I cured my thumb shifting problem (mildly painfully)

I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF PEOPLE LAUGHING AT ME, IT'S TIME TO MAKE A CHANGE.
In this Mumbo Jumbo Minecraft video, I chain my hand to my desk to prevent myself from pressing shift with my thumb. After being voted 2nd weirdest Hermit on the Hermitcraft server behind Ethoslab, I have decided to cure my thumb shifting problem. Can 2 hours of playing with my hands tied up change a lifetime of thumb shifting? Let's find out.
Filming channel: / thatmumbojumbo2
Instagram: / officialmumbo
Twitter: / thatmumbojumbo

[@ThatMumboJumbo]

Turns out your index finger is your pointer finger, and your middle finger is... well, just your middle finger. Also my keyboard is full sized, my hands are just big - I've only had this keyboard for 6 months and I can promise you I have done my weird hand placements on every keyboard I've owned! Mechanical, laptop, fisher price, you name it my thumb is shifting on it.

[@petra._]

i can HEAR the clarity in this comment

[@joeyjohnson1649]

We still love you

[@landeruribarrisanchez8671]

I also press shift with my thumb 🤣

[@erinrflynnauthor]

Shock therapy is next to keep the progress going!

[@MawDaws]

interesting.

[@thecatlike2125]

Mumbo "I don't have the weirdest setup!!" Later: "... So now I'm using finger bondage to control myself!"

[@Leaf._the_foliage_man]

The phrase finger bondage forced me to like this.

[@clayel1]

i hate this comment’s words

[@individual1st648]

that's enough internet for today

[@A_Bumbling_Buffoon]

This comment's use of the English lexicon gives me a brain Aneurysm

[@Sqwidiot]

wasn't expecting to uh... to see those words in that order today. thanks for that mate.

[@RyanEglitis]

That explains why mumbo moves around in that distinctive way always - he's only using one finger to fidget-move.

[@Esperologist]

Yeah. I always wondered why his movements were a little odd, and corrections to his movement took longer than I expected. I had just dismissed it as him being a little quirky, but hand straining contortions are more than a little quirky.

[@colejohnson2230]

Does this mean we won't see it anymore

[@techno952]

That’s what I said, it was always a little odd the way he moved and it makes so much sense now

[@racoonmaster5713]

this also explains how all his deaths in the secret life series were so bafflingly clumsy...

[@kburnside9019]

BB b

[@falseparadox3838]

This makes so much sense actually. This explains why there’s a slight delay between when he shifts side to side when talking to hermits. He literally uses one finger for WASD

[@Nevir202]

Literally had to put my hand on the keyboard to see how I do it, and ya, no wonder it's odd, doing with one finger what I use 3 for.

[@2ktyp]

@@Nevir202 thats what she said

[@Nevir202]

@@2ktyp LMAO

[@DVIs101]

And the insane accidents he's been in. Or why he is pants at pvp. So much explaining!

[@WYKLO]

That's the most impractical shit ever what 💀💀 how did he even conceive that

[@projectafterworld2557]

Suggestion for next idea: "Mumo's fixed hand tries minecraft parkour"

[@pizzafire6666]

W idea for training

[@projectafterworld2557]

@@pizzafire6666A WASD idea perhaps? I'll see myself out. xD

[@pizzafire6666]

@@projectafterworld2557 NO!!! SEE YOURSELF INTO THE JOKE COMMUNITY!

[@meatsauce12]

yeah i was gonna say this should've been the original video

[@jamhopsey]

mumbo can try and unlearn his keybinds as hard as he wants but he can’t unlearn whatever draws him towards his deepslate cyan building palettes

[@SubCelia367-Itz_SunnyandClouds]

I was thinking the same thing🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣✌️❤️🌱

[@amorales7778]

Isn't his fault they look so good

[@stephenkrahling1634]

Listen back in the day it was stone bricks and smooth stone slabs, this is a SUBSTANTIAL improvement It's a good palette okay? Pearl mostly works in similar palettes in most of her builds, although that palette is usually a lot more complex

[@bumblebeekatie]

@@stephenkrahling1634and sandstone!

[@kiritotheabridgedgod4178]

​@@stephenkrahling1634or the infamous Sugar Cane, Pillar, Sugar Cane, Brick Wall.

[@barrywelling3868]

Fun fact, the Nausea is very probably because your brain isn't used to those movements (in the game) coming from those movements (of your hand) It's very similar to the root of Motion sickness.

[@foxliasgriffinYT]

yeh

[@elliotagnew9960]

That makes a load of sense

[@EarlsPearls]

This happens to me when doing repetitive tasks. Like having to type out a excel sheet 1, 2 etc instead of dragging it makes me sick

[@Rasutei]

Ahh, I did wonder, but I hadn't considered that. Must be similar to playing inverted controls, then, yeah

[@reubenpoort9554]

Don’t remind me how easy it is get sick from a car headset and how just changing your finger positions could affect it too.

[@SondaroSasuke]

OMG we finally know why Mumbo's movement in his videos is SO different from anybody else. Who would have thought that way of using WASD would make such iconic movement patterns

[@talistrahan6374]

Zuko: Got violently Ill after doing one good deed Mumbo: 3:52

[@Addy0302]

Learning that you press WASD with just your index finger is making me reconsider the weird playstyle rankings

[@MyContentIsWayBetter]

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[@MyContentIsWayBetter]

WHO‎ ASKED‎ +‎ MY‎ CONTENT‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ UTTP‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ THAN‎ MUMBO JUMBO_,

[@MyContentIsWayBetter]

WHO‎ ASKED‎ +‎ MY‎ CONTENT‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ UTTP‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ THAN‎ MUMBO JUMBO_,

[@ClassyYellow]

​@@dreephit's a bot

[@Zebra_M]

It does finally explain how he does it though! Because the pushes the other fingers further left, making thumb shifting just very slightly less awkward.

