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There is another demonstration that you might find meaningful, but frankly if you are this new to Smith & Wessons, some instruction is probably a wise idea.
You will need three things: a S&W double action revolver, and old fashioned wood-clad pencil with an eraser that hasn't been too worn down, and a spoon.
Take an UNLOADED S&W double action revolver.
Point the revolver toward the ceiling, cock it, and drop the pencil down the bore (eraser end down).
Pull the trigger and you should see the pencil move (indeed, it may fly out of the barrel, depending on how new the eraser end is).
Remove the pencil (if necessary), cock the revolver again, and drop the pencil down the bore again.
Using the spoon, tap on the trigger a few times until the hammer drops. What you are doing is simulating a sear failure, a jar-off, a false cock, or a twig off. The pencil won't move.
If you are a skeptic, you can repeat these tests, except cock the revolver with the cylinder open (you'll have to pull the thumb-latch back to cock an open S&W) and put a finger over the firing pin hole. Pull the trigger, and the pin will hit your finger. (Caution: it will smart.) Now cock it again, put your finger over the hole again, and tap the trigger with the spoon again. The hammer will drop, you'll probably flinch, but you won't feel the firing pin.
In order to discharge a S&W DA revolver with properly assembled and functioning parts, one must pull and hold the trigger back for the entire time of hammer fall.
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