Why do your knuckles pop? - Eleanor Nelsen

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืชืจื’ื•ื: Ido Dekkers ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Tal Dekkers
00:09
What's that sound?
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ืžื” ื”ืฆืœื™ืœ ื”ื–ื”?
00:10
Depending on whom you ask,
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ืชืœื•ื™ ื‘ืžื™ ืืชื ืฉื•ืืœื™ื,
00:12
the crackle of popping joints is either the sound of sweet relief
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ื”ืฆืœื™ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืชืคื•ืงืงื•ืช ืžืคืจืงื™ื ื”ื•ื ืื• ืฆืœื™ืœ ืขื ื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืฉื—ืจื•ืจ
00:16
or the noxious tones of a stomach-turning habit.
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ืื• ื”ืฆืœื™ืœ ื”ืžื‘ื—ื™ืœ ืฉืœ ื”ืจื’ืœ ืฉื”ื•ืคืš ืืช ื”ื‘ื˜ืŸ.
00:19
Really, though. What's that sound?
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ื‘ืืžืช, ืขื ื–ืืช, ืžื” ื”ืฆืœื™ืœ ื”ื–ื”?
00:22
I mean, why does bending your joints in a certain way make them pop like that?
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ืื ื™ ืžืชื›ื•ื•ืŸ, ืœืžื” ื›ื™ืคื•ืฃ ื”ืžืคืจืงื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืžืกื•ื™ื™ืžืช ื’ื•ืจืžืช ืœื”ื ืœื”ืชืคื•ืงืง ื›ืš?
00:27
Scientists have offered several explanations,
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ืžื“ืขื ื™ื ื”ืฆื™ืขื• ืžืกืคืจ ื”ืกื‘ืจื™ื,
00:29
including rapidly stretching ligaments,
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ื›ื•ืœืœ ื’ื™ื“ื™ื ืฉื ืžืชื—ื™ื ื‘ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช,
00:32
and in severe cases, actual bones grinding against each other.
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ื•ื‘ืžืงืจื™ื ืงื™ืฆื•ื ื™ื™ื, ืขืฆืžื•ืช ืžืชื—ื›ื›ื•ืช ืื—ืช ืขืœ ื”ืฉื ื™ื”.
00:36
But the most common explanation
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื”ืกื‘ืจ ื”ื›ื™ ื ืคื•ืฅ
00:38
for why your stretched-out joints sound like bubbles popping
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ืœืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉืžืคืจืงื™ื ื ืžืชื—ื™ื ื ืฉืžืขื™ื ื›ืžื• ื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืžืชืคื•ืฆืฆื•ืช
00:42
is that, well, there are bubbles in there.
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ื”ื•ื, ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืฉื™ืฉ ืฉื ื‘ื•ืขื•ืช.
00:45
The joints in your fingers are the easiest ones to crack,
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ื”ืžืคืจืงื™ื ื‘ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื ื”ื ื”ืงืœื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื”ืชืคื•ืงืงื•ืช,
00:48
but many people also crack the joints between vertebrae in their neck and back,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืื ืฉื™ื ืคื•ืงืงื™ื ื’ื ืžืคืจืงื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื—ื•ืœื™ื•ืช ื‘ืฆื•ื•ืืจ ื•ื‘ื’ื‘,
00:53
and even their hips, wrists, shoulders and so on.
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ื•ืืคื™ืœื• ื™ืจื›ื™ื™ื, ืคืจืงื™ ื”ื™ื“, ื”ื›ืชืคื™ื™ื ื•ืขื•ื“.
00:58
All these joints are synovial joints,
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ื›ืœ ื”ืžืคืจืงื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื”ื ืžืคืจืงื™ื ืกื™ื ื•ื‘ื™ืืœื™ื,
01:01
and they're the most flexible ones in your body.
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ื•ื”ื ื”ื›ื™ ื’ืžื™ืฉื™ื ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ.
