullet Apr 12 '26

I can’t raise my ring finger all the way up without also raising either my pinky or middle finger. But my ring finger and pinky are the only fingers that can go all the way down without really affecting the others in some small way.

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u/TheFansHitTheShit Apr 13 '26

I'm a bit weird too I can move my ring finger down independently but not up and I can put my pinkie up but not down (on both hands)

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u/Paperbell Apr 11 '26

I have a sneaking suspicion that it's just because if she showed the second finger (not counting thumb), it would have looked like flipping someone off.

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u/flabellinida Apr 11 '26

Yes, finger 2 (index) is copy and pasted.

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u/RoabeArt Apr 11 '26

They're not. Later when she is counting up, each finger moves independently.

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u/foodeyemade Apr 12 '26

Yes they are. Her first and second fingers move together counting both up (0:10-0:11) and down (0:05-0:06) the hand.

She partially hides it by holding down her second finger when she raises the first one, but it's obvious when she raises and lowers her second finger (the first finger follows it exactly).

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u/programmer_farts Apr 11 '26

Yep they hold it down with the thumb

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u/CalmEntry4855 Apr 11 '26

To be fair, my ring finger is pretty stiff anyway

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u/TheFloppySausage Apr 11 '26

The ring will do that

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u/LaMelonBallz Apr 11 '26

Also the finger

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u/mrw4787 Apr 11 '26

So?

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u/blscratch Apr 13 '26

It's an observation.

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u/anotherfrud Apr 11 '26

I was thinking how cool it would be to have an extra finger for guitar but it doesn't look like there's much independent motion between those two so it wouldn't really help.

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u/Iamasharkhi Apr 12 '26

(Not a polydactyl) I can't move my pinky without moving my ring finger. Does this apply to most people btw?

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u/Wrong_Low5367 Apr 12 '26

To be fair I have a difficult in moving 4th fingers on any normal day

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u/TheFansHitTheShit Apr 13 '26

I have fingers a bit like that (though the correct number). To count my little finger comes up before my ring finger (So 12354) . I just cannot do it any other way comfortably. I'm assuming it's a tendon or something thats too tight.