Why did Spock kneel?

[Devon]

He saw an Robau apparition and immediately showed the proper respect.

 

[scottydog]

If the transporter can cancel out the relative momentum of a ship traveling thousands of miles per hour in orbit, correcting for a falling speed of a hundred miles an hour, at most, is cake.

You mean CUPCAKE!

 

[cooleddie74]

Spock knelt because he forgot to put Icy Hot on his kneecaps before beaming down. DUH.

Starfleet's hard on a pimp.

 

[roguephoenix]

When Spock beams down to Vulcan to save the Elders, he kneels on the transporter pad and is beamed down in that position. Any particular reason for this? Perhaps to avoid wind blown objects, or for respect to the temple?

if you're going somewhere that's shaking really bad, would you rather be standing or closer to the ground for more stability?