> To hijack this thread slightly, how many other people are unable to do either or both? I've always felt vaguely alone in this, but now that I think about it I have no idea if most people can or can't do those. Is it just a lot of practice that I'm missing, or are they something you're just able to do?
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> Mary "On the other hand, I can touch my tongue to my nose" am

If I work at it, I can whistle one soft note. But that's with a lot of effort, and the results just don't seem worth it. If I work at it, I can snap my fingers. But I certainly can't do it well enough to be able to snap in time to music, that's for sure, and it's never very loud, either.

So, why can't we do these things? I've played the piano for years, and I know my fingers are pretty strong. I can do other tricks with my fingers that most people cannot, so why do I fall short when it comes to snapping? And as for whistling, I can roll my tongue, so it's not as if I'm seriously deprived in that area, either.

Maybe it's because I can cross my right pinky toe over the adjacent toe without any help.

Ell"Can't touch my nose with my tongue, either, but that's OK"myruh