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A high five is a celebratory Gesture made by two people, each raising one Hand to slap the raised hand of the other — usually meant to communicate to spectators mutual self-satisfaction or to extend congratulations from one person to another. The arms are usually extended into the air to form the "high" part, and the five fingers of each hand meet, explaining the "five". Several variations on the standard high five exist, in order to add uniqueness to the experience and to maximize satisfaction. For example, one such variation is the "flipside"; this method begins like a regular high five, however upon meeting up top, both high-fivers continue to swing their arms downwards until they meet again down low. The origin of the high five is largely unknown but it became Cool to do it in the 1960 s when Flower Power was at its peak. The first notable filmed example came in the 1968 movie '' The Producers '' where the character L. S. D., satirical of hippies, is shown doing it. It is also said that the University of Louisville's basketball team made it popular during its NCAA tournament run. Other individuals linked to the burgeoning of the high five are former baseball player Glenn Burke and former college basketball player Lamont "Mont" Sleets . Numbers of partipants larger than two, through a variety of techniques, can still perform a single high-five at one time. EXTERNAL LINKS
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