article_snippet: A high-five or fist bump may not be the most formal way of greeing someone, but A high-five or fist bump have one advantage over a handshake, say experts -
article_snippet: A high-five or fist bump are better for our health.
article_snippet: Then the procedure was repeated with high-fives and also with the even trendier fistbump, which involves two balled fists being gently and briefly rapped together.
article_snippet: The high-five was more hygienic than the handshake but the fistbump was the cleanest of all, transferring around one-twentieth of the bugs of the handshake.
article_snippet: It is thought that the brevity of the action and the smaller contact area helped slash transmission.
article_snippet: It has since become a way of sealing a deal and even a sign of sportsmanship.