[@smarty4822]

The fact that you play with just one finger for all directions is honestly super impressive but also horrifying. The nuance in movements goes out the window.

[@sleepdeep305]

Especially when you realize, during all his meetings with other hermits, HE NEVER STANDS STILL

[@fjolliff6308]

No wonder he fell in the lava during secret life.

[@Amokra]

@@fjolliff6308 I was just coming down here to say that LoL

[@viincanity]

I get burnt out thinking about it...

[@KingTaltia]

What's funny is, Mumbo's often said he's bad at Parkour, and... well... I think we just learned why, and it WASN'T the thumb thing. I really want to see Mumbo try a parkour course now that he's learned some proper hand positioning.

[@ZeL-iq5sf]

This video may just put mumbo into the end of the super weird category

[@gavindinsmoor8196]

No way, there were definitely weirder playstyles.

[@DragonHeart55]

This is extremely funny but also genuinely probably good for you; you are probably saving yourself years of arthritis from undue joint stresses down the road. Godspeed and keep up the good work o7

[@BusterBeachside]

This felt like watching a therapy session. We uncovered layer after layer of hidden past trauma... By causing present trauma by chaining your hands to your desk.

[@Flower_Makez_Stuff]

xDDDDD

[@k98killer]

I really hope that isn't how your therapy sessions went, with the chains and all that.

[@UrbanImmortalGaming]

i mean if we get more mumbo videos....🤔

[@stealthlock6634]

Technically we did watch physical therapy! I went through physical therapy as a kid, learning to balance, skip, and having a horrible rubber thing on a pencil to force me to hold it correctly 😂

[@Kajaks00n]

what therapy. shock therapy?

[@aarongrooves]

Mumbo, as a piano teacher, I have to say, you've perfectly demonstrated how practice makes permanent! Congrats!

[@charliehe472]

Big fan of your work with Alan Becker’s AVM animations!

[@TobiasHarms]

I'm just horrified at what his piano lessons must have been like...

[@benrex7775]

I didn't expect to see you here.

[@ValkyRiver]

Me watching this video: I just wanna do a little finger dance 🕺

[@johannes_king]

Yea as long as he doesn't doesn't damage his hand, I recently had to read up on Robert Schumann

[@ariana1042]

Strangly knowing Mumbo presses WASD with one finger makes sense cause his character moves in a way it just matches him

[@theroon6770]

6:57 ah yes selling Mumbo finger bondage as merch, Call it keyboard masochism.

[@bigali_8]

Grian was definitely holding mumbo at gunpoint to make this video

[@michaelrhine3152]

They live in the UK... it was probably a knife🙃

[@DerakosZrux]

@@michaelrhine3152 Nah must have been threatening to smash his favorite tea cup.

[@Nanoqtran]

Definitely not happening. I'm pretty sure you would hear grian throwing up in the background from watching his hand.

[@Venskii]

​​@@DerakosZrux or threatening him with scalding hot tea

[@CRIZZZLPT]

​@@michaelrhine3152 i must correct you there, I't wos a knoife, innit?

[@artlover2553]

"Wow Mumbo! How'd you fixed that habit so quickly?" "Just a little torture"

[@NotThatRingo]

I'll be honest. When I saw the thumbnail (for the video. Not his actual thumbnail) I thought it was going to involve some type of mild electro-shock therapy. That would've been entertaining. Maybe a collab with ElectroBoom is in order.

[@Omniscient_AI]

@@NotThatRingo The thumb is going to the shift key. Let's give it a controlled shock

[@sleepdeep305]

⁠@@Omniscient_AIUh oh! The ring finger isn’t using the A key to strafe left. Let’s motivate it with a controlled shock

[@Omniscient_AI]

@@sleepdeep305 *Mumbo screaming*

[@DonnaPinciot]

I saw the phrase 'finger bondage', and I love it.

[@psykat777]

Hey, Mumbo, fellow thumb shifter here. I've been trying to get out of thumb shifting for a while, and I'm part of the way there, but sometimes I just go back to thumb shifting. I think the reason for this is that ctrl is uncomfortable for your pinky to press, so you train your thumb to press keys in the shift/ctrl area instead. This ziptie thing has to be one of the best gaming ideas I've ever seen, but my advice is if you really want to change your habits, change sprinting from ctrl to something like caps lock like Gem has it. I have it set to z, which is better than ctrl, but I'm going to change it to caps lock, too.

[@niwoh]

The pinky is slightly uncomfortable yes, but the THUMB? I tried reaching for shift with my thumb and immediately got a cramp lol

[@MrIrishpunk]

I have small hands, its nearly impossible to thumb shift for me on a full sized keyboard without some really awkward wrist placement...i think my sprint is just double tap w.

[@robertellis6853]

Control as Sprint just baffles me. I have played way to many other games where Shift is sprint and Control is crouch for me to switch now. Every time I launch a new modpack, I have to run to the options to put it that way, the way God Intended!

[@astropenguin5448]

@@robertellis6853same here, shift for sprint just makes more sense! it is a bit uncomfortable to crouch with ctrl but i sprint more anyways, and when i need to do a lot of crouching i turn it to be a toggle

[@bocbinsgames6745]

I always put sprint on the front side button of my mouse (since it has those), so now I'm too used to shift being crouch that i have to change it in other games

[@connortremblay1259]

This is the type of hostile self improvement that I'm here for

[@JSSMVCJR2.2]

The hell you like that?!

[@lukepollard4614]

You know, this explains a lot. And I mean A LOT. Your movement always looked a little off to me in hermitcraft videos and such but I just assumed that was what you did, but now I understand it was mechanical limitations in the keys being pressed (all by your index finger)

[@Asryal]

truuue

[@olavisalomaa]

Not to be mean but I always thought that he walked around like a bot, and this fully explains it.

[@DenDave_]

no way has the Hermitcraft community peer pressured Mumbo into changing his quirk 😭

[@CaymenEditz]

they cyber bullied him into doing it lmao

[@owenbridgers]

It’s actually making me feel awful watching this video, Why can’t people just let him play how he naturally plays?

