It works because it makes Knock Out's chuckle. He will be nice for once and don't comment how, had Sentinel done that for real, the device would have been crushed under his massive things.

"You, poor thing. At least the claws have more advantages." He moves his hand away from Sentinels' wrist and up to his elbow joints. "You can can reach more pressure points with the tips than with your usual flat fingers."