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Step 5Some requested signs and the intro to some techie words
I remember when I first asked about this (since I was not sure I could make a decent instructable and am not sure still), I remember several requests, some serious and many not. So I do want to include some of the more Instructable oriented signs to make this all a little more worthwhile. A word of caution: in the forum where I first brought this up, I had posted a video of a comedian signing the Rap song Ice, Ice Baby: for those that didn't pick up on it, the reason it is so funny is that he is signing literally and the singer is talking slang . So he signs words like ice and baby literally but this would not communicate what the song was speaking of. So, signing a word like will as in I will do that is not the same sign as will as in last will and testament .
For the alarmist in me here are a few:
Fire: Both hands up in front of you, palms towards you, fingers pointed upwards & slightly spread wiggle the fingers.
Smoke: place both hands palms towards each other (left palm up, right palm down) fingers spread, move the right hand in a swirling motion upwards away from the left hand (like smoke rising from the palm).
Knife: holding the left hand closed except for the index finger and second finger pointing to the right side (like signing a U ) take the right hand and sign a U only face the fingers left, and strike the back of the two extended fingers of the left hand.
Got wood: HAVE or GOT: Hold both hands (open the hand flat, then bend at the knuckles only) a few inches out from your upper chest with the fingers and palms faced inwards. Move your hands towards yourself and touch your chest (this sign is commonly done with just the right hand also).
Wood: Holding the flat open left hand, fingers together pointing outward and to the right, palm down at about waist height, take the right hand, flat palm facing left thumb up but not away from the hand, bring the little finger of the right hand down to the thumb of the left, and draw it forward over the left hand towards the little finger of the left hand as if sawing it with the right. Do that twice.
Electricity: take both hands and sign an X in each. Face the index finger knuckles towards each other, and bring them together and then apart a bit. This is normally done at least thrice.
In ASL, battery is signed the same way, but in English Battery is signed with the left hand as a B sign and not an X sign. The rest is the same.
Rocket: make an S sign with the left hand, palm downwards and with the right hand form an R sign. Place that R sign with the wrist against the back of the left hand, then move that R(ocket) upwards away from the left hand.
Engine / Motor: Take each hand, curve the fingers in a cupped manner, spreading the fingers a bit, then bring the knuckles of each hand towards the other, intermesh or interleave your knuckles and rotate the wrists up and down (like gears meshing).
Fuse: Form a D sign with each hand. Point the index finger towards the other hand's index finger so they touch. Bend the index finger of the right hand so that contact is no longer being made.
An alternative way this is signed is to place the hands as described, but instead of bending the finger one moves that index finger upwards (in both cases, it is indicating the breaking of a fuse connection).
Acceleration: Sign with the right hand A , then C , then L then R now immediately make an F sign with the left hand, palm down, and lightly tap the open right hand against the F sign of the left, and with each tap, raise the hand upwards (3 or more times is sufficient).
Circuit: Make an I sign with both hands, and bring the two extended little fingers together, with your thumbs towards you. Then trace a box shape with the little fingers. (Note: since circuit literally means to go around ).
Current: Form an O with both hands, having the right hand higher than the left, palms down, thumbs facing each other, flick both index fingers out so they are pointing out along with the same thing for both thumbs (forming C 's) and closing them again. Do that three times, and then with the right hand sign an R , then sign an I and wiggle your hand back and forth (about 3 times).
Ultraviolet: Sign a U & then sign a V
Volume: Sign a V , an O , and then an L .
Voltage: Sign a V and wiggle it back and for a few times.
For the alarmist in me here are a few:
Fire: Both hands up in front of you, palms towards you, fingers pointed upwards & slightly spread wiggle the fingers.
Smoke: place both hands palms towards each other (left palm up, right palm down) fingers spread, move the right hand in a swirling motion upwards away from the left hand (like smoke rising from the palm).
Knife: holding the left hand closed except for the index finger and second finger pointing to the right side (like signing a U ) take the right hand and sign a U only face the fingers left, and strike the back of the two extended fingers of the left hand.
Got wood: HAVE or GOT: Hold both hands (open the hand flat, then bend at the knuckles only) a few inches out from your upper chest with the fingers and palms faced inwards. Move your hands towards yourself and touch your chest (this sign is commonly done with just the right hand also).
Wood: Holding the flat open left hand, fingers together pointing outward and to the right, palm down at about waist height, take the right hand, flat palm facing left thumb up but not away from the hand, bring the little finger of the right hand down to the thumb of the left, and draw it forward over the left hand towards the little finger of the left hand as if sawing it with the right. Do that twice.
Electricity: take both hands and sign an X in each. Face the index finger knuckles towards each other, and bring them together and then apart a bit. This is normally done at least thrice.
In ASL, battery is signed the same way, but in English Battery is signed with the left hand as a B sign and not an X sign. The rest is the same.
Rocket: make an S sign with the left hand, palm downwards and with the right hand form an R sign. Place that R sign with the wrist against the back of the left hand, then move that R(ocket) upwards away from the left hand.
Engine / Motor: Take each hand, curve the fingers in a cupped manner, spreading the fingers a bit, then bring the knuckles of each hand towards the other, intermesh or interleave your knuckles and rotate the wrists up and down (like gears meshing).
Fuse: Form a D sign with each hand. Point the index finger towards the other hand's index finger so they touch. Bend the index finger of the right hand so that contact is no longer being made.
An alternative way this is signed is to place the hands as described, but instead of bending the finger one moves that index finger upwards (in both cases, it is indicating the breaking of a fuse connection).
Acceleration: Sign with the right hand A , then C , then L then R now immediately make an F sign with the left hand, palm down, and lightly tap the open right hand against the F sign of the left, and with each tap, raise the hand upwards (3 or more times is sufficient).
Circuit: Make an I sign with both hands, and bring the two extended little fingers together, with your thumbs towards you. Then trace a box shape with the little fingers. (Note: since circuit literally means to go around ).
Current: Form an O with both hands, having the right hand higher than the left, palms down, thumbs facing each other, flick both index fingers out so they are pointing out along with the same thing for both thumbs (forming C 's) and closing them again. Do that three times, and then with the right hand sign an R , then sign an I and wiggle your hand back and forth (about 3 times).
Ultraviolet: Sign a U & then sign a V
Volume: Sign a V , an O , and then an L .
Voltage: Sign a V and wiggle it back and for a few times.
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