[@WackoMcGoose]

@@CaymenEditz Grian got cyberbullied into finishing The Back Of The Base last season, and this season he went out of his way to ensure there would _be_ no "back". How is Mumbo gonna be playing by Season 11, at this point?

[@bananabanana2887]

@@owenbridgersit’s all in good spirits clearly they are joking lol - you can hear him laughing

[@LordTameo]

Mumbo said that he doesn't like to shift too much because his thumb gets tired. It's healthy for him to change that.

[@sorayaya3080]

Mumbo Mumbo Pressing WASD with only your index finger is something my brother would do at 7 years old. He's 10 now. He can play WSAD with his index, middle and ring finger now. On the pressing shift with your thumb part: I genuinely have no clue how you can do that at all to be honest. It's so outlandish I'm kind of impressed

[@gavindinsmoor8196]

I've actually been practicing the movements for thumb shifting, and it certainly feels weird, but the more you do it, the easier it becomes! In fact, my pinkie now moves onto the caps lock key so that my thumb has room on shift!

[@frozenflame34]

@@gavindinsmoor8196why

[@gavindinsmoor8196]

@@frozenflame34 Why not?

[@frozenflame34]

@@gavindinsmoor8196 good point

[@malkolmr1727]

i think most gamers have their left hand further in on the keyboard than mumbo, as you see he has his hand very much to the left, making it easier to press shift with the thumb. He is also left handed which does not help in this case

[@swagginburger]

In mumbo’s defense, try curling your thumb with your dominant hand, them your other hand. Notice that it’s easier with the one that isn’t dominant. Mumbo is left handed, so it’s likely just that way he adapted. I honestly don’t know if I just rambled something somewhat divisive or just utter nonsense lmao

[@tronplays8651]

im left handed and never had an inkling of using my thumb to shift

[@Tornnnado]

im left-handed and use my thumb for control but i use my pinky for shift

[@zethz161]

i feel like its weirder that hes using mouse on non-dominant hand when almost all left-handed people have their mouse on their left hand

[@knitterknerd]

​@@zethz161 Anecdotally, I know left-handed people who mouse with their right hand just because that's what they learned when using computers that were set up for right-handed people. They didn't want to bother to change it every time. On the other hand, I had a right-handed manager who learned to mouse with his left hand so he could use it while 10-keying with his right hand. This was in accounting, so very Excel-heavy. I just learned keyboard shortcuts so I didn't have to use my mouse so much, but whatever works!

[@bvz935]

Thumbshaming Mumbo into correct key-pressing. Next, storming Etho's house.

[@jashirei7581]

Hermit intervention at etho's place

[@wyrmeleon801]

Good luck finding the mystery man who we only know lives in the depths of the Canadian wilderness like some kind of strange Moose

[@thegameplayer125]

now we just gotta find him since he's without a doubt the most mysterious hermit by far

[@Sorta8]

I'm pretty sure even if we knew where he lives, we'd lose most of the group on the way and then get picked off one by one as we walk through the etho-domain.

[@Dingusdoofus]

@@wyrmeleon801Finding Etho is easy, Joel just needs to get lost in the Canadian wilderness and call for help like a damsel in distress.

[@4per8]

He's used to associating using his pointer finger to move so when doing it doesn't make him move, or when doing it with the other finger, it triggers motion sickness. This is basically the same thing as when playing vr for the first time, most people get motion sick. I have never seen this happen with a 2d screen with someone who plays so much Minecraft. This is fascinating to me.

[@agentnull5242]

Agreed, it’s quite odd tbh.

[@andrewmirror4611]

Oh, many non gamers get motion sick from playing on flat screens, it's a very documented phenomenon, and FOV and screen/HUD shaking options are often explicitly there to battle motion sickness

[@darksentinel082]

It definitely helps that this guy has played minecraft A LOT.

[@aperson673]

Maybe mumbo revolutionised both slime farming and causes of motion sickness?!

[@Kaemonarch]

@@andrewmirror4611Yeah, that happens a lot. What IS weird thou, and what he probably meant, is that he never got motion sickness... and THEN started doing so because he changed how he clicks the keys. Getting sick because of an underliying association in the brain between the fingers movements and the expected screen movement as a result. If everytime you tried to walk (in game or in real life) forward, you moved to the left... yeah, that's where the motion sickness seems to be comming from.

[@sarahcraft8047]

"'Oh what did you do today?' 'Well, I clamped a bunch of safety cables to my desk to stop my fingers from doing things I don't want them to while playing a video game. Um, btw that's my job.'" ~ Mumbo, best quote from entire vid lol (6:36)

[@melloyellow_ovo]

Never change mumbo because that's the only thing making me seem less weird you are my lifeline

[@Drulk-cw3tx]

Now that I think about it, has Mumbo ever walked diagonally, it would require pressing 2 directional keys at once. I can't even imagine playing like this. I kind of want to try it out as a sort of challenge, beating Minecraft with Mumbo style. Which would include thumb shifting of course.

[@radnbad95]

Is that weird??? I can do pretty easily

[@thegaminglord5809]

... what are your hotkeys

[@radnbad95]

@@thegaminglord5809 to walk diagonally?

[@hercar20xx5]

They prob play with a with ring w and s with middle and e and d with pointer and space thumb and shit and control with pinky

[@SwayamNegi-Swami]

@mitchellcouchman6589i just tried it out and can confirm very easy to do

[@0DeCa.]

Legit the highest quality hand cam i have ever seen. It had no right to go so hard.

[@Vohasiiv]

Im pretty sure he's a cinematographer

[@DistantLoner]

@@Vohasiiv But he didn't have to flex like that!

[@DragonicArchitect]

@@Vohasiiv (he is)

[@unikittygirl1817]

I don't know if this is intended to be a pun but it is subtle and amazing. I love it, made me laugh 😊

[@revolver265]

I misread this as "I had no right to go so hard" due to being on mobile and the sentence wrapping to the next line. Thanks, KZbin.

