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Junior Jointcracker Joined: Jun 16, 2006 Posts: 2 Between all of the joints that you crack, which one makes the loudest noise? For me, for some reason, it's my big toe. Especially if it hasn't been cracked in a while, it'll make a huge noise - louder than my elbows or knees or even my neck. It also seems to 'regenerate' pretty quickly too, I can usually crack it again every couple of minutes, though if I do that, it isn't nearly as loud on the cracks after the first one. Back to top Mhillqt Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2006 11:19 am    Post subject: Jointcracker Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 16 Elbow is the loudest...think back is the lowest... Back to top JointCracker Posted: Sun Jun 18, 2006 4:17 am    Post subject: Administrator Joined: Nov 23, 2005 Posts: 196 Interesting question! I have thought about this and dare to put up the following wild theory: 1. The joint which is producing the loudest popping sound isn't the same for every person. 2. The longer this joint has not been cracked, the louder the popping sound. 3. The joint can be cracked very often with a low refractory period. Elaboration: First, we need to look at the question what causes the popping sound. The most common theory on this says that the cracking sound is caused by dissolved gases quickly escaping from the synovial fluid inside the joint. Main argument: It is fair to assume the more gases are dissolved inside this fluid, the more can get released, hence the louder the pop. If this is the correct line of thought we only need to figure out which joint is the most likely to have the highest concentration of dissolved gases. I still put faith in the cause theory of hypermobile joints / lax liagments to explain why some feel the strong need to crack the joints over and over again. The joint which fulfills theory point 3 has been cracked over and over again thus it is surrounded by very lax liagments giving very bad stability to this joint. Since this joint is badly isolated it might have the most prominent access to gases to pick up and dissolve to finally set free when popped. The longer it is not cracked (point 2 of my theory), the more gases it will have dissolved. I'm sure at some point it will be totally satured with gases but this might take quite a while. Since everyone seems to have her own favorite joint, I added point 1 to my theory. I challenge everyone to prove or disapprove this theory. Btw. my loudest joints are my ankles after a long night of sleep (no cracking). Back to top imabadpixie Posted: Mon Jun 19, 2006 8:39 pm    Post subject: hmmm Jointcracker Joined: May 02, 2006 Posts: 10 Location: London hmmm i guess my loudest is my index finger in the mornings, and my back is pretty quiet. Good question because i would assume that the loudest would be the joint that is: 1. Most exposed 2. Joint where it is easy to apply large pressure and 3. Joint that can be unused (so that air/tension builds up) So that would make sence for me... Anyway Robyn Back to top poppoppop Posted: Sun Aug 27, 2006 12:59 pm    Post subject: jaw Jointcracker Joined: Aug 26, 2006 Posts: 34 Location: Tennessee I think my jaw and my back is the loudest . They make a loud "crack". My neck seems to pop the quietest. It makes a low "pop". Back to top 1styearassociate Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2006 4:57 pm    Post subject: Junior Jointcracker Joined: Dec 11, 2006 Posts: 4 I always think my neck crack is the loudest--but I'll always turn to my fiancee and say, "Can you believe how loud that was?" and he'll always look at me like I'm raving bonkers. So instead I'd have to say my elbow. Back to top chslaugh Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:04 am    Post subject: Junior Jointcracker Joined: Nov 20, 2006 Posts: 9 knee, then big toe, then shoulder, then ankle, then wrist Back to top Patudo Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2006 8:54 pm    Post subject: Jointcracker Joined: Jul 17, 2006 Posts: 10 Elbow, definitely, though the neck probably seems loud because the neck vertebrae are closer to the inner ear. Back to top joshbygosh Posted: Sun Jan 07, 2007 7:14 pm    Post subject: Junior Jointcracker Joined: Jan 07, 2007 Posts: 3 My loudest is my knee cracks. Not the ones in the kneecap that you get from extening your lower leg. It's the ones deep inside the knee, which I crack by twisting and bending the whole leg. By far the loudest. Back to top sarELITE Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 3:23 am    Post subject: Junior Jointcracker Joined: Jan 12, 2007 Posts: 6 wrist [after being left alone for a while] then hip then elbow then neck then fingers Back to top CrackingFiend Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 4:14 pm    Post subject: Junior Jointcracker Joined: Jan 11, 2007 Posts: 2 Ankles (by resting my leg sideways and pulling my ankle towards me while bracing the shin) Big Toes Back to top pistache268 Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:35 am    Post subject: Junior Jointcracker Joined: Feb 03, 2006 Posts: 9 My loudest cracks are the knuckles in my left hand when I push my fingers downwards. It's strange though, because the loudest ones aren't necessarily the ones that feel the nicest. My mini snaps on the middle joint of the fingers are quiet, but feel good Back to top Kraaken Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:05 am    Post subject: Junior Jointcracker Joined: May 24, 2007 Posts: 7 jaw _________________ Kraaken Back to top charles Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 5:41 pm    Post subject: Junior Jointcracker Joined: May 09, 2007 Posts: 6 loudest to everyone else: Knee, by far to me: jaw and neck jaw is almost like rubbing broken glass together, it feels almost painful, but still good Back to top kajun_kracker Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2007 7:44 am    Post subject: Junior Jointcracker Joined: Jun 18, 2007 Posts: 3 Location: Louisiana My neck is by far the loudest. I have had people look up from across the room when I get a good one. My fiance is insanely jealous of my ability to do that! My fingers are probably the most annoying to people around me because it takes the longest to get all the knuckles popped. 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