The Universal S

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[@LEMMiNO]

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[@bradleymarsh8583]

What keyboard are you using in this video?

[@zdean29]

Whaaaaat

[@entitydotexe6138]

@@bradleymarsh8583 I believe it's a Cooler Master SK650

[@matthewhopkins7042]

That is absolutely not the same thing and you know it, you just found the easy way out. Shame on you.

[@aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

you kinda late bro

[@GameBangStudios]

Like so he can see.... the symbol goes far back as 1533 where it can be seen in the painting “the ambassadors” by Hans Holbein the younger ... you can see the symbol if you zoom in to the table . The “S” appears sideways

[@ryanl3407]

I googled it, can confirm it is sideways on the table like OP said

[@marunero3]

so... cavemen probably figured it out first

[@TheEnabledDisabled]

Holy shit, HOLY FUCKING SHIT! that could explain why its in both europe an americas

[@marunero3]

@@TheEnabledDisabled who knows.. maybe in the old times when people from africa were killing snakes they measured their length xd

[@whitehatnetizen]

And everything in that painting is very carefully and deliberately chosen to be in it. It must mean something to them and not just be a cool pattern.

[@garfieldhub]

*Aliens show up on our planet* “Hey we know that symbol!”

[@jordan_ojl]

Quite literally "universal"

[@dirrdevil]

They don't remember why they started drawing it either.

[@galihprabasidi8498]

@@dirrdevil And then the pursuit of finding the origin of this symbol continue to the other galaxy

[@bigzed7908]

We must liberate Area 51!

[@minh5044]

Lemmino: Ah shit here we go again

[@dampierre99]

What shocked me the most is that everyone learned this at a young age, nobody I know has ever learnt this at an older age

[@hazenoki628]

I never learned about this as a kid, this video was the first time I became aware of this particular symbol. My guess is most people who don't recognise this just don't end up commenting or even watching a video like this. (I just became curious as to what could make an S "universal", the S itself just looking like some unknown logo to me.)

[@gamersedge891]

I first learned about it in 5th grade, but I had been homeschooled up until that point. I had completely forgotten about it until last year, when one of my friends started drawing it in physics.

[@Roddy556]

​@@hazenoki628very similar to survivor bias.

[@wladynoszhighlights5989]

First time I see this Symbol tbh

[@Jermo7899]

I learned about this symbol in 4th or 5th grade

[@AbsurdistAsian]

I grew up in the most obscure of places, a very small town in East Malaysia. In the early 2000s, we barely had any access to the world, but everyone drew this symbol. I had never seen any of these possible sources (Suzuki symbol, bands' Ss, etc). It truly is a universal symbol, somehow implanted in our brains for us to draw as soon as we know how to write with a pencil. 😂😂

[@chupacabra2311]

After that I'm wondering if North Koreans also draw that

[@the_bottomfragger]

That's so fascinating, thanks for sharing. I guess the S is inevitable lol

[@Borealis109]

I drew it in grade 4 simply because I saw another kid draw it and was like "That's cool, I can be cool too"

[@lsudx479]

​@@Borealis109Are you Canadian, by chance? You said grade 4 instead of 4th grade. I've only heard Canadians say their school grades that way. Just curious.

[@gadfremovillon1054]

@@lsudx479 That's how we say it in SEA

[@watermelonsocks7275]

The symbol of my people What does it mean It means we're bored in math

[@souvikmitra6161]

Why did I read math as meth?

[@alzhanvoidsansado]

@@souvikmitra6161 I dont know. Why did you?

[@souvikmitra6161]

@@alzhanvoidsansado umm... well you see...it is very complicated subject matter... So I cannot explain the reasons as of now...

[@JorgetePanete]

You forgot the question mark.

