Vulcan salute
The Vulcan salute is a hand gesture which became popular by the 1960s television series Star Trek. It is done when the hand is raised with the palm forward and the thumb extended, while the fingers are parted between the middle and ring finger. It is a symbol of greeting by the character Spock. Nimoy based it on a hand gesture used by Jewish priests called Kohanim to bless people in Orthodox Jewish synagogues. [1]
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Leonard Nimoy demonstrating the Vulcan salutation at the Las Vegas Star Trek Convention in 2011
The blessing gesture which is the inspiration for the Vulcan salutation
NASA astronaut Terry W. Virts performs the Vulcan salutation aboard the International Space Station on February 27, 2015, shortly after hearing of Nimoy's death. Nimoy's hometown of Boston is seen directly below.
On February 28, 2015, European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti tweeted this photo in a final salute to Leonard Nimoy. Her tee shirt is adorned with a Starfleet insignia.
George Takei, a colleague of Nimoy who portrayed the Star Trek character Hikaru Sulu in the original series, salutes a crowd in 2011.
Star Trek actor and writer Simon Pegg giving a Vulcan greeting in 2016.
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References
- ↑ Diehl, Digby (1968-08-25). "Girls All Want To Touch The Ears". The New York Times: 173. http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1968/08/25/91290697.html?pageNumber=173. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
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