Who Can Do The Spock Salute?

[Lee]

I can and here's the proof. But only with my left hand, not with my right.

Live long and prosper

 

[caroln]

Both hands, no problem!

 

[hollydolly]

Not since I got arthritis in my hand but I used to be able to.. I can however, raise one eyebrow.

 

[oldman]

Likewise. EZ

 

[Aunt Bea]

No, but I doubt I'll run into many Vulcans in this area!

 

[Lewkat]

Yes, both hands.

 

[Lavinia]

Yes, with both hands, no trouble at all.

 

[Gaer]

Of course! Didn't Spock only use his right hand for this though?

 

[Pepper]

Yes, I have a poster @Gaer and he uses his right hand.

I can do w/both hands.

 

[Gaer]

Yes, I have a poster @Gaer and he uses his right hand.

I can do w/both hands.

Me too but then,
I'm left handed.

 

[bowmore]

OK here is real Star Trek trivia, In "Amok Time" at the end of the episode when TiPrin gives Spock the Vulcan salute, her right hand drops out of the frame so she can arrange her fingers into the salute

 

[Jules]

Put your hand flat on a table.
Separate your four finger.
Use two fingers on your other hand to move down the V you want to create.
Squeeze your fingers taut against the other two.

Now see if you can just put your hand into the salute.

In theory, if you couldn’t do the salute before, now you’ll not only be able to do the salute, you won’t be able to not do it.

 

[Bella]

I can do it with both hands. What's more important is that I can raise my middle finger on both hands!

 

[Lee]

I think I recall something where one of the actors that later played the role of Spock could not do the salute so they had to glue his fingers together to do the scene.

 

[Medusa]

I like to think of myself as a Trekkie and hate admitting that I can only do the Vulcan salute with my right hand.
I can, however, almost manage it with my toes...

Side note: When my daughter witnessed this, her proud-and-yet-mildly-horrified comment was, "Burn the Witch!" LOL ...wait, should I be laughing?

 

[feywon]

Yes both hands, tho the lines not as clean as before arthritis gnarled my fingers.

 

[Alligatorob]

I can, however, almost manage it with my toes...

After reading this I had to give it a try. No, not even close.

With both hands, no problem!

 

[Patricia]

I can and here's the proof. But only with my left hand, not with my right.

Live long and prosper

I can do the Spock Salute with both hands.

 

[Oris Borloff]

 

[Warrigal]

I can and here's the proof. But only with my left hand, not with my right.

Live long and prosper

Me too, but only with the LH also. I am right handed.

 

[MarkinPhx]

Not since I got arthritis in my hand but I used to be able to.. I can however, raise one eyebrow.

I can do the hands but not the eyebrow !

 

[Fyrefox]

I can easily do the left-handed salute, although the right-handed one takes some effort. We can be glad that the Vulcan salute didn’t involve wiggling the nose or ears, or rolling the tongue…

 

[fuzzybuddy]

Of all the things I can't do, the Vulcan salute I can do- with both hands. And , oh yeah, it comes in real handy when I meet all my Vulcan buddies.

 

[Paco Dennis]

I can do both hands when in the air, but if I lay my hand flat and have my arm at a steep angle it isn't very easy...as I make the angle less steep it becomes easier. What angle is acceptable , I don't want to give them the wrong signal?

 

[Paco Dennis]

I can easily do the left-handed salute, although the right-handed one takes some effort. We can be glad that the Vulcan salute didn’t involve wiggling the nose or ears, or rolling the tongue…

or rubbing your belly while patting the top of your head!