[@Lol-zj1kl]

@@souvikmitra6161 bruh

[@Silver-ik9nl]

Imagine we land on mars and we find the S on a rock

[@doorstopper674]

Imagine if the s is a secret message left by interdimensional gods to solve everything

[@akih1738]

maybe they drew it in middle school

[@Lukas-hb5be]

That would be a big bruh moment

[@baxterthebush6512]

Silver369 it’s the illuminati how can people be so stupid

[@hiphyro]

Silver369 aliens cool as hell

[@polterghost_]

If you have a squared notebook and you are doodling during class, it just feels natural to make and combine lines in this way on those squares.

[@DarGViD]

Yeah, I'm surprised people expect there to be a common origin. It probably appeared independently ever since people started using squared paper. It's like trying to look for a common origin of the circle

[@jhaluska80]

I think independence is the most likely explanation. Bored kids and graph paper. Start with graph paper and try to draw a small rope or spiral with straight lines in the margin and everybody would come up with something similar.

[@alexvokasd]

YES! Near the end of the video, I remembered that maybe that was the first time I draw the 'S' and the most simple solution that came to my mind that it was just the most simple way to be creative in a sqauared nootbook during boring math classes. Or we live in a simulation.

[@lancepate]

@@alexvokasd S for simulation.

[@fahimaahmed3188]

​@@lancepate🧐😅💯

[@conradyork2178]

"But in my delusions of grandeur, i brushed it off as the failings of lesser men, and into the abyss I went." I had to stop the video and look up the long dead writer who I assumed you were quoting. But searches only return your video. Brilliant writing, truly.

[@alexrandall8557]

In his video "Bygone Visions of Cosmic Neighbours", referring to the fact that so many throughout history have searched for aliens only to turn up empty handed, he writes "Bygone visions of life asunder, long since quelled by newfound wonder". I was 100% certain this was a quote, but nope, it's an original line.

[@l..l9912]

"dOn'T dRaW tHaT, tHaT iS Is A gAnG sIgHn" says every 3rd grade teacher ever

[@IvanTorres-qq5uu]

Fr

[@ivyswhatever2869]

I was told that it was a symbol for the "south side," even by my friends who taught me about it

[@manuelpenalva9278]

It is actually. Here in Honduras resembles the S from MS-13. I welcome you to Google them

[@vpr1]

ikr

[@ShakeItLittleTina]

Fun fact: They never actually thought it was a gang sign, they just wanted you to stop drawing it and pay attention. Just like how having the light on while driving is “illegal.” It’s not illegal, just annoying.

[@nakatadaddou]

If I'm ever framed for a crime, I want this guy to be the lead lawyer.

[@normalperson1130]

ikr. deadass I want him as my lawyer

[@parentheses4662]

@@normalperson1130 you have been convicted for existing

[@Playmylevel]

Sure but it will take 3 years to prove innocent

[@__nog642]

Just wait a few years then he'll have your defense ready

[@mister_salmon5693]

I would want Saul Goodman but if he’s not available then lemmino will do.

[@thomcollins3612]

I grew up in Hermosa Beach California in the late 60ies. That "S" I remember drawing as a skater/surfer in the DOG TOWN era. For me, it stood for just that. SKATER/SURFER in the SO CAL area. Skateboarding and surfing was a way of life. Although I did not skate with the DogTown crew, we did cross paths a number of times. That's where I got the symbol from.

[@rockjock3]

This is the kind of mystery that the guys who collaborated on the SCP project would be right up their alley. A self-perpetuating idea/meme that germinates itself in others spontaneously and seemingly without rhyme or reason.

[@PressXForXavier]

Underrated comment of the year!!!

[@sophiewooloo]

i misread your comment at first and thought you were saying that those of SCP would be interested in Lemmino as an anomaly himself, which, honestly, i was not going to disagree with.

[@kobe5952]

It would probable be a Keter class, considering it is impossible to contain

[@rockjock3]

@kobe5952 but at the same time, pretty benign all things considered. At least nobody would have to call the antimemetics department. (Edit: I meant to say division)

[@sunnyd9921]

This S may be the most successful meme ever.

