The Best Star Trek Memes of the Week (August 20, 2024)

Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor

Aug 20, 2024 11:00 AM EDT

I cannot, for the life of me, do the Vulcan salute with my right hand. I can do the iconic hand gesture effortlessly with my left hand, which doesn't make any sense, seeing that I'm right-handed. Maybe I wouldn't be in this predicament if I'd spent more of my precious time on earth practicing putting my ring/pinky and pointer/middle fingers together instead of scrolling through Twitter.

Luckily, I'm not alone in feeling like this gesture is, at best, challenging and, at worst, literally impossible. Many Star Trek cast members had difficulty doing the salute in the moment while filming their respective Star Trek shows. Sometimes, actors would have to put their hands behind their backs and painstakingly do the salute there before flashing it on camera. If you're a better Star Trek fan than I am, you can probably do the Vulcan salute lickety-split. If you're one of those dexterous stans, your hands will be put to great use scrolling through these Star Trek memes.