[@TigerLillysz]

Mumbo: "I thumb shift but that's okay I'll change it because you guys think it's weird" Also mumbo: " I press the WASD with my pointer fingers tHAtS uNaCCePTaBLe!!

[@lyme1030]

Okay, the WASD index finger thing explains a lot of your previous movement patterns surprisingly well. Respect the commitment!

[@eykan_ow]

I actually see the difference in how you walk with your character, you used to only walk one direction at a time and almost never diagonally, but you just did after finishing the build and walking around a bit. Proud of you Mumbo!

[@DaniSC_real]

holy, I never realized that mumbo walk in just one direction, but yeah now he's a bit more walk freely

[@user-cs7wy3iv3h]

@@DaniSC_real yeah same

[@superspider64]

I never even realized that lmao, that's hilarious

[@carimeslockdownedtree2654]

Oh !!! You're so right!!! I never noticed that of him!!

[@BurritoInTheMist]

I wonder if this was why he couldn't react to a lot of sudden things in minecraft?

[@2-4-6-0-1]

This intro feels like that awkward moment when you have to introduce yourself and “one fun fact about you” and accidentally reveal your darkest secret cause you couldn’t think of anything

[@MyContentIsWayBetter]

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[@MyContentIsWayBetter]

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[@MyContentIsWayBetter]

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[@codyleroy7]

⁠@@MyContentIsWayBetterget outta here you bozo.

[@Mustavariz]

​@@MyContentIsWayBetter Go outside

[@qfurgie]

middle finger on W and S, ring finger on A, index finger on D, pinkie on Shift, thumb on Space

[@gavindinsmoor8196]

Index also on E for inventory, and ring also on Q for throw item!

[@dwn_xx]

pinky also control

[@JSSMVCJR2.2]

My way.

[@Micha-Hil]

Mumbo Jumbo literally just needs to play two matches of an arena shooter to understand why people use Ring, Middle, Index for A, W/S, and D for movement

[@huntish3760]

Get this man on quake

[@Reid-Ma]

Been playing fps games for years and i have always done Middle finger for W, and Pointer for A, S, and D, yes i shift with thumb

[@JaydanPErsaud]

​@@Reid-Ma Thats what I do to. 😮 Man I thought I was the only one who did this.

[@JSSMVCJR2.2]

@@huntish3760 Torturing Mumbo with Finger Bondage and Unreal Tournament.

[@Orc_Savage]

I'm just gonna say it; Thumbo Jumbo EDIT: Holy gorilla thanks everyone for the likes (if you get the reference you're a legend)

[@MyContentIsWayBetter]

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[@MyContentIsWayBetter]

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[@MyContentIsWayBetter]

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[@Green-vw5vr]

Everyone was thinking it but only you had the power to say it

[@aringrey]

I wish you hadn't lol

[@UlyssesK402]

Learning that you press all of WASD with just your index finger was gold, and then seeing how your natural instinct to not being able to WASD with your index finger was to instead WASD with your middle finger just embedded gemstones into that gold bar. I just came here to see you combat your thumb-shifting. I had no idea there was more to it than that.

[@Amokra]

now we know why his shuffle is so iconic

[@chsinger96]

Who tf uses a single finger for WASD😭😭😭😭

[@clutterbot7279]

@@chsinger96me bc coordination with dyspraxia is hell 😂 😭

[@Corndog-]

@ThatMumboJumbo I recommend just resting your fingers on their desired keys before playing anything with the desired finger->key choices. For example, it is most common for players to use middle finger for W and S, ring finger for A, index finger for D, and pinky for shift or alt

[@jadabower674]

We definitely need to have the Handi-Cam on every video from now on to keep Mumbo accountable.

[@thegreatautismo224]

Chicken pecking the movement keys actually makes sense, since Minecraft is pretty much the only game Mumbo ever plays. He's never really required to strafe or otherwise press two movement keys at once

[@Chronically_Bored]

CHICKEN PECKING 😭😭

[@purplesam2609]

@Chronically_Bored that's what they call it, using just a few fingers to type. It's said to be the wrong way to do it, but if it works it works

[@garrettsawyer4264]

@@Chronically_Bored😊

[@spittyjr.2181]

Watching him use two fingers for WASD made me feel like no one can fix Mumbo.

[@mr.redstone3800]

This is actually how i used to play MC (except thumb shifting), but since I started playing other games i use the “correct” way.

[@greenzleaf]

idk what’s scarier: him just now realizing he’s been using his pointer to press wasd or him using those „restraints“ 😭💀

[@greenrryt]

we have similar pfps and names

[@idiotically-everything]

As a thumb shifter myself, I had to fix it because it started making my crap joints even worse.

[@greenzleaf]

@@greenrryt well met good fellow, I see you have excellent taste in colors as well as usernames

[@greenzleaf]

@@idiotically-everything I guess the only good thing about my hands is that I wouldn’t be able to shift my thumb like that even if I wanted to 😭💀 Istg my piano and violin skills are being restrained due to my hands being the size of that of a toddler’s

[@idiotically-everything]

@@greenzleaf Yeah, my joints can't do their job so I have chronic pain, and doing things in ways that aren't ergonomic make it worse :)

[@betabesta3514]

Never did i ever think that i would see a video come up in my feed that can effectively be summed up as "Mumbo Jumbo thumb Bondage"

[@sweet.nothings]

Discovered you from the hermit weird scale video and came over to see the wild thumb. This seemed tough, but super proud of you for sticking it out. Keep it up, it'll be better for your hand and wrist in the long run!

[@Peach-ish]

I need to see Mumbo do some regular typing at this point bc there's no way this weirdness is isolated.

[@itsguy695]

I like this lets bump this to the top guys 😂

[@snowy3618]

As a fellow thumb shifter I can confirm I use my thumb for shift when typing.

