The Surprising Physics of Finger Snapping
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Why Snapping Is the New Clapping - The New York Times
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Finger snaps rely on huge angular accelerations, fake fossils on Mars – Physics World
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The ultrafast snap of a finger is mediated by skin friction
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Finger Snap Physics — The Bhamla Lab
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How do fingers snap? Physics of finger snapping revealed
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