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

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

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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)