Hannah B
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the funny thing about a funny bone is that when you hit it... it's not funny. LOL. My judo teacher always says that. LMAO. |
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flowerpet56
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more exposed - less fat plus skin there |
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kevrigger
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It's a nerve, not a bone that makes the feeling. |
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wlteria
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It is not a bone, the funny bone is actually the Ulnar nerve. It is unique because it is the only nerve not protected by extensive layers of tissue. As such, jamming it is unpleasant. |
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naturalpilotba
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its a nerve, that when we hit makes us feel that the arm has gone funny. |
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Dora
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It's because when you hit it you hit your elbow and you also hit some nerves which are on your elbow that's why it feels funny. |
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Fee
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i dunno but i hate that
If you have any kellog's codes canu pls email the to me at [email protected] |
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teri
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its not really the bone that feels so funny but the way the nerve responds to being hit...funny isn't it... |
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sheilabob
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Some people think that its because you hit the end of your upper arm bone (humerus - like humourous, as in funny) but in fact the sensation comes from the nerve (ulnar nerve) which passes over the elbow at the top of the ulna bone, where there's not usually much fat to protect it. |
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al_2368_99
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The nerve thing has been explained. As for the name; it's a pun. The bone in the upper arm is the humerus, which sounds like 'humourous'. |
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[email protected]
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Dont hit it then? |
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LISA T
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thats why its called the funny bone |
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T B
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Because the nerve is very close to the skin surface |
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[email protected]
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Hi
the nerves in the elbow are receptors, which pass a signal to the brain when any elbow is knocked.The funny painful sensation you feel are the brains wave lengths being sent a shock message from the elbow receptors.Hope this helps to explain |
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Ruxandra V
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Does it? I didn't feel it any different. Maybe stupid but I haven't. |
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Chris T
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Why is it called funny, when its painful?
Not my idea of fun! |
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amyBABE
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because its not a bone its a nerve |
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tammipup
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No, - it ISN'T "DIFFERENT", from other bones, - but there IS a reason, why it feels so ODD, when it gets HIT!
That is because there is a NERVE, which runs very CLOSE to it, - it's THAT, - not the compound upon the BONE, which make you feel "FUNNY", - hence, "FUNNY BONE"! |
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hotod
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There is a nerve running close to the skin. If you hit that, you are quite right, its not funny at all as I have found to my cost on a few occasions!! |
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JOHN E
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Funny you should ask that. |
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peter d
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more to the point, whys it called a funny bone. nowt funny about bumping it |
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BelladS
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no, there's a nerve running right over the outside of the elbow |
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geoff w
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there is nothing funny about it at all it hurts,,,,its because the bone you clout is called "The Humurous"thas why its called your funny bone |
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peytie jay
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i don't think its a bone. it's a nerve, idk. lol, i tried! haha |
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russell B
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It's called your funny bone because bone's name in your upper arm is called your Humerus. There's a link to humour in the name only.
The feeling is caused by impact on the radial nerve which makes it appear it is being stimulated.
Like when you hit your knee just below your knee cap when you have your legs crossed and your leg moves. That is caused by the blow stimulating a nerve in your leg that makes it move. |
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Andy
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It!s only funny when it!s somebody Else's that gets whacked. |
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am_i_your_nightmare_or_mine
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It's called the funny bone, because the bone connecting your arm to your elbow is called the humorous, and it hurts more because it has a nerve nearer the skin and it's this that gets bumped. |
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killfoot2001
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It's a nerve (the ulnar nerve), and its one of the only major exposed nerves. When you hit it, it basically gets confused. |
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Dr Frank
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It is called the funny bone because its anatomical name 'the humerous' sounds like humorous. The ulnar nerve runs over the elbow over bone with no muscle overlying it. It is thus relatively unprotected and when knocked produces a non-specific and somewhat nauseating pain response.
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The Tank
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Because it has no concept of the "humorous".
Actually, it's because the flesh around your elbow is very thin so there is almost nothing beween your humerus and the skin. Nature has inexplicably decided to run some nerves through this almost unpadded area so any impact will resonate through more than one nerve, thus giving you not only pain but rather different pain from most other impact pains.
It's one of many poorly laid out regions of our bodies that we just have to live with. (stuff that in your pipes and smoke it you dumb "intelligent design" morons) |
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Bunny
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Not only is it not funny, it's not even a bone. Along the upper arm bone, there is a nerve that runs underneath the arm. When it reaches the elbow, the nerve is very close to the skin. When you bump your elbow, you hit the nerve, and that is why it hurts. The upper arm, where the nerve is, has a big bone called the humerus bone. The name of the bone is Psalms the same as the word humorous, which means funny. People used to believe that it was the "humorous" bone that hurt when it was hit, so it got the nickname the funny bone. |
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