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I can finger whistle! (lemmy.ca)

submitted 4 weeks ago by GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca to c/casualconversation@piefed.social

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I feel like a child. 🤣 I've wanted to do this all my life and, along with a couple of my kids, we decided to look up tutorials and make it happen. And... I can finger whistle now! And I can't stooop! 😗🎶

There's multiple ways to do it and they're all pretty similar, but the keys seem to be rolling back the tip of the tongue and making sure to close off extra spaces so the air has only one route to travel.

What's something silly you've learned recently that's brought you joy?

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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Wait wait wait...

I've never been able to whistle, even with the finger approach. I think it's because my lower two front teeth are inconveniently crooked, but I could be wrong..

Do you have a link or three to share for finger whistling, or any whistling for that matter?

Anyways, back to your question, I finally halfway learned the Rubik's Cube, but only after I added dice dot holes to it. Honestly it creates an interesting crossover of puzzle/die patterns.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 weeks ago

I'm no expert, but I can whistle pretty well. Now I can finger whistle. And in both cases, I'm not sure teeth have a significant role. I think you can do it!

I finally got it after watching this woman. Note the shape of her mouth and how she pushes the tip of her tongue: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdPRkS9oB2c
The principles in this video are good, but I don't like this style. Too many fingers in the mouth. I prefer the style of the first video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCVDBmISkb0
This is the first one I watch and now that I watch it, I think it's a pretty good video. He stresses folding the tip of your tongue backwards which has been really helpful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZTNJCKWqXs

[–] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Congrats on leveling up and unlocking a new perk! 🫡

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 weeks ago

Ha! And now queue the Zelda "get item" sound.

Here's the latest version from Breath Of The Wild, but the specific sound that always comes to my mind is from the original NES version or perhaps the SNES Link to the past. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hxRBTPAQ-s

[–] Mika@piefed.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I didn't need this but I'll keep it in saved 😶‍🌫️

[–] everett@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 weeks ago

I'm picturing you urgently needing to get someone's attention and pulling out this post to learn very, very quickly.