Star Trek fans set Vulcan salute world record in London
A total of 934 people gathered at London's Science Museum to perform the Vulcan salute together, setting a new Guinness World Record to mark Star Trek's 60th anniversary.
A crowd of 934 Star Trek fans gathered at the Science Museum in London on Tuesday to perform the show's iconic Vulcan salute simultaneously, setting a new Guinness World Record. For the attempt to count, every participant had to hold the salute for a full minute.
The attempt was overseen by Guinness World Records adjudicator Paulina Sapinska, who afterwards presented a certificate to the museum's commercial operations director, Ben Lheureux.
Marking a milestone anniversary
Dr Glyn Morgan, the museum's head of collections and principal curator, said staff had been enthusiastic about the idea of breaking a world record. He noted that this year marks the 60th anniversary of Star Trek, and the museum wanted to organise something memorable to mark the occasion.
The Vulcan salute — a raised hand with fingers split into two pairs — is one of the franchise's most recognisable gestures, associated with the Vulcan species and its best-known character, Spock.
