Can you do the Vulcan Hand Salute?

[scotpens]

My one complaint about the salute; far too many people do it with the thumb pressed against the hand. It frustrates me to see so many people drawing attention to themselves by doing it wrong. Stick your thumb out, people! Please!

It helps if you're familiar with the origin of the salute. The gesture used by the kohanim mimics the shape of the Hebrew letter shin, which looks like a trident.

 

[PlainSimpleJoel]

Can do it with both hands, as I cosplay Spock at cons here. Left hand is easier than right hand.

 

[NOVE9]

Yep can do it with both hands.

 

[AgentCoop]

Both hands with ease, and I can even throw in a respectable Spock eyebrow-lift. I can only do the eyebrow thing with my right eye, though.

 

[eyeresist]

I never had a problem with it. In fact, it's easier for me to do the Vulcan salute than to arrange my fingers to use Spider-Man's webshooters.

Hey, that's true!

I'm surprised (and pleased) that 90% can do the Vulcan salute both hands.
If you can do both hands, you can do Vulcan scissors

 

[Forbin]

I haven't done the salute in a while, and I just discovered that, yes, I can still do it, but arthritis makes it hurt.

 

[Drone]

Sure, it's easy with both hands... if I use the other to hold one of the pair of digits together. Otherwise, absolutely not.

 

[Catarina]

yes with both hands

 

[Inactive-Shapeshifter]

It took me some time, but once i managed it i find quite easy with both hands.

 

[Bisz]

Not without the use of tape.

 

[Shazam!]

Yes, with both hands. It is easy.

 

[Bisz]

It is easy.

Damn you sir! Damn you for mocking me and my inability to do the Vulcan salute!

 

[Zek]

Wow I'm honestly surprised how many people can't. I thought everyone could do it

 

[Timo]

Hmm. Both hands and (now that I tried it) left foot, too. Plus those "double salutes" C. E. Evans mentioned. Although the foot is a bit slow at those.

Then again, I can't whistle.

Timo Saloniemi

 

[ManOnTheWave]

For reasons that escape me, I can do it with my right hand but not my left.

 

[Tora Ziyal]

My one complaint about the salute; far too many people do it with the thumb pressed against the hand. It frustrates me to see so many people drawing attention to themselves by doing it wrong. Stick your thumb out, people! Please!

It helps if you're familiar with the origin of the salute. The gesture used by the kohanim mimics the shape of the Hebrew letter shin, which looks like a trident.

The correct way is easier, too, at least for me.

 

[Masao]

If you can't do it, there is hope (center, bottom row):

(originally done for Kail Tescar's Startrekanimated site)

 

[JiNX-01]

YUP, with both hands.

 

[ihno]

Easily with the left hand. With the right hand too but the "V" is not as large as with the left hand.

 

[Britta]

Both hands with ease. Lucky me I guess.