Finger snap more than 20 times faster than blink of an eye, study finds

One day the findings could inform the design of prosthetics meant to imitate the wide-ranging capabilities of the human hand

Finger snap has the highest acceleration the human body produces – study (Georgia Tech/PA)

Humans snap their fingers more than 20 times faster than the blink of an eye, a study has found.

Using an amount of friction that is not too high and not too low, a snap of the finger produces the highest acceleration observed in humans, the research suggests.