How many fingers can you fit between your teeth (pointless and lighthearted!)?

[mugandspoon]

Random, pointless question following a mundane discussion where my partner claims that I have a superbig mouth and I think it's his that's small... How many fingers can you fit (vertically) between your teeth when you open your mouth as much as you can?

I can put all four fingers there relatively easily, he can only get two there.. Surely he has a small mouth...!?

All four but I don't have big hands.

2 and a half, lol, just tried it. I do have man sized hands though!

Full fist. It's my party trick 😂

3 and I have small hands

Just tried it - three - I do, however, have very large hands and quite a small mouth, though.

Three

Three

4 and my thumb but my hands are XS

I knew a girl who could fit her whole fist in! 😳

Three and if I squeeze I can get a bit of my little finger in but not much.

Is this a stealth brag about how your DP has enormous fingers, OP? 😉

4, but I first thought you flipped out thinking you meant between each tooth type thing and thinking WTF

Great thread though

I'm exercising serious restraint not to attempt this in the busy work canteen.

How does he eat a burger if he can only open his mouth a few centimetres?

Just 2. If I need any major dental work I have to go to hospital and have it under general as I assume then they’re free to pull me about at will. It’s ridiculous really, I can never order a burger or a sandwich when we’re out as there’s no way for me to eat it politely 😂

4; had to test as never tried it 😂

4 with wiggle room

Three just doesn't seem like very many fingers! (said the actress to the bishop)

4 and probably more if I had them 😳

Crosspost @DuploTrain ! The struggle is real

has he got really fat fingers?

Thank you all for indulging me :-) Really appreciate it. Seems that I may have a slightly larger mouth than others (I think I have standard sized hands) but that he definitely has a small mouth :-)

Haha don't think he has big hands ;-)
Not sure how he eats burgers actually - I'll have to study him next time!!

LOL at the person in the canteen! Yes probably better try it privately...

I can open mine about 3cm
Or 2 and a bit fingers.

I often get lockjaw where I can't even put my thumb in and it closes down to less than .5cm.

The GP said a normal range is about 3 fingers. 3.5 - 5.5cms

2 and a quarter.
I don't have fat fingers - it's just my jaw doesn't open that much.

@PurpleMonkeys Ah super interesting with the range! Off to find a ruler....

3 fingers, but only just and it is uncomfortable. I was at the dentist today and was thinking then that I don't seem to be able to open very wide (plus I start to tense up and shut my mouth despite concentrating on keeping it open). I have been told by a dentist that I have a very small mouth, but I think that was more in terms of too little jaw for all my teeth rather than how wide I can open...

Oo go for it.

For an accurate measurement, use calipers.. or a proper mouth opening ruler, which are a thing I didn't know existed until the GP pulled one out of his drawer.. 🤣