[@lloydobi8754]

Yes I am gonna type random words now hated DJ's fluff Doug Greek yawn useful k chew loud but I think it was a little bit like a lot of the things I am doing in 4AM are in a different shape than I was in a different age of a girl and a girl I am so happy to have been in a way you know I was so happy for the reader that I had to make it a point community church in a few other things that could have been done to read the bible in the world of love and love it as an opportunity for a hobby to read a lot about a book that I had to read the bible for a few years ago to get a job and I have 4no I am a good writer but I'm not the best person to do with my work and the other way I think it's a good thing 3rd and most of it is the most common in a way that I had never heard from the person who would be a good idea to me in the first place but I think it's a good idea for them and the way they do that you know what they are going to say to them that they are going to have to be a good deal if you don't want to be in the same way that you can do that you can get to the point where is the most common thing you can do that will be the best way you can get to the point where you can do it in your own life in a way that you can make a good deal about it and you have to make it a little easier to read and write 4a for a hobby 4or that you have to be a good idea for 5PM and the way it is in the world of the world is going to be an opportunity for the reader to make a point of what the spirit of the world of the things you are in the first place you have a chance to make it helps to know what you want and how you feel and how to make it a better way to make a good deal of yourself with a good deal about it in the world of the things that are so good deal with the world is not the same as it is in a different place than the other people who die in a way that is a good idea to use it as an opportunity for the people of the United States and the world of love to make it helps you to be a good deal with your own business and the world is not the same way you are not in a different place and you are in a way you are in the world is going on in your mind and the way you are not in the first half that you're not going through a long time to get to know your partner or something else that is not the same way you can get a job and a lot of the time you are not going through a lot more people in the first half of this country than the one in a way you can get a lot more people in the first half of this year than that of a new generation in a different place than we are now and the way it works is in our minds that use it to make a good idea to the audience and a few years ago and a lot more people than ever before and a few other projects in the world is going on in the first place in a different place than the one in the world is going on the same as a whole other things to me than that in the world is not a real thing for the reader that you have a lot to do with the world of love in your mind and you can do it without a lot more than that in the world is

[@ToonedMinecraft]

I tend to actually only type with my index fingers. Don't only play with my index finger though, I use all of them like a normal person.

[@aozzya1563]

He has said that he doesn't use his thumb for shift when typing

[@rekrap2]

If you really want to change your habits it might be worth trying out a different keyboard. I find behavior change much easier when there’s a new environment. Really fun video

[@DrGrim1]

True I changed keyboards and cured my weird key pressing ways

[@thecampfire7219]

This is very true for me too

[@rvn8552]

the keyboard he's using is so small it actually makes sense why he's using this "setup" with his hand

[@prof.reuniclus21]

hi rekrap

[@denakadoo5683]

rekrap should collab with mumbo sometime, I feel mumbo could use the insight and rekrap could learn a thing or two about redstone

[@nakitengoku1550]

THE INDEX FINGER AOFJSOJCKACJA the fact that we all were so distracted by the thumb shifting that the index moving went unnoticed, oh my lord

[@AnfreAj-hl5qi]

HELP THE SQUEEK THAT MUMBO MAKES AT 2:23 SOUNDS LIKE A BROKEN DOOR

[@davincidamaster5311]

Therapist: "Dolphin Mumbo Jumbo doesn't exist, he can't hurt you..." Mumbo 'Dolphin' Jumbo: 2:23

[@bp92221]

Thanks! I hate it

[@jenius9164]

I didn't even notice that 😂😂😂

[@bcraftr]

My phone took a while to respond to clicking the time stamp and I was caught off guard lol

[@Jack-Vack17]

So true was trying to figure out what he sounded like

[@ThePolskejsalam]

2:24* 🐬🐁

[@ProKitman]

Him tossing his pickaxe around 3:30 is exactly why I (also with rather big hands) moved throw item to Y, not Q (Y for yeet)

[@alkimia1791]

Perfect lol

[@thecreatorofpc7929]

I moved Drop all the way to right shift. Since i basically never have a need to quickly drop items, and dont want to accidentally drop a pickaxe or something in lava.

[@Frescko]

I go with P

[@drrobertus_]

Same

[@theyofmanynames]

I moved it to M

[@TheLiteralSun_]

Im honestly impressed with how well you’ve been doing. No wonder Iskal beats you when end busting

[@_TriGN]

i watched you so much in season 4 5 6 and 8. so glad you finally got that thing solved

[@Gonin049]

6:57 "I should sell this as merch!" Mumbo. Buddy. Nobody else needs this contraption to stop themselves from thumb shifting.

[@atsukana1704]

I think he meant the phrase

[@rysea9855]

I uhh, also thumb shift 😳

[@byxshorts]

I have big hands and also thumb shift. Been playing since 2012!

[@Flower_Makez_Stuff]

Yea, I press shift with my index finger

[@ScooterinAB]

There is at least one other person that does this.

[@redox4604]

Mumbo unknowingly using his pointy finger for WASD would have sent him flying past Etho in the weirdness scale. It's kinda impressive

[@xxselenaxx2142]

Absolutely

[@dbseamz]

On the contrary, I think the overall hand configuration together makes a lot more sense than randomly crossing the thumb under the rest of the fingers.

[@wombat4191]

@@dbseamz But the weirdest part is that he didin't even realize he was WASD'ing with just index finger. Besides the fact that he was actually doing that this whole time, of course. Those things are way weirder than just thumb-shifting, even if the thumb-shifting itself doesn't seem so weird in this context.

