I was able to do them with both hands. Every time I try, my pinkie goes wandering off, doing it's own thing. I just tried this. I did practice raising one eyebrow a la Mr. Spock. Bring to a position in front of the eye. Yes. My index finger goes to thumb. And, that’s exactly what the emoji shows across platforms. Quinto could do the Vulcan salute easily enough with his left hand (image thanks to TrekMovie.com)because he is left-handed, but had difficulty making the salute with his right. Likewise, I've never seemed to have a problem with it even as a child and I can do it with both hands. Fun fact: the "Vulcan salute" is actually an old Jewish blessing. Most people's muscles don't move that way, but it only takes a little bit of experience to get used to it. I put my left hand on the wall and separated my fingers with my right hand every night until I could do it, then i took my hand off the wall and tried to make my fingers even. But I do everything else with my right hand. William Shatner Flips Off Conan, Can't Do Vulcan Salute (VIDEO) ... As Conan offered a final, perfect Vulcan hand salute to Shatner, Shatner flipped him off. I have yet to master the neck pinch though despite numerous attempts on my brothers. 5 The Torah ’s instruction to Cohanim is exclusive. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. I am wondering where other string instrument players or other musicians stand with this. I'm sure most or all of us are familiar with the famous Vulcan salute from Star Trek; holding your hand up with the index and middle finger pointed in one directions and the ring and pinkie fingers pointed in the other to make a V shape. Ninja edit: I can't do the rock symbol \m/ with my left hand either. Facebook. When parties took their leave of each other, one party could use the phrase \"Peace and long life\" and would receive \"Live long and prosper\" as a reply. I was very much a Next Generation kid, but I used to watch a lot of the originals too. Vulcan Salute People Body - Hand Fingers Open. I can't be the only one who is congenitally unable to greet others with the "Live long and prosper" salute. Sounds like a fine motor skills issue and could possibly be remedied by working specifically with your right hand to improve dexterity and control. Live long and prosper. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Seems one of my hobbies influenced another, which is kind of cool. I was raised on Star Trek, I suppose it came naturally... Haha. It seems weird to me that I find it easier to do this simple gesture with my non-dominant hand, one that I would expect to have less dexterity. I don't play the guitar or any other instrument that requires flexibility of the fingers, and I have carpal tunnel syndrome which should make it even more difficult. I spent many many nights when I was a kid trying to teach my left hand to do it, but could never get the right half of my right hand to cooperate. If my ring finger is bent down like that I can only get my pinky halfway up (pointing straight forward). You were born with a gift I guess. Now I sometimes find myself spreading my fingers like this without even noticing it. Do that correctly, and you have the original version of what became popularized three thousand years later as the Vulcan salute (just with both hands). Star Trek news and discussion. Sign up for membership to become a founding member and help shape HuffPost's next chapter. It drives me insane. You’re right-handed. As I'm right-handed, said had came naturally for me. After a few months, he could do it in his sleep with the added benefit of being able to play music for himself on the best instrument. ELI5: Why can I, among others, do the Vulcan salute with one hand but not with the other? You gotta extend the thumb! I can’t do anything else with my left. WATCH: (Star Trek hand off starts 2/3 in) Follow HuffPo Entertainment On Twitter! Photo about Man making a Vulcan Salute with his hand. I also can't easily bend just the top joint of my left ring finger, while I can do that pretty easily for every other finger. Are you unable to do the Vulcan salute/ta'al? I can do them with both hands but then again I apparently fall pretty close to ambidextrous on that scale, so shrug. Like in the movie Star Trek: First Contact, at the end, one of the Human characters tries to do it and finds he can't. I'm right-handed but can only do the salute on command with my left. I started by training myself into being able to hold up a spread of fingers on either hand, arbitrarily holding either the rightmost or leftmost pair of fingers together while doing so. Once I had my left hand trained, the right hand worked immediately. Leonard Nimoy is from a Jewish family, and he thought that the action looked suitably mysterious to be part of Vulcan culture. I suspect it'd only take a few weeks to gain the dexterity necessary for basic lateral finger movement. Seems one of my hobbies influenced another, which is kind of cool. Weird, I can do that just fine with my right hand but my left I can only do the vulcan one. My pinky seems uncooperative. Curious what the breakdown is among Star Trek fans. I am wondering where other string instrument players or other musicians stand with this. Yeah, and I can easily alternate between the salute and having my ring and middle fingers touch while my pinky and index fingers are outwards. Vulcan Salute: Light Skin Tone People Body - Hand Fingers Open I cut it when I was younger and have both a scar and some floating cartillage or something. I can do it with both hands. 