01:03
The space between the two bones is filled with a viscous liquid,
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ื”ืžืจื•ื•ื—ื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ืฉืชื™ ื”ืขืฆืžื•ืช ืžืœืื™ื ื‘ื ื•ื–ืœ ืฆืžื™ื’,
01:07
synovial fluid, which contains long, lubricating molecules,
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ื ื•ื–ืœ ืกื™ื ื•ื‘ื™ืืœื™, ืฉืžื›ื™ืœ ืžื•ืœืงื•ืœื•ืช ืกื™ื›ื•ืš ืืจื•ื›ื•ืช,
01:11
like hyaluronic acid and lubricin.
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ื›ืžื• ื—ื•ืžืฆื” ื”ื™ืœื•ืจื•ื ื™ืช ื•ืœื•ื‘ืจื™ืกื™ืŸ.
01:15
Synovial fluid is more or less the texture of egg yolk
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ื ื•ื–ืœ ืกื™ื ื•ื‘ื™ืืœื™ ื”ื•ื ืคื—ื•ืช ืื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ื‘ืžืจืงื ืฉืœ ื—ืœื‘ื•ืŸ ื‘ื™ืฆื”
01:18
and its primary purpose is to cushion the bones
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ื•ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ืช ืฉืœื• ื”ื™ื ืœืกื›ืš ืืช ื”ืขืฆืžื•ืช
01:21
and help them glide past each other.
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ื•ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื”ืŸ ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืง ืื—ืช ืขืœ ืคื ื™ ื”ืฉื ื™ื”.
01:24
It also contains phagocytic cells
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ื”ื•ื ื’ื ืžื›ื™ืœ ืชืื™ ืคืื’ื•ืฆื™ื˜ื™ื
01:26
that help clean up any bone or cartilage debris that ends up in the joint.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื ืงื•ืช ื›ืœ ืฉืืจื™ื•ืช ืขืฆื ื•ืกื—ื•ืก ืฉืžื’ื™ืขื•ืช ืœืžืคืจืง.
01:32
But the reason it's important for knuckle cracking
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืกื™ื‘ื” ืฉื”ื•ื ื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื”ืชืคื•ืงืงื•ืช ืžืคืจืงื™ื
01:34
is that, like other fluids in your body,
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ื”ื™ื ืฉื›ืžื• ื ื•ื–ืœื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ,
01:37
it contains lots of dissolved gas molecules.
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ื”ื•ื ืžื›ื™ืœ ื”ืจื‘ื” ืžื•ืœืงื•ืœื•ืช ื’ื– ืžื•ืžืกื•ืช.
01:41
Knuckle-crackers know that to get that satisfying pop,
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ืžืคืงืคืงื™ ืžืคืจืงื™ื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉื›ื“ื™ ืœืงื‘ืœ ื”ืชืคื•ืงืงื•ืช ืžืกืคืงืช,
01:44
you stretch the joint farther than it normally goes
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ืืชื ืžื•ืชื—ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžืคืจืง ืžืขื‘ืจ ืžืฉื”ื•ื ืžื’ื™ืข ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ
01:48
by bending your fingers backwards, for example.
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื›ื™ืคื•ืฃ ื”ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืช ืื—ื•ืจื”, ืœื“ื•ื’ืžื”.
01:51
When you do that, the bones move away from each other.
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ื›ืฉืืชื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื–ื”, ื”ืขืฆืžื•ืช ื ืขื•ืช ื”ืจื—ืง ืื—ืช ืžื”ืฉื ื™ื”.
01:54
The space between bones gets bigger,
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ื”ืžืจื—ืง ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืขืฆืžื•ืช ื’ื“ืœ,
01:56
but the amount of synovial fluid stays constant.
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืžื•ืช ื”ื ื•ื–ืœ ื”ืกื™ื ื•ื‘ื™ืืœื™ ื ืฉืืจืช ืงื‘ื•ืขื”.
