Gym-goer's 360 degree rotating 11th finger that makes him an expert weightlifter

17 May 2024 , 11:43

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Gym-goer's 360 degree rotating 11th finger that makes him an expert weightlifter

A gym-goer has has shared footage of his eleventh finger that gives him an advantage when lifting weights at the gym.

Karen Shetty was originally born with 12 fingers, however the sixth on his right hand had to be cut off when he was younger due to an infection. Now, the 26-year-old has just 11, and the phenomenon is put down to his genes as not only did his great-grandfather have it, but so did three grandmothers and one auntie.

In a clip shared to Instagram, which has racked up 5.9 million views and over 92,800 likes, he shows how he uses the tiny finger in the gym, which grows just next to his pinky. "In this generation, it's me who has it now," Karen, a network engineer from Mumbai, India, told What's The Jam.

The extra finger appears to be genetic and runs in his family (Jam Press/Karan Shetty)

Karen Shetty showing his extra finger (Jam Press Vid/Karan Shetty)

It makes me unique. I can feel the finger, it has a bone but no joints. It can rotate up to 360 since it has no joints. Some of my family have even had nails (that) can also grow on them. People around me find it cute and soft, they like to hold and play around with it. I also put on magic shows for kids below seven because it's something unusual to them."

Karen shows his extra finger in the gym (Jam Press Vid/Karan Shetty)

Karen uses the extra finger to help him lift weights (Jam Press Vid/Karan Shetty)

In the video, he shows the front and back of his hand to the camera, showing off his small 11th finger which has grown just after where his pinky is. He picks up a weight in the gym, and puts the finger around it. Karen then starts to deadlift the weight.

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He captioned the clip: "Say 'HI' to my cute little 6th finger," which has gathered hundreds of comments. Isiah said: "Bro that's not fair." [sic] Juan commented: "Pinky promise he's the strongest dude in the game." Brad wrote: "Has the upgraded grip locker." Alejandro added: "Extra grip power nice."

"Just like the scary movie 2 dude," said Jesus. "With which finger does the pinky swear?" commented Abraham. "Bro gives the +1 to grip," Yagiz wrote. [sic] "Bro that's f*****g cheating!!" added Neri. [sic]

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