11 votes, 21 comments. This has brought about quite a discussion about how many people can do the "Vulcan Salute". Looks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. But I don't think it's the Vulcan salute many people can't do. (After all these years, I still can't often do it easily left-handed, so I can relate.) By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. It's called the Birkat Kohanim (Priestly Blessing) and is normally done with both hands. I’m genuinely interested in what you all think. I'm pretty sure this is the result of me learning to play guitar starting over a decade ago, since the shape is similar to a power chord and you need to control your pinky and ring finger for other chords too. I can't do it. Just one caveat: If you are not a Cohen and are attempting the authentic two-handed salute, don’t say the priestly blessing while doing it. Both hands. Not because I lack flexibility but because it's like not in my muscle memory. I don't think I ever practiced it. I've already tried the thing were you use two hands kind of like connecting two Vulcan salutes but it didn't work. Not because I lack flexibility but because it's like not in my muscle memory. Those claiming that doing the Vulcan solute is easy are like contortionists or ambidextrous people suggesting that what they can do with their body or hands, respectively, should be easy for others to do. ", where it's shot so that the bottom part of Shat's fingers and back of his hand can't be seen, and it's taped into position. I'm right-handed but can only do the salute on command with my left. But it doesn't. ... Maybe a little slash fic. When I was a small child I had trouble with it, but I don't really find it difficult at all now. Back to symbols. I can do it with both hands easily. Not being able to do so I feel translates into a disadvantage playing guitar because my middle and ring fingers are naturally close together and I cannot spread them apart easily. Fun fact: the "Vulcan salute" is actually an old Jewish blessing. Oh really? I can almost do it with my left, put I can't get my pinky quite straight. So I cannot do the Vulcan salute. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Image of fingers, hand, vulcan - 25769644 I can do it with my right hand. I'm no doctor, though. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. Zachary Quinto allegedly had some trouble with the salute and did some Vulcan finger exercises while preparing for his most logical role. My entry into the 2017 Hackaday.io Sci-Fi contest - terrag42/Vulcan-Salute So I got to … Zefram Cochrane himself wasn't so proficient. During the High Holiday services, the Kohanim (who are the priests) bless those in attendance. Surprised because I didn't know I was able to do some of them until I tried it. But at the left I have to put all fingers together and then divide them, otherwise the other fingers won't stick together. Its default hue is yellow, but skin-tone modifiers allow users to change color. For some people, it is quite literally impossible to do. For what would soon become known as the Vulcan salute, I borrowed a hand symbol from Orthodox Judaism. My middle finger goes toward pinky. Vote A . I built upon this ability to show either (0 12 3 4) or (0 1 2 34) by combining the efforts in order to produce (0 12 34). No, but I'm pretty sure in my case it's because I have cerebral palsy and not because I'm a leftie. I have the most difficulty controlling my left ring finger though. And no, I’m not trolling. Calling all HuffPost superfans! Not being able to do so I feel translates into a disadvantage playing guitar because my middle and ring fingers are naturally close together and I cannot spread them apart easily. As I understand it, when Leonard Nimoy was coming up with the Spock character, he thought of the blessing that Rabbis give to the congregation, especially during the High Holy days. My right hand is actually slightly more flexible than my left so it's actually a littler easier with my right. go figure. Hand is kept at an angle so that the palm is facing down so that neither the palm or back of hand is visible from the front. I think it's genetic, having to do with the construction of the hand. Raise the right hand quickly to your head by the shortest route (to the front of your body). I'm certain that it is very difficult for the vast majority of people to do the Vulcan salute, and that this has to do with anatomy (something I'm thoroughly educated on). I don't know if it's a leftie thing (I guess it isn't) but I can't do the Vulcan salute easily with my right hand, even the fingers are hard to move and away less flexible than the left's. A motorized hand doing a Vulcan Salute with LEDs in the fingers, controlled by Blynk and an ESP8266 . Same to rock and roll symbol \m/ and crossing the fingers. It joined emoji keyboards under Unicode 7.0 in 2014. 0 0. It's tricky to pull off the first time, but I can do it on both hands without really thinking about it. Have always been able to do it with both or either hand. Cookies help us deliver our Services. I don't know if it's a leftie thing (I guess it isn't) but I can't do the Vulcan salute easily with my right hand, even the … The key is to think of holding all your fingers spread out as the background and to then think of bringing the index and middle fingers together as one action and bringing your ring and pinky fingers together as another action; you then do both actions at the same time. Either that, or I repeated the process, but forgot training my right hand because the process was identical. It took me 10 minutes or so to learn it. I cant do it with either. Bicep should remain parallel to the ground. Before that, I don't remember if I could do it or not. No slash fic. (TOS: \"Is There in Truth No Beauty?\", \"The Savage Curtain\"; TNG: \"Sarek\", \"Unification I\") Alternately, each party could simply state to the other \"Live long and prosper, (name).\" (TOS: \"Amok Time\"; Star Trek: Voyager various episodes) I couldn't … It was said his fingers were glued together for production, but Quinto swears this is just a rumour. Share . Of course I tried to emulate it and found that I could easily do it with my right hand (non dominant) and did it totally half assed with my dominant hand (left). Download. Celia Lovsky, who played T’Pau, the Vulcan minister, was unable to do the sign on her own and had her fingers taped together for production. I can do it with either hand. The Vulcan Salute emoji is officially called the raised hand with part between middle and ring fingers emoji. Updates: Follow. Cookies help us deliver our Services. 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