Cool Stuff: Vulcan Death Grip T-Shirt

Junk Food has a new line of retro Star Trek t-shirts. My favorite is this Vulcan Death Grip tee which features Spock using the move on Captain Kirk.

Accoridng to Wikipedia,the Vulcan Death Grip was mentioned in an episode titled “The Enterprise Incident” where Spock pretends to use it on Captain Kirk in order to complete a mission. Nurse Christine Chapel later asserts that the death grip is a myth (giving the famous line “there’s no such thing as a Vulcan Death Grip!”), later confirmed by Kirk still being alive. Spock does, however, do something to Kirk that simulates death to such a degree that Romulan doctors certified him dead. Kirk later states that Spock used a nerve pinch to simulate his death, but what Spock exactly does is not explained.

Available in sizes ranging from Small to XXXL for $28 on 80sTees.com.

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  • Isn't what Spock is doing on the shirt called the Vulcan Mind Meld? I thought the death grip is when he grabbed someone on top of the shoulder and they fell to the floor.
  • Crud Bonemeal
    Yep, sure looks like the Mind Meld to me. That's a good way to sell shirts to nerds, get the terminology from their favorite object of obsession utterly wrong.
  • Aaron
    Yes, it's the mind meld. The Death grip is when Spock pinches just below their neck and just above their collar. I'm so sad that I know that.
  • emily
    i have that tee! it was on sale for really cheap at urban outfitters a while back.
  • I'm not even a Trekkie and I know that's the mind meld not the death grip!
  • 790
    Everybodys wrong.
    In that particular epsiode that is the Death Grip. (Kinda looks like the mind-meld but isnt)
    The neck pinch only renders a person unconcious.

    This was in the episode where Kirk has Romulan Rinoplasty and steals the Cloaking device.
  • Jaxin
    Agreed with 790. Although technically there is no such thing as a Vulcan Death Grip. ;)


    See wikipedia article under "death grip" heading:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_nerve_pinch
  • 790
    Romulans , obviously dont use Wikipedia, they were Punked by Kirk and Spock !!



    Doing it old school,,,,
  • ZB
    Interesting enough if you look on the site that is selling the shirt they say its a star wars shirt.
  • Goro
    Mind meld is less aggressive and often uses BOTH hands. The "facehugger grip" is the "death grip." At the moment, Spock tells the Romulan Captain that Kirk has become a loose cannon and has infiltrated the Romulan Neutral Zone of his own accord. Kirk gets angry at "Spock the traitor" and attacks him. At this time, Spock instinctively executes the Death grip.

    *sigh* i'd like to say that i looked this up, but this is from memory.

    (and i haven't watched Star Trek in about 10yrs....)
  • 790
    Lol, Goro,,,,
    Yeah Kirk really goes agro in that episode.
  • Hey ZB, thanks for pointing out the error. We've removed the mistake!
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