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In a classic Star Trek moment from the original series, Dr. McCoy asks Mr. Spock to show him how to do the salute, and has to forcibly mash his ... BestCyberMondaydealsstillavailable COVIDvariant:Whatisomicron? JackDorseystepsdownasTwitterCEO AppleMusicAwards PS5restocktracker GoogleDoodlehonorsLotfiZadeh,fatheroffuzzylogic Spock'sVulcansaluteshouldreplacehandshakesincoronavirusera Commentary:Livelongandprosper,andstayhealthy. GaelFashingbauerCooper March5,20202:12p.m.PT Forthemostup-to-datenewsandinformationaboutthecoronaviruspandemic,visittheWHOandCDCwebsites. Inthiserafraughtwithcoronavirusworriesandnewadvicecomingseeminglyeveryday,I'dliketoproposeanewreplacementforthegerm-filledhandshake.Let'sreviveMr.Spock'sVulcansalutefromStarTrek,asimpleandsanitarygesturethat'sjustasusefulasahandshakegreeting,and10timesmorecharming. Evenifyou'renotahugeStarTrekfan,youlikelyknowthegesture.ActorLeonardNimoy,whodiedin2015,inventedithimself.Theactorwouldraisehishandwiththepalmfacingforward,thumbextended,andhismiddleandringfingerparted. It'softenaccompaniedwiththespokenwords"livelongandprosper,"sometimespairedwiththewords,"peaceandlonglife."Nimoy toldtheL.A.TimesthathebaseditontheJewishPriestlyBlessingthatimpressedhimasachild.Itbecamesowell-knownthatPresidentBarackObamaand1960siconTimothyLeary,amongothers,greetedNimoywiththefamousgesture,hesaid.CNETCULTURENEWSLETTERMoviestomusic,toystotechnology,entertainyourbrain.Now,withchurchesadvisingcongregantsnottoshakehandsforthesignofpeace,theQueenofEnglandwearingglovesforaninvestitureceremony,andWashingtongovernorJayInsleeannouncinghe'snotshakinganymorehands,it'stimefortheVulcansalutetobecomeournewgreeting.EvenStarTrek'sownMr.Sulu,actorGeorgeTakei,ispromotingthesalute. Livelongerandprosper.pic.twitter.com/iQ4gPtXT3Z—GeorgeTakei(@GeorgeTakei)March5,2020 Theremaybeoneissue:It'snoteasyforeveryonetospreadtheirfingersoutaccordingly.Butifyouneedalittlepractice,knowyou'reingoodcompany. InaclassicStarTrekmomentfromtheoriginalseries,Dr.McCoyasksMr.Spocktoshowhimhowtodothesalute,andhastoforciblymashhisfingersintoposition,snarking,"Thathurtsworsethanthe(fancydress)uniform." Andinatouchingtwo-partepisodeofStarTrek:TheNextGeneration,CaptainPicardhelpsanear-deathSarek,Spock'sfather,makethegesture. Livelongandprosper,everyone.Handshakeswereoutdatedanddorky,anyway. Coronavirusinpictures:Scenesfromaroundtheworld Seeallphotos +57More Nowplaying: Watchthis: CoronavirusandCOVID-19:Everythingyouneedtoknow 5:50 Close Discuss:Spock'sVulcansaluteshouldreplacehandshakesincoronavirusera Signintocomment Berespectful,keepitcivilandstayontopic.Wedeletecommentsthatviolateourpolicy,whichweencourageyoutoread.Discussionthreadscanbeclosedatanytimeatourdiscretion.