[@Alisha-yz6nd]

OK was probably more successful

[@sand5461]

maybe the first meme

[@waloba]

@@Alisha-yz6nd ok

[@Catclub0402]

Sator square: I was made in 79 BCE. Am I a joke to you?

[@2verysnowyyy]

It’s not a meme it’s a way of life

[@througheverything]

*The S stands for simulation and it’s the logo for the company who made the simulation that we live in*

[@elijah7242]

Lucas genius

[@heheheiamasuperstarwarrior9281]

And we are in the simulation

[@merlinarthur1386]

can you don't

[@Shotgunrain_AP]

Woah

[@pieceofpumpkin1144]

fuck

[@positivelysimful1283]

Interesting. I remember seeing this a lot on graffiti back in the 70s in NYC and in my family we'd doodle it a lot because our last name starts with S. I used to make similar block letters to write out the rest of my name sometimes, making signs with my Crayolas on construction paper to hang around my room. I feel like since it even spread through countries that don't use the Latin alphabet, it was probably just a geometric symbol that's been around for ages.

[@Smack23Boxing]

wow

[@Unknownthebuilder]

The universal S is also in the ambassador painting, which was drawn in the 1500s.

wow yes !

[@williamhicks4699]

I don't see it. Are you talking about the one with the sideways skull illusion?

[@williamhicks4699]

LMAO NEVERMIND. It's sideways on the tablecloth, lol.

[@le8165]

It's damn close! But not quite the same, good find either way

[@Daniel-Rosa.]

What is the Ambassador Painting?

[@Frizzable]

I got suspended when I drew it at school because they said it was a gang sign

[@combine8269]

Frizzable Btfo

[@PinkENBlue]

Lmao why didn't u tell them it originated in the 1890's in a book made by Willson

[@guillerhonora717]

probably It goes in many different meanings that people have a mixed reaction heck even I drew an S because in school term means a common sign made during classes I don't know I can't fathom the S, it's so satisfying to draw lmao

[@MsKilates]

Bro I relate but I got expelled when I was in elementary school lol

[@caolanfeely4317]

Frizzable I got suspended at catholic school because it was blasphemy

[@chikinnunget5231]

bruh

[@TheHorseOutside]

Thank you for censoring, I despise bad words like m*ther

[@n1ghtbreak]

lmao

[@4shadow2]

@@TheHorseOutside ffs😂😂

[@Abner-em6ov]

The Horse Outside i was just gonna say that 😂

[@user-ys4rr5rr3f]

The m word is the worst swear thank u for censoring 😂

[@mandalorianmanic9525]

Once in a while, people ask that "if you could go back in time and do something, what would it be?" I now know that I would go back in time and etch the universal S on a rock wall just to mess with Lemmino a bit.

[@objectjon9015]

I’m still getting flashbacks to my elementary school years, where you’d see this symbol on every other persons notebooks, binders, and backpacks, and someone actually took the time to try to show me how to draw it. That was a weird experience

[@fahimaahmed3188]

😳🤣💯

[@pennypeddler]

"I am so done with this topic ....but then, in 2021, someone made an interesting discovery."

[@TheLoneRailrider]

Jake From StateFarm annnnnd you would know this, how exactly?

[@fowlish202]

@@TheLoneRailrider He's making a joke about how many times lemmino was done with this topic but kept finding newer stuff about every few years...

[@user-yp7ke4et7o]

@@TheLoneRailrider r/woooosh

[@tayu1416]

r/woooosh

[@sukiratgrewal]

You got 420 likee

[@sam-by3wh]

Imagine being the person who created this s and no one believed you when you said it.

[@spyne.98]

Samuel yeah it is sad being me

[@purab9]

I created this s

[@DontreadPimpBoy]

My ancestor created the "S"...

[@baxterthebush6512]

Sam look the Illuminati is who made it

[@potatosmasher1072]

Like that Key and Peele sketch “High on pot-enus”

[@line1631]

One of my friends taught me how to draw this. Every time I changed schools, I felt like it was my destiny to show it the other kids. That’s how my entire classes, if they didn’t know this symbol, learned how to draw this.

