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How to perform the “Perfect Handshake” according to math experts, and other handshaking stats

The Secret Handshake
The Secret Handshake

Howie Mandel doesn’t shake hands.

Donald Trump tries not to shake hands.

World leaders are judged on who they shake hands with, and who shakes hands (or not) with them.

Yes, shaking hands is definitely an art, and the folks at CHEVROLET UK wanted to figure out exactly how to shake hands the right way, as a good solid handshake is often the key to closing a new car sale.

So they came up with THE GUIDE TO THE PERFECT HANDSHAKE, and even commissioned a university professor to come up with a mathematical equation to putting that perfect handshake together.

PH (Perfect Handshake)= √ (e^2 + ve^2)(d^2) + (cg + dr)^2 + π{(4^2)(4^2)}^2 + (vi + t + te)^2 + {(4^2 )(4^2)}^2

where each of the twelve letters in the equation represent the primary measures needed to convey respect and trust to the handshake recipient.

It should go without saying that handshakers should avoid the following, which lead to bad handshaking:

If you follow the 12 Perfect Handshake steps listed in the equation, you should be able to successfully avoid these TOP TEN HANDSHAKE TURNOFFS, as reported in a handshaking survey:

  1. Sweaty palms (38% of respondents said it was their top handshaking turn-off)
  2. Loose grip / limp wrist (35%)
  3. Gripping too hard (7%)
  4. Not making eye contact (5%)
  5. Shaking too vigorously (4%)
  6. Shaking for too long (4%)
  7. Standing too close (2%)
  8. Shaking with the left hand (2%)
  9. Not shaking for long enough (1%)
  10. Hot hands (1%)

Some other handshaking statistics include:

And the current longest handshake world record was set on November 21, 2009 – it lasted 15 hours, 30 minutes and 45 seconds.  As long as you don’t mind holding hands with someone for that long, that should be a relatively easy record to break for anyone willing to give it a shot.

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