[@BedrockBoiYT]

This is my first Mumbo Jumbo video and I really enjoy the color palette of this build

[@s1yfox14]

this video has caused me more laughter, so I don't think that problem is being solved, but I also completely understand where you are coming from. I have on multiple occasions had to consciously fix things I've instinctually done wrong, from SWALLOWING to holding a pencil and holding a fork (twice), to many more things after them going from inconsequential to genuinely causing me problems (cannot swallow pills and air and bloating from consuming liquids, but also bruises on my ring finger and thumb joint from holding pencils weird, etc., I literally cannot think of the other ones right now, but I know I've had more cases) It's always odd and painful, having to relearn and adjust, but it usually comes with benefits after what was, for me, usually a consistent month of retraining my brain. One issue I don't think I've fixed yet is my typing, though. It feels clunky and like I'm doing something wrong, but I cannot figure out what. I guess I'll keep on making typos. _-o-_ anyways I very much enjoyed you discovering all of your other quirks which were not considered in the ranking :)

[@d.j.rproductions]

wait till he finds out that the "pointer finger" IS the index finger and he has made all of us along with himself confused. Because if he means his middle finger by his "pointer finger" it's hilarious to imagine him pointing at things with that

[@khyrmiee]

my old maths teacher used to point to things on the board with her middle finger lol

[@-Brickbro1]

Pov him: “look at that plane ✈️ ” What people see: “F you sky people!”

[@SoshJam]

i think he calls his middle finger his index finger, but he uses the correct term for pointer finger

[@DannyDevitoOffical-TrustMeBro]

@@khyrmieemy little sister used to point with her middle finger for years, ever since she was a little toddler up until around the age of seven or so. Rude associations aside, it was so strange seeing her contort her little hand like that just to point at something. Kind of like how mumbo thumb shifts: it gets the job done, but there’s a much easier and less mechanically involved way of doing that same simple task.

[@chrismichaelyoung]

The Mumbo finger terminology: Thumb, Pointer, Index, Third, Pinky

[@Sixty4_Redstone]

I use shift for sprinting, I for inventory, and c for crouching. Perfectly capable for all my needs and isn't uncomfortable. My friends say I'm a monster for those keybinds

[@cupsoflevanter]

this intrigued me to analyze my own way of playing since I have a bit of a different set up then most and here are my findings: (Key note I play using a track pad) • I left click with x • I right click with u • apparently I am also a thumb shift user • I sprint (cntrl) with my thumb too • my f5 button is delete

[@tomatomathy]

Honestly seeing how large Mumbo's hand is compared to the membrane keyboard, I can understand how using the index finger for moving is more comfortable and what comes naturally. Maybe getting a larger keyboard/Mechanical one would make it easier. But the Membrane one is probably a lot more convenient to carry around

[@grn1]

He said in the pinned comment that's it's a full sized keyboard, he just has big hands.

[@rudrodeepchatterjee]

Having big fingers over a comparatively smaller keyboard. Hmm. He probably also faced the issue Ren had with fingers too close to use on WASD, but he just used 1 finger where Ren keybinded it differently.

[@cd7677]

I have average hand size (like 20cm) and microsoft ergonomic keyboards do the trick for me, sadly there's no mechanical variant and newer ones suck

[@aerialdive]

a larger keyboard would have to be entirely custom built because his hands are. Large.

[@ConnorSinclairCavin]

Could definitely get or make a larger membrane board too

[@Bongus_Bubogus]

I must now retroactively reconsider every single fumble Mumbo has ever had, there’s no way to move around effectively with only one WASD finger

[@cakedied]

Going great lengths just to appease the keyboard norms is a video I’d never expect to watch with Mumbo 😂

[@idiotically-everything]

Good to see you're trying to fix thumb shifting. I had to fix it myself when it started causing me joint pain

[@orangee_blox]

5:02 “i just cant quite fire the signals that i want to, it’s really frustrating and incredibly fatiguing” *_Me, a pianist: I FEEL YOU SO MUCH_*

[@user-pl5yn4rs2j]

as an artist and amateur guitarist, I agree

[@hoseinsan9752]

I mean, he IS playing on a keyboard... :)

[@GuiSmith]

@@hoseinsan9752You know, I blame most of the way I type with having learned typing and piano around the same time. Keyboards, you gotta tap em (just right, or you get carpal tunnel and spinal muscle detachment)

[@k98killer]

You never did the isolation exercises to get your fingers moving independently?

[@hoseinsan9752]

@@GuiSmithI got a question, do you press harded on WASD to make the player run faster? Just me? Oh well.... Same thing for jumping lol.

[@sleepyghostproductions7529]

Mumbo not being able to strafe makes his death by fence post in Secret Life make so much more sense.

[@xyzzy64]

this Is one of the best videos I've watched on KZbin in a long time

[@bennettlewis5495]

Oh wow! This is one of my favorite minecraft videos ever! I love it!

[@Tepalus]

Mumbo: Tries to fix his thumb problem Also Mumbo: Only uses 1 finger for WASD

[@col2650]

Yeah, i think his pinky and ring finger were kinda just not connected to his brain. Good thing he can still move them somewhat.

[@wanderinwolf3804]

I know.... I love Mumbo and all, but sir, that just made my opinion of you drop a couple more levels than shifting with just your thumb did....

[@reardenbentley9622]

people don’t only use one finger for movement?

[@RedLuigiE]

it makes me sad

[@cl4655]

​@@reardenbentley9622Most people use ring for A, middle for W and S, and pointer for D

[@randomdjude776]

Fun Fact: There was a famous pianist who did kind of the same thing: He attached a cable to his ringfinger, because he was sick of it being weaker than the others, so it would be trained more. This led to a severe joint injury. The pianist could never play the same as before. So, maybe dont make this cable thing a habit?

[@cosralix]

Right, but that cable was so the pianist had to strain the joint more to move. Mumbo’s safety-cord things aren’t straining his finger, they’re just preventing them from moving to a different key

[@baritonemickey]

That pianist was Robert Schumann, who after temporarly paralyzing his middle and ring finger at his right hand and broke his pianist career, turned to composing becoming a world known composer

[@sylisshade2913]

Am I thinking about someone else, I thought the guy was stretching his fingers apart so he could play more keys?