[@fahimaahmed3188]

😳🤣💯

[@alexhenderson6038]

If you google Celtic braid one of the images contains this pattern. Perhaps you already knew this, but worth a shot. A lot of the Celtic knots are simplistic, so I could see this as a potential for easy weaving

[@dripdemon3401]

Deadass this dude spent 5 years looking at the graffiti S

[@prestobeats702]

“You could make a religion out of this!” -bill wurtz

[@dripdemon3401]

@@prestobeats702 praise the graffiti S

[@DizzyMapping]

@@prestobeats702 all hail graffiti s

[@josemanuelmurguia8970]

@@prestobeats702 WE ACTUALLY NEED A RELIGION AFTER THIS

[@velocity8874]

May the S save us from evil, ALL HAIL S!

[@poisonpotato1]

Imagine dying, going to heaven and asking about the S, and God said I used to draw that in middle school

[@lalremruatapachuau2448]

That'd be Epic!

[@nobodycares1249]

God and heaven is bs

[@sherlock7127]

@@nobodycares1249.

[@Revenant4k]

@@nobodycares1249.

[@vonparzival1078]

@@nobodycares1249 .

[@rosethunder3820]

Seeing it as a chain made me think of one thing: tablet weaving. Tablet weaving is a very ancient way of weaving trim using cards (or tablets) with holes in each corner which the warp thread is passed through. The pattern is created by turning the cards as you weave. All those long strips of interlacing patterns likely have some anchor in tablet weaving, and the interlocking S is one of the simplest designs to make. I believe it’s even a twist neutral pattern (which basically just means you can repeat it over and over without getting a tangled mess).

[@ReverendTed]

I do have to wonder if the "Cool S" (as those in my circle called it in the late 80s) is simple enough to arise spontaneously. I'm pretty sure that I saw it drawn before I drew it myself, so it was certainly a "meme" in my case, but how many times and places might it have originated, independently of one another?

[@ryclemo4942]

Yeah the whole thing he said at the end about it being simple and practical also makes it perfect to just come about from doodling. And then over time people found a clever technique for it and then that probably spread as a "second wave"

[@ricochade3842]

cavemen: "i created a wheel!" "I made fire!" ..... "Hey guys I made this cool S"

[@rashhd1497]

3rd guy is what led us to this day and age

[@cimex7492]

Ug ug zug zug that ooga boonga S cool !

[@CesarGpe]

None of the other cavemen's frases had an S, but the S caveman did. So did he create the letter S?

[@spwan10]

Id believe that haha

[@James-pf9mn]

The wheel was invented by the mesopotamians.

[@forgiveness999]

I love how he took time to vandalise the Danish flag on the pixel board.

[@user-nj9ll6em8k]

Uh

[@frejo1931]

as a fellow swede I personally vandalised the norwegian flag, but i commend his effort

[@forgiveness999]

Frejo oh my god I didn’t realise

[@boxed_in4357]

Lol

[@Mxni2cold]

Is this dude a Swede?

[@heathercurry898]

When I drew this in the 90’s, I associated it in my head with skaters. Loved drawing it!

[@myleonisd]

We used to call it "american S"..!

[@AJGoldbooks]

Summer 23, my two sons and I see the ‘universal S’ drawn in the sand at Banff harbour, Scotland. Newly 62, it means nothing to me but both in their early 40’s, they discuss it. They know it, call it ‘The Pointy S.’ Hence we arrive home and watch your post. Stunning research, amazing determination on your part to find the origin!

[@lucas182512]

Just watched a 20 minute video on the letter S. Mom would be so proud

[@somejellykid]

Lucas Olivieri brought to you by Sesame Street

[@FreeThePorgs]

Mom: honey, let's talk... Lucas: ok, what's up???? Mom: speaking of waiting 20 minutes, you were a accident, your dad and I had a extra 20 minutes and you were made, but we still love you!!! Lucas: ok....

