Does this bizarre trick work for you? And why does it happen?

Question: Did you know about this before you tried it? If so, then I would chalk it up to the idiomotor effect.

The power of suggestion

Nope.

Shaking your arm stretches the muscles out thus resulting in a farther stretch. Bending and rubbing causes it to tense up. This is why the “trick” works.

Why doesn’t it work when I do it? :\

Hey, is it my imagination or did something else just get shorter?

^Stop playing with it.

^That is not the solution I would suggest.

Oh wait… now it’s getting… Nevermind.

It took me a couple of times to realize it. It’s kind of hard to notice, for me anyway. I see what you’re saying. It’s weird! I wonder why that happens.

I saw no difference :(

No difference.

I just wish I could touch my elbow with my nose! Lol.

Nope.

Worked for me. Very weird whatever the science behind it is.