And I am pretty sure everyone in the world except BB and McCoy can do it.

And Zach Quinto, poor kid. They apparently had to glue his fingers together so he could salute Leonard Nimoy.

Re: Sarak and Amanda: THIS IS NOT THE REAL THEM. I reject TOS canon and instead embrace Diane Duane's Spock's World in which Amanda is feisty and awesome and Sarek is promoted to the Vulcan Embassy on Earth because T'Pau thinks he has the soul of a tourist. No, seriously. Read it. I bet melannen can hook you up if you can't find a copy another way. It is also Kindle-able.