[@cr0w342]

What is this, Sesame Street? What today's episode brought by the letter S?

[@jefflol7345]

my name leg

[@Jawz366]

At least you didn’t spend 5 years researching it...

[@cheekibreeki9739]

Can we pay respect to this man who browsed the internet heavily just to find the origin of this "S"?

[@rodencunanan2161]

@@khoanguyen9961 in the video he stated that he was on this topic for years

[@Sanjybob101]

that's the reason I clicked on this video lol

[@nicholaspeppas945]

CHEEKI BREEKI hello boris very blyatiful

[@hippios]

@@khoanguyen9961 tOoKeN

[@khoanguyen9961]

Sai Kiran idc

[@bassemgouty9840]

I keep coming to this video to rewatch from time to time and I gotta say the amount of research and digging is godly, top tier content .

[@faca994]

The work you put in the investigation is incredible, congratulations. And the editing is excelent.

[@Kenshin599]

The dude who came up with that S must be either crying or laughing his ass off that no one found out it's true origin

[@Jay_ish]

he’s probably dead by now

[@jetstreamsam339]

@@Jay_ish true

[@Erra_Mortis]

Are you saying that the creator of this could not be a girl? THATS SEXIST

[@Jay_ish]

@@Erra_Mortis you sure that‘s what sexism means? Maybe that guy _was_ male. They‘re over 100 years old now, who cares?

[@rexy_4275]

@@Erra_Mortis bruh

[@CrimsonFox36]

You shouldn't be meddling in affairs you do not understand. You already know too much. We will be there shortly.

[@metanumia]

Do not overstep your granted authorities, Red Fox! We will be there shortly....

[@supasf]

@@metanumia no, HQ has sent strict orders against anyone but me and my bravo bois to arrive there shortly. We will be there shortly...

[@KingAgniKai]

*We're on our way*

[@godslayer9000]

*WE ARE HERE*

[@hydrationboi8861]

@@godslayer9000 oh gott oh fuck

[@somerandomgamer8504]

I will add, even my mother and grandmother know these symbols, and the former grew up in the Soviet Union, while the latter never left a tiny Russian village. This thing is truly universal.

[@maartenstriepe6893]

One of my favourite lemminos videos. So effortlessly funny written, love it

[@ClemensAlive]

This guy knows how to research...

[@Altzar2011]

Its a rare skill

[@gezbit]

Yeah

[@felixw19]

Es ist immer wieder interessant, wenn man unten den Kommentaren von (englischsprachigen) Videos Kommentare von deutschen KZbinrn findet, die man selbst abonniert hat

[@ClemensAlive]

@@felixw19 Kann ich mir vorstellen :D Ich schaue sehr viel englische Videos

[@aregulargamer4144]

He uses the second google page

[@MrWillemann007]

I swear, if time travel is ever possible, I'm gonna go back to the stone age and teach early humans to draw The S in caves just for the lols

[@redpencil1409]

I thought you were gonna say when it was origanally founded and why it was made but nvm LOL

[@heikkiaho6605]

so thats how it all started

[@cherryslide5475]

Holy shit, if time travel is possible thats mean your the founder of the universal S

[@randomfur4202]

Same here

[@MadPrestonian]

if time travel could ever exist {which it cant} then we would have already seen it on cave walls from ancient times because guess what thats how TIME TRAVLE WORKS . there is a spot in space you can theoretically go back in time, its only one part of space and that certain part of space is the moment two black holes are in the middle of colliding

[@BrandenRossman]

Thank you for all of your hard work and research!

[@fufaev]

This was actually the first video of yours that I found in my KZbin recommendations and I immediately recognized this symbol with a deep-deep nostalgia, saying to myself «oh, I used to draw this thing a lot when I was in school». These are the memories from early to mid 2000's, I'm from Russia and I have absolutely no idea where did I first see The Universal S. Feels like one day it just popped up in my head out of nowhere while I was doodling. Cool vid!