01:59
That creates a low-pressure zone
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ื–ื” ื™ื•ืฆืจ ืื–ื•ืจ ืœื—ืฅ ื ืžื•ืš
02:02
that pulls dissolved gases out of the synovial fluid,
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ืฉืžื•ืฉืš ื’ื– ืžื•ืžืก ืžืชื•ืš ื”ื ื•ื–ืœ ื”ืกื™ื ื•ื‘ื™ืืœื™,
02:06
just like the carbon dioxide that fizzes out of soda
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ืžืžืฉ ื›ืžื• ืคื—ืžืŸ ื“ื• ื—ืžืฆื ื™ ืฉืžืคืขืคืข ืžืชื•ืš ืกื•ื“ื”
02:09
when you twist open the cap.
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ื›ืฉืืชื ืคื•ืชื—ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื›ืกื”.
02:11
Inside the joint, the escaping gases form a bubble with a pop.
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ื‘ืชื•ืš ื”ืžืคืจืง, ื”ื’ื–ื™ื ื”ื‘ื•ืจื—ื™ื ื™ื•ืฆืจื™ื ื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื•ืžืชืคื•ืฆืฆื™ื.
02:17
But the bubble doesn't last long.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืœื ื ืฉืืจื•ืช ื”ืจื‘ื” ื–ืžืŸ.
02:19
The surrounding fluid presses on it until it finally collapses.
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ื”ื ื•ื–ืœ ืžืกื‘ื™ื‘ ืœื•ื—ืฅ ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ ืขื“ ืฉื”ืŸ ืงื•ืจืกื•ืช ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ.
02:23
The bubble's gases scatter throughout the synovial cavity
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ื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื”ื’ื– ืžืชืคื–ืจื•ืช ื‘ื—ืœืœ ื”ืกื™ื ื•ื‘ื™ืืœื™
02:27
and slowly dissolve back into the fluid over the course of about twenty minutes,
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ื•ืœืื˜ ืœืื˜ ืžืชืžื•ืกืกื•ืช ื—ื–ืจื” ืœื ื•ื–ืœ ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืขืฉืจื™ื ื“ืงื•ืช,
02:32
which is why it can take a while before you can pop the same joint again.
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ืœื›ืŸ ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœืงื—ืช ืงืฆืช ื–ืžืŸ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืคื•ืงืง ืืช ืื•ืชื• ืžืคืจืง ืฉื•ื‘.
02:37
Some scientists think there may actually be two pops.
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ื›ืžื” ืžื“ืขื ื™ื ื—ื•ืฉื‘ื™ื ืฉื™ืฉ ืœืžืขืฉื” ืฉืชื™ ื”ืชืคื•ืงืงื•ื™ื•ืช.
02:40
One when the bubble forms, and another when it bursts.
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ืื—ืช ื›ืฉื”ื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื ื•ืฆืจื•ืช, ื•ืฉื ื™ื” ื›ืฉื”ืŸ ืžืชืคื•ืฆืฆื•ืช.
02:45
Popping a joint temporarily enlarges it,
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ืคื™ืงื•ืง ืžืคืจืง ืžื’ื“ื™ืœ ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžื ื™ืช,
02:47
which may be why dedicated knuckle-, neck- and back-crackers
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ืžื” ืฉืื•ืœื™ ืžืกื‘ื™ืจ ืžื“ื•ืข ืžืคื•ืงืงื™ ืžืคืจืงื™ื ืžืกื•ืจื™ื ืฉืœ ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืช ืฆื•ื•ืืจ ื•ื’ื‘
02:51
say the habit makes their joints feel looser and more flexible.
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ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืฉื”ื”ืจื’ืœ ื’ื•ืจื ืœืžืคืจืงื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ืœื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ื™ื ื•ื’ืžื™ืฉื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
02:56
But you may have heard from a concerned relative or annoyed officemate
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ืื‘ืœ ืื•ืœื™ ืฉืžืขืชื ืžืงืจื•ื‘ ืžื•ื“ืื’ ืื• ื—ื‘ืจ ืžืฉืจื“ ืžืฆื™ืง
03:00
that cracking your joints will give you arthritis.
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ืฉืคื™ืงื•ืง ืžืคืจืงื™ื ื™ื’ืจื•ื ืœื›ื ืœื“ืœืงืช ืžืคืจืงื™ื.