[@user-wx6rc4ki4j]

@@baritonemickeyso what you’re saying is that mumbo is going to end his Minecraft career with a devastating injury and turn into a Minecraft developer so he can fix all the redstone issues

[@Theo_the_cat_guy]

I heard of a similar thing once where on order to free his hands and increase his range he had a doctor sever a tendon in his hand and it just made half his hand go limp

[@rebekahhumphreys2050]

I think Handi-Cam is my new favorite side character 😂😂😂 This explains a lot about how Mumbo fidget moves about.

[@Jiggo_]

Y'know, I'm gonna support Mumbo. I ALSO sneak with my thumb. Though, the only caveat is that I use C to sneak..

[@PixelFoxCrochet]

For the last 4 years my husband and I have talked about how important professional gamer/esports healthcare is. He is a doctor in residency for sports medicine, and hopefully eventually hand surgery. I'm a kinesiologist and personal trainer with a focus in corrective exercise. Never in either of our lives have we considered techniques for re-teaching someone proper keyboard movement/ergonomics. Not sure I'd have gone for safety cables, but at least it seems like it was vaguely effective for you Mumbo. You very much might make an interesting case study in my & my husband's field.

[@navidryanrouf441]

Of all the things to take from this video, never would I have thought a scientific study would come out of this...

[@worldsenddesign5374]

@@navidryanrouf441 Mumbo's weird ideas have fueled the Tech community to revolutionize slime farming, and now physical therapy. :D

[@umangsheel7819]

@@navidryanrouf441Agreed

[@dave-odavingson6311]

The fact that Mumbo got withdrawal symptoms from not pressing shift with his thumb really shows he was addicted

[@emilydegroot6436]

Not withdrawal: having to consciously keep on top of your mechanical behaviors constantly is a great deal of additional load on your brain. Walking (for example) is natural and automatic for a lot of people, but if you had a stroke and had to learn again, keeping up the focus to move your body in the right ways drains you a ton even if your muscles haven't atrophied very much at all

[@commenter621]

Bro xD

[@dbseamz]

It's muscle memory. When I had switched from a bicycle with a foot-brake (pedal backwards to brake) to one with a hand brake, but then had to use my old bike for a photoshoot, I kept finding myself reaching for a lever that wasn't there whenever I wanted to stop. Luckily I was riding slow enough that I never needed to stop quickly. Was I "addicted" to using the newer bike's hand brake? No.

[@Celeste_51]

@@dbseamzlike me when I’m so used to drawing with my Apple Pencil I tap the side of my irl pencil to get the eraser tool…

[@devildevers]

To make it easier to prevent your one finger from doing all the movement, you may want a keyboard with more key travel to make you finger stuck if you slide between directions.

[@TayberMC]

I’ve been playing like this for years too, awesome video to make out of this haha. 💪

[@ixta]

I don't think you actually need to force yourself to change your habits, but I have to admit, this was one of the most hilarious videos I've seen in a long time. So much laughter...

[@__AbAbe]

it would make minecraft so much easier for him in the long run though

[@ethanbuttazzi2602]

@@__AbAbeits not even that, with the way he did, especially his thumb, he could get tendinites or carpal tunnel, it was a health risk!

[@jehmarxx]

It will help, just that there would be a quirk manifesting. Just like when I was forced to write with the thumb and the index finger rather than the entire fist, my ring finger started doing ... things.

[@Basically_Anybody]

I always controlled wasd with 3 fingers, pointer middle and ring. Kudos to Mumbo for managing to play with only 1, but certainly explains why his movements were rarely at angles

[@sambrown6426]

Well, I press W and S with my middle finger, D with my pointer/index finger, and A with my ring finger, so there's that. I got it from when I used to play a game called Tanki Online, and I would move the tank using the arrow keys with the same 3-finger deal with my right hand, which made it very easy to turn and go forward/backward at the same time, and with my left hand I would have my pinkie on Z to turn the turret left, my ring finger on X to turn the turret right, my middle finger on C to bring the turret to center, and my pointer/index finger on the spacebar to fire the gun, not even touching the mouse, and you didn't have to aim the gun up or down, it just kinda fired up or down within a certain window automatically. When I started playing other games, I did the same 3-finger control with my left hand on WASD. It's a bit weird, but at least I have a reasonable and understandable explanation for where it came from, unlike Mumbo.

[@andreinaf]

Yes, that is how most people play video games

[@sambrown6426]

@@andreinaf Oh, when Mumbo was going on about using his pointer finger I got confused and thought he meant that most people push WASD with only their middle finger.

[@Apple_Beshy]

​@@sambrown6426nope normal people use 3 of their fingers on WASD

[@diamonddragon8876]

Inspiring story... thank you for sharing your journey 🙏 Remember to go to rehab/therapy everyone, there is hope for the weirdest of us

[@banditosans217]

The way I play is W and S are controlled by my middle finger and A by my ring and D by my pointer and then I press Shift with my pinky and jump using my thumb. It's so cool to see your process behind things because I always wondered what was the unique thing you did for your movements!

[@popcatcarl6662]

Mumbo is rapidly moving up the play style weirdness scale for putting his individual fingers on leashes to correct his abhorrent behavior

[@Fishpasta4]

This thumb shifting problem is becoming an entire character arc at this point. And I'm here for it.

[@NaisanSama]

Watching this made me think of my entire history on how i used the keyboard starting from Y8 games 😐 And how i came to the standard way of playing.

[@theultimateamazingsleepyko6687]

How to use keyboards 101: right hand:mouse Left hand: Pinky finger:shift Index finger:A and Q Middle finger:W and S Pointer finger:D and E Thumb:Spacebar Note:this is only for basic movement in games

[@sadmate_]

I use my right hand for the keyboard since Im left handed and with my right hand I used to press spacebar with my thumb, exactly like what you do when you press shift. Glad you managed to fix your issue before any permanent damages as I have bruised my nerves badly and now they hurt from time to time 😅 sadly your solution wouldnt work on me so now I press spacebar with my palm! It works 95% of the time 😊

[@otodusobliquus3836]

As weird as it may be, it is a solid solution to remapping your brain into correctly using the right fingers. Would love to see an episode or two of hermit craft with the "Handi-cam" enabled, and then after a few more days of this, an episode or two without the cables to see if it has truly fixed your symptoms!