[@Subjectively]

That’s a cool looking “S”

[@888records]

Mark might sue your ass!

[@nipron3938]

THE UNIVERSAL S HAS A YOOTOBE ACCOUNT?!?!!?😱😱😱😱

[@judestewman3400]

Oh hi, nice to see that my interests are continuously connected in a frightfully large scope of the internet, and seeing that you too were either recommended this video by the algorithm or a fan I can conclude that I am in the matrix or the truman show. love your vids btw, keep it up, the moment your guy's youtube channel dies my childhood ends as well :)

[@swilson-738]

Thats subjective lol

[@candicejoesugoma8410]

@@888records pokemon gun next???

[@littlebigcomrade]

The “Univeral S” is definitely one of the questions that should be on a test for aliens about humans.

[@chrono9503]

You have 1k likes and no replies

[@BloodEventReal]

You have 1k likes and I am the second reply, months later

[@marikuma88]

Wee 3rd reply here for you to seeeeee

[@Reynnan123]

You have 1k likes and 3 replies

[@kiraishere69420]

congrats

[@itsmeemzo]

this was such a cool video! love the music choice and editing style!!

[@lachatte307]

I love this format of video that is based on your own process of research for videos! So interesting

[@mikaxms]

Doesn't upload for months, then: here's this symbol that I've been researching for 5 years...

[@PlugSocketStudios]

2 months...

[@plexim1591]

@@PlugSocketStudios 2 months is literally "months".

[@jttekton]

@@plexim1591 well apparently, you've been hibernating

[@tamarazi]

Its quality>quantity

[@2Meows]

@@plexim1591 ö

[@akyer8085]

This guy spent literally 5 years researching and uploading a single video about some symbol where no normal person even question its origin. Mad props to Lemmino

[@Krystamyth]

You need to stop using that word, normal. You mean stupid.

[@ayckrazon]

Krystal Myth ???

[@Lucas-zd8hl]

@@Krystamyth???

[@LisaBowers]

I remember drawing it in school throughout the 70's and 80's and _never once_ wondered about its origins. If anyone can make the backstory of a symbol fascinating, it's Lemmino!

[@codekillerz5392]

Krystal Myth Fuck off

[@ada_uysal_]

Amazing video, you are one of the most hard working people I've seen in this platform. The amount of research and effort you put into these video's is astonishing.

[@shabbydoll]

Props to you, sir, on the research (it's an artform and definitely is a lot of work). The rabbithole was worth going down. 😊I am looking forward to your other works. Thank you!✊️🖖

[@wakosoup3787]

At 5:05, I genuinely thought that the countries in red would allign to make an S symbol. The music made it so dramatic!

[@pixboy4502]

Sunghyun Yoo that would belong to a Nigahiga video haha

[@ecogreen123]

LMAO THAT WOULD MAKE IT SUCH A BIGGER DEAL THEN WE COULD TRIANGULATE AND FIND THE TRUEE ORIGIN OF THE S!!! but alas.. that was not the case XD OR IS IT!? yea probably not XD

[@Ccv768]

Ngl it was played like it was a nazi takeover

[@navneeth3053]

Me too lol

[@jondycz]

Im from Czech republic and I remember drawing this symbol in elementary school as well.

[@Julien_Flowers]

Any of y’all also had that one kid in school who claimed he came up with the symbol himself ? 😂

[@devinmcdevinchat7254]

Yes. That would be me. *I don't want to remember that.*

[@Ramix09]

It's not really that hard to came up with it

[@incesteagle1212]

Oh yes

[@NoName-wy9lz]

I did came up with it

[@remilafleur540]

That kid was the son of the director at my school and he actually got his dad to believe him.

[@royalnonsuch]

Amazing! None of the information in this video will in any way alter my actions or behaviour or mindset, but yet it was fascinating and entertaining to watch and your dedication is admirable 👏👏👏

[@WTheW_gaming]

LEGEND. I'm grateful that someone did ridiculously exactly the right amount of research on this topic. Bravo.