03:04
A doctor named Donald Unger heard this, too.
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ืจื•ืคื ื‘ืฉื ื“ื•ื ืœื“ ืื•ื ื’ืจ ืฉืžืข ืืช ื–ื” ื’ื.
03:08
So, determined to disprove his mother's warnings,
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ืื–, ื ื—ื•ืฉ ืœื”ืคืจื™ื— ืืช ื”ืื–ื”ืจื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื™ืžื•,
03:11
he cracked the knuckles of his left hand repeatedly for 50 years,
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ื”ื•ื ืคื™ืงืง ืืช ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืช ื™ื“ื• ื”ืฉืžืืœื™ืช ื‘ืžืฉืš 50 ืฉื ื”,
03:17
while the right-hand knuckles went unpopped.
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ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืžืคืจืงื™ ื™ื“ ื™ืžื™ืŸ ืœื ื”ืชืคื•ืงืงื•.
03:20
36,500 cracks later, both hands were arthritis-free.
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30,500 ื”ืชืคื•ืงืงื•ื™ื•ืช ืžืื•ื—ืจ ื™ื•ืชืจ, ืฉืชื™ ื”ื™ื“ื™ื ื”ื™ื• ื—ื•ืคืฉื™ื•ืช ืžื“ืœืงืช ืžืคืจืงื™ื.
03:27
For this selfless act of devotion to science,
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ืขืœ ื”ืžืขืฉื” ื—ืกืจ ื”ืื ื•ื›ื™ื•ืช ื”ื–ื” ืฉืœ ืžืกื™ืจื•ืช ืœืžื“ืข,
03:30
Dr. Unger received an Ig Nobel Prize,
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ื“ืจ. ืื•ื ื’ืจ ืงื™ื‘ืœ ืคืจืก ืื™ื’ ื ื•ื‘ืœ,
03:33
a parody of the Nobel Prize that recognizes wacky,
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ืคืจื•ื“ื™ื” ืขืœ ืคืจืก ื”ื ื•ื‘ืœ ืฉืžื›ื™ืจื” ื‘ื”ืฉื’ื™ื ืžืฉื•ื’ืขื™ื
03:37
but weirdly fascinating, scientific accomplishments.
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ืื‘ืœ ืžืจืชืงื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžื“ืข.
03:41
Unger wrote that his results should prompt investigation into other parental beliefs,
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ืื•ื ื’ืจ ื›ืชื‘ ืฉื”ืชื•ืฆืื•ืช ืฉืœื• ืฆืจื™ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื—ืงืจ ืขืœ ืืžื•ื ื•ืช ื”ื•ืจื™ื•ืช ืื—ืจื•ืช,
03:47
like the importance of eating spinach.
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ื›ืžื• ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื›ื™ืœืช ืชืจื“.
03:50
The jury's still out on that one.
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ื—ื‘ืจ ื”ืžื•ืฉื‘ืขื™ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ื‘ื ื•ืฉื.
03:51
As for knuckle-cracking,
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ื‘ื ื•ื’ืข ืœืคื™ืงื•ืง ืžืคืจืงื™ื,
03:53
one study suggests that all that joint stretching
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ืžื—ืงืจ ืื—ื“ ื”ืจืื” ืฉื›ืœ ืžืชื™ื—ืช ื”ืžืคืจืงื™ื ื”ื–ื•
03:56
and bubble bursting can cause your hands to swell
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ื•ืคื™ืฆื•ืฅ ื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื’ืจื•ื ืœื™ื“ื™ื™ื ืœื”ืชื ืคื—
03:59
and weaken your grip.
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ื•ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฉ ืืช ื”ืื—ื™ื–ื”.
04:01
But the biggest proven danger seems to be annoying those around you.
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ืื‘ืœ ื ืจืื” ืฉื”ืกื›ื ื” ื”ืžื•ื›ื—ืช ื”ื›ื™ ื’ื“ื•ืœื” ื”ื™ื ืœื”ืจื’ื™ื– ืืช ื”ืื ืฉื™ื ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื›ื.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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