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  2. Finger-counting - Wikipedia

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    The index finger becomes number 1; the thumb now represents number 5. For numbers above five, the appropriate number of fingers from the other hand are placed against the palm. For example, number 7 is represented by the index and middle finger pressed against the palm of the open hand. [9]

  3. Finger numbering - Wikipedia

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    Here, in the four-finger system, as well as in common English, the first finger refers to the index finger (the finger next to the thumb). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] This designation carries over in a musical context when referencing the playing of stringed instruments (such as the guitar), [ 5 ] woodwind instruments (such as flutes, pipes, or piccolos), and ...

  4. List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    This is an urban myth that goes back to the 1960s. The story that Isaac Newton was inspired to research the nature of gravity when an apple fell on his head is almost certainly apocryphal. All Newton himself ever said was that the idea came to him as he sat "in a contemplative mood" and "was occasioned by the fall of an apple".

  5. Sign of the horns - Wikipedia

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    According to CBS News, Simmons filed an application on June 16, 2017, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a trademark on the hand gesture he regularly shows during concerts and public appearances—thumb, index, and pinky fingers extended, with the middle and ring fingers folded down (like the ILY sign meaning "I love you" in ...

  6. List of MythBusters episodes - Wikipedia

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    Myths tested: Is it possible for a hitman to fire a bullet through a wall and hit a moving target on the other side? Can you effectively fire bullets from between your fingers by putting your hand in a fire, as seen in Shoot 'Em Up ?

  7. Merkel-Raute - Wikipedia

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    The Merkel-Raute [1] (German for "Merkel rhombus"), termed the Merkel diamond [2] or Triangle of Power by English-speaking media, [3] is a hand gesture made by resting one's hands in front of the stomach so that the fingertips meet, with the thumbs and index fingers forming a rough quadrangular shape.

  8. Dactyls (mythology) - Wikipedia

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    An Idaean dactyl named Herakles (perhaps the earliest embodiment of the later hero) originated the Olympic Games by instigating a race among his four "finger" brothers. This Herakles was the "thumb"; his brothers were Aeonius (forefinger), Epimedes (middle finger), Iasus (ring finger/healing finger), and Idas or Acesidas (little finger).

  9. String figure - Wikipedia

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    Japanese Opening: The Japanese Opening is similar to Opening A, however the strings are picked up with the middle fingers instead of the index fingers. Extensions Caroline Extension: Starting with a loop on the thumb, the string is lifted in the nook of the index finger, then pinched between the index finger and thumb. Moves Pick up; Navajo ...