Hey does anyone know how the hand signal for PULL (fist with one finger pointed out) actually originated??
We have a heated disscusion:
nowadays the meaning of the sign is explained as a gesture conveing urgency - pull now!
also one pointed finger is often employed in emotionally heated discussions, so its undoubtedly recognized as a powerful gesture and would provoke a fight or flight response - pull your parachute or die
It could even be interpreted as a makeshift handle that needs to be pulled
However one day as I looked at the sign on my own hand I noticed something remarkable: with the fist not entirely closed and the index only slightly flexed my hand formed the exact outline of a PARACHUTE PIN
so could the sign actually be symbolizing the pin that has to be pulled?
Has anyone ever heard of that?
