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Everyone's sharing this 'weird' thumb holding an iPad, but it's perfectly normal

Stand down, thumb doctor.

SPOTTED ON TECH website The Verge:

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Sure, that iPad Air 2 is a fine looking piece of kit, but what about that thumb?

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What we appear to have here is a classic case of double-jointed (or ‘hypermobile’ to give them their correct medical term) thumbs. No need for alarm. NO NEED FOR ALARM!

It’s quite common:

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