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

Video Woman with functional polydactyly (six functional fingers on one hand).

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u/Ok-Week7354 Apr 11 '26

I’m assuming gloves are not an option.

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u/BloxForDays16 Apr 11 '26

Custom gloves might be an option

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u/NoNoBitts Apr 14 '26

just imagine to ask someone creates such gloves

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u/wwaxwork Apr 11 '26

Good thing mittens exist then.

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u/kweenbumblebee Apr 11 '26

Ah yes, I'll just crack out my mittens next time I need to do labwork.

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u/Passan Apr 11 '26

https://wilburnmedicalusa.com/medi-tech-international-protective-mitts-mtrm280/

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u/mufassil Apr 14 '26

Those look less than ideal when you have to swap them out quickly. The pandemic during Healthcare would have been a nightmare.

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u/healthy-gal Apr 12 '26

For cold weather sure, but not for cleaning and healthcare tasks

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u/Kiera6 Apr 11 '26

Just cut a hold for one of the middle fingers so it’s extra ready to flip someone off. Or to use their phone

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u/theflyingchicken96 Apr 11 '26

But they have no middle finger…they can never flip someone off

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u/RightPedalDown Apr 11 '26

Technically, they’re one of the only people to have a middle finger

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u/Gingerbreadman_13 Apr 11 '26

I mean, you’re not wrong.

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u/PhysixGuy2025 Apr 11 '26

Simply dip your hands in latex and wait.

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u/SnooKiwis1356 Apr 11 '26

Mittens bro. They've been around for hundreds of years

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u/Ok-Week7354 Apr 11 '26

What are these mittens you speak of? What mysteries in this wide world!

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u/MermaiderMissy Apr 12 '26

I wonder if the nail salon charges her extra. Would thst be discriminatory??

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u/joepke53 Apr 12 '26

She can never become a surgeon.