We’ve both seen both hands being used in context, so there may or may not be a period issue here. It drives me insane. Press J to jump to the feed. It depends on. Handsome S'chn T'gai Spock performing the Vulcan salute. For example: "See you at the next con! And, that’s exactly what the emoji shows across platforms. Almost every week Spock would crack out the Vulcan salute. The left hand is naturally more dextrous and suited for things like the Vulcan hand salute. Using hands: some with 666 hand sign "V" Sign, Hands triangle or Vulcan Salute.] 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… What's the limitation in our physiology that stops it from happening? The spacing of the fingers in this photo is identical to the spacing of Spurgeon's fingers. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. Dominant hand - easy, non-dominant harder and badly. This sign (4) can be made with the right hand or the left hand. 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 frequently come across pictures and videos where Nazi functionaries (such as SS and SA men) give the infamous Hitler salute (a.k.a the Fascist salute) with their right hand. https://fanlore.org/w/index.php?title=Live_Long_and_Prosper_(Vulcan_salute)&oldid=1657507, In the early 1970s, many fans said "Peace and Long Life" as. It represents the Hebrew letter Shin (ש), which has three upward strokes similar to the position of the thumb and fingers in the salute. The Hand Gesture in Canon The Vulcan salute was performed in canon for the first time in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Amok Time." The (lesser known) response is "Peace and long life. Just muscle development. If their right hand is disabled, they would salute using their left hand. It seems like a pretty basic gesture. I'm right handed and find it much easier to do it with my left, although perhaps because I play guitar and am used to being able to control my left hand fingers independantly? Now this is hardly The right hand affects the left hemisphere of the brain and vice versa. L.L.& P., MPH." People's Republic of China [ edit ] Military personnel of the People's Liberation Army salute palm-down, similar to the Royal Navy or US Military salutes. Sorry for describing the picture even though I am posting a link to it. My index finger goes to thumb. On January 15, 2016, Dr. Philippa Whitford, the Scottish National Party's MP, spoke in the House of Commons supporting the establishment of Britain's first spaceport to be in Scotland. Click here for related articles on Fanlore. I could do it easily with my right hand the first time I tried, but I couldn't straighten my left out. That explains my brother's freakish ability. This is a Vulcan hand sign, (3) also known as the Vulcan salute or Vulcan hand signal. Jacqueline Lichtenberg incorporates the gesture in the philosophies expressed in her Kraith series. So I got to wondering whether this was the same for everyone else, and if there is a difference between people, what the underlying science behind might be. I guess it's like rolling your tongue, your body is either just set up for it or it isn't. 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). Celia Lovsky as T'Pau is the first person viewers saw raising her left hand in the now-familiar gesture. I’m right handed and I can do it easily with both hands. When Nimoy was a child, he witnessed a Jewish ritual called the "kohane blessing," which uses a hand sign meant to … I'm right handed. 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