[@stealthlock6634]

YES FREAKIN PLEASE. WHOLE HERMITCRAFT EPISODE LIKE THIS PLEASE

[@BryceNafziger]

Good job mate! Now to watch the other hermits cure their issues...

[@MyContentIsWayBetter]

WHO‎ ASKED‎ +‎ MY‎ CONTENT‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ UTTP‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ THAN‎ MUMBO JUMBO

[@MyContentIsWayBetter]

WHO‎ ASKED‎ +‎ MY‎ CONTENT‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ UTTP‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ THAN‎ MUMBO JUMBO

[@NovacootEdits]

imagine how much you need to fix etho

[@MyContentIsWayBetter]

WHO‎ ASKED‎ +‎ MY‎ CONTENT‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ UTTP‎ IS‎ WAY‎ BETTER‎ THAN‎ MUMBO JUMBO

[@AmorphousPrimordia]

Gotta get Etho an entirely new setup lol

[@seancampbell5005]

his nausea is a psychological thing...the longer you condition your body to do something naturally the less it wants to do something else...hens the meaning of you cant teach old dog new tricks.....so as hes forcing his body to do something that is uncomfortable. the unease causes his body to show signs of discomfort close to withdraws in hopes that he goes back to doing what its used to doing originally.

[@SnowDownatHighNoon]

This is genius you are assimilating yourself for content I love it

[@dylandreisbach1986]

People did this with factories back in the day. In order to prevent workers from crushing their hands in machinery they would have ropes attached to the wrists and pull back their hands when the machine activates. They are called “press pullback” if you want to look it up. We found out that all you need to do is require the operator to punch two buttons with both hands to prevent them crushing their hands rather than physically pulling back the hands.

[@vermillionpengu2978]

That's what I call a monkey brain approach to problem solving.

[@killianramsey4805]

Lol, this is actually still a thing. They're used in sheet metal manufacturing when the operator has to hold a piece at the same time they operate the press. I also work in the powdered metal industry and all the operators have figured out how to press both buttons with one arm (hand and elbow)

[@christopher5855]

Yup still in use for when you are working around punch presses that have pinch points. Trust me after watching a de-gloving video or two you don’t forget the straps lol. I used to work in a metal forming and parts fabrication factory and as annoying as those straps are they keep your digits intact. It’s really easy to become complacent when doing monotonous tasks around heavy machinery.

[@Lodestone8]

Still a thing for example in Brandon's video on the words of radiance leatherbound

[@jwalster9412]

I work in a factory, and a good amount of the manual machines that use any hydraulics require two buttons to activate. The exception being anything old. Every old machine there could well be a Deathtrap.

[@jeffroymael6969]

2:23 that have to be one of the cutest noise I have heard from a grown up man (like a squeaky toy) surrounded by genuine laughter.

[@randominternetartist2615]

I loved that laugh so much! He laughs like me!

[@Nixie172]

XDD he just makes so many odd noises

[@kelpstorm]

for real, ive never heard him laugh that hard before!! made me smile :3

[@uniwolfgamer1094]

Lol it's actually like a squeaky toy. I didn't notice it the first time round 😂

[@Qu33nOfN3rds]

Right? Like that DOLPHIN SQUEAK

[@MoopNoodlez]

mumbo's laugh is actually really cute 😭🫶

[@nickitries7284]

I’m glad of the handi cam because in all these years I couldn’t get my head around how you worked 😂😂😂🤣

[@user-dv7md5gs8o]

There is no way Mumbo “biked across Europe” jumbo is calling himself unfit

[@LoveYouHoney]

F in the chat for your thumb

[@iloveGeminiTay]

F

[@thatMF08]

F

[@AlastairEnd]

F

[@olive3365]

he has to press it with his pinky tho

[@user-px7tg8bb2y]

F

[@lordofdarkness5505]

Mombo: hey Grian I’m in to bondish play now The bondish play:

[@APrettyGoodChannel]

Most games use control for crouch and shift to run which is probably easier with bigger hands, since when running you rarely want to press anything but shift and W, but while crouching you tend to move your fingers around for A/S/D and need the extra room near shift.

[@Shortnamesareoverrated]

Mumbo. Listening to you giggle hysterically for ten minutes while watching your fingers move while tied to safety cables was the BEST possible way to spend my afternoon

[@AnubisFactsGames]

This is legitimately like psychological therapy, where your current associations are challenged until you manage to modify them/form new ones.

[@deehvi1608]

don't you mean psychological torture?

[@ohiorushbaby]

Cognitive behavioral therapy of the hand.

[@sethsmith2608]

@@ohiorushbaby therapy is basically a synonym for torture

[@LRM12o8]

@sethsmith2608 that's an incredibly daft take, wtfh! It's wrong on so many levels, I cant even list them all! Therapy seeks to heal and help the patient, torture is the literal opposite, it's to inflict pain and injury to someone until they give up! Therapy is to help someone change negative convictions that keep them down, torture is mentally and physically breaking them down until they betray their conviction and gove the torture what they want for it to stop. Therapy requires the patient's willing participation in order to work while torture is literally a means to break the victims will! If you think therapy was comparable to torture you either don't know the first thing about therapy, have a terrible therapist or have been forced into a treatment called "conversion therapy", which actually is abuse/torture, not therapy.

[@BlueSky_fur]

You got my respect with playing with that keyboard. I initially got one for normal devops work but ditched it for a keycron 😂

[@malkolmr1727]

it would probably help a lot by moving your hand in on the keyboard, making room for your pinky finger on the keyboard where it should be, and also putting the thumb further away from the shift key.