Can you whistle with your thumb and finger in your mouth? I could NEVER learn how to do that and I've always wanted to do it.
by 
EarthAngel
ANSWERS: 16
-
I can't, either. I can't whistle at all, and it's rather annoying. Oh well, though. You can't win them all.
-
Yes, I did it so loudly that my mother "claimed" her ears rang for 2 days when I was a kid in high school. I did it in the kitchen and it echoed and she claimed semi-hearing loss as a result.
-
I can whistle but not with my fingers. I SOOOOOO badly want to learn how to do it! Oh!! And same with the hand in armpit farting. :D
-
I don't do it with thumb and finger, I do it with four fingers (can't do it the other way.) I taught myself when I was a teenager, because all my friends could do it. It took ages and ages of dedicated practice, wiggling my fingers around in my mouth and moving my tongue into different positions against my fingers, pretty disgusting really (hey I was a teenager) until I eventually got a little tiny whistle that I was able to work with.
-
I learned this skill as a young boy and have had a lifetime to perfect it with ear shattering results. At a concert on in a home (ouch!) my whistle is by far the most shattering. Here is my tutorial on the subject: Start by firmly touching (2# pressure) your two middle finger tips together at a 45 degree angle, tuck both your upper and lower lips inside your mouth and open your mouth about the width of your fingers. Insert your fingers into you mouth and plant them firmly on your tung about ¾” to 1” back from the tip. Your ready to blow, but the key is knowing where to blow, focus your air pressure precisely into the little hole you created above the tongue but below your fingers. That’s all there is to it. Now if someone could tell me how to do it without fingers I’d love to be able to develop that skill.
-
My girlfriend does it. I always ask her to show me how, and she tries, but I just cant get it down.
-
I learned to whistle like that in college. I found a useful skill to have in case I ever forgot my whistle. The girl who taught me just did her fingers like you are doing an OK sign. You place the thumb and finger part against the back of your tongue with your lips pressed down as tight as possible. Then you sound stupid for a while until youfinally get a little noise! Practice makes perfect!
-
My nana taught me how to whistle with 4 fingers when I was 4 years old. I found out that if you fold your tongue back a little and keep your lips firm and blow hard...you will get a high shrill whistle! I can still impress people with it to this day!
-
I have tried, but I can't. I can whistle with a blade of grass though. :)
-
wahhhh I want to learn how to do it. Everyone gave good lessons here, so I am going to try them.
-
Yes and I will whistle the next time you walk by. Not as a sexist gesture, but to let you know we (ABers) are everywhere.
-
the best way is to put awhistle in ur mouth and blow it it is easy aswell
-
It took lots of practice and spitting all over myself but I mastered it and that is how I would call my son to come home.
-
Sure can. It is much louder than with four fingers.
-
NO--I always wanted to be able to and I couldn't.
-
No. I can barely whistle the regular way!
RELATED QUESTIONS
Copyright 2023, Wired Ivy, LLC