Full-body buzz

The art of full-body buzzing is practiced by various players who seem to feel that involving spastic leg, arm, and head movements is absolutely integral to the act of pressing a button. Waving the buzzer itself is also a common flourish. Having a natural full-body buzz can aid one when attempting a buzzer fake.

Full-body buzzing is measured on a scale of one to ten, where 1 represents a normal quiet buzz and 10 represents running through the wall leaving a comical person-shaped hole behind as one buzzes. Notable practicioners, with ratings, include:

• Scott Francis (ex-Cornell, 7)
• Eric Mukherjee (Brown, 6.5)
• Chris Horng (Rutgers, 6)
• Garrett Cook (Honaker High School), 5)

Full-body buzzing also applies to a technique used by a number of players, in which one actually exerts the force of their full body in the process of buzzing, deafening the room and perhaps exciting a fountain of sparks that will electrically burn anyone near the system. Jonathan Thompson exhibits almost the precise converse of full-body buzzing, wherein he slowly descends one spindly finger to lightly tap the buzzer.