[@beinerthchitivamachado9892]

In a 1500’s painting called “the ambassador”, you can see a small “s” on the middle. Saw this on another comment, re-posting it in case it gets buried under other comments.

[@Carina5707]

+

[@Xelaman13]

holy shit, it does resemble the universal S a lot

[@jonathanbrown2485]

Wow its almost exactly the same O_o

[@chikinnunget5231]

Nicw

[@luckymomo4799]

Woah

[@thetaai8262]

If humanity ever establishes a stellar empire this should be our symbol

[@ANWRocketMan]

The OG meme.

[@darthXreven]

why not?? S representing Sol, our sun, makes perfect sense the Sol Empire with the pointy S as the logo, I like it lolz

[@dylan_not_dillon]

True

[@magosexploratoradeon6409]

@@darthXreven that.... Makes a good name of an empire in a 4x game....

[@HsHe-Yelads]

The S should be like this design

[@lucalemay9997]

The passion poured into this video is evident

[@Vincent-_-123]

Someone get this man a new life! He spent his trying to find the origin of the super S.

[@alvarodavid9566]

*5 years later* *Sees an universal S* "And I took it personally."

[@hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-Mikel.Montalat]

Good joke

[@chrisblahblahh4468]

... MJ ?

[@zinthos2059]

DANG IT AGAIN I AM LATE😅😅 Ok so let me unlock a forgotten memory, back in 2013 or some date like that, this symbol used to be a symbol which was used for tricks and such. The tourtials were so easy that it is too hard to forget too. This symbol was also used by the famous youtuber "Ryan higa" which was the most famous youtuber at that time. He made a short movie named "agents of the secret stuff" in his yt channel back in year 2010 which currently has around 36 million views, he specially used this symbol for the Sins gang. Check it out😁😁

[@mikado_m]

1k

[@walidfakhfakh3660]

@@hhhhhhhhhhhhhhh-Mikel.Montalat dbbsvhvsh jf jfsfg hfgx hsfhgvtfghdghj chgjchgjchg

[@yakeru3356]

my man actually spent a fuckton of time trying to find the origin of the universal s. proud of you

[@CosmicErrata]

Exactly! It's mind numbing just thinking about the process.

[@aeriushox4675]

He spent 5 years searching for it. 5 years

[@SkeletorOmega2]

Fucking legend

[@ParasiteHater]

many people have

[@campkira]

what a sad sad man...

[@emrsdca]

How did this video pop up on my feed, and why the hell did I watch the whole thing and subscribe?? Now I'm binging on LEMMiNO videos omg

[@flaminup]

Coming back to this video, breakthroughs in the search for the origin of the Universal S has now placed it as far back as 500 B.C! It was used to represent worship to the Sun in ancient Greece. That means the Universal S is at least 2,500 years old.

[@parallax256]

WHAT holy crap uh source?

[@insaneflame11]

I swear every primary school thought they invented it

[@lolyankovic6952]

InsaneFlame11 lol it's true

[@pbgoof]

For real 😂

[@YupDasMe]

We just pretended to invent it

[@atismoo168]

My old primary schools logo 😂

[@xkumanekox]

Ikr

[@darkshadow0125]

The aliens from Area 51: “oh hey we know that symbol”

[@Cneqq]

inb4 the area 51 aliens are the true origin of the symbol

still the aliens from Area 51: "It's a bird. It's plane. It's 2 MILLIONS PEOPLE RAIDING OUR BASE"

[@Kaptenvive]

Lemmino after founding that they know: "I'm still f*cking done with this topic, thanks for the info tho"

[@sprut3311]

Ayy lmao

[@magicalgirl4]

Can y'all imagine if the S is just the symbol for their entire race Or maybe it just means "Fuck you" in alien

[@ladywunderkind9390]

i always forget how funny this video is, then i'll come back to it a while later and reminisce

[@user-lx1pf5bs8h]

I love you for making this video and this is exactly why I love the internet too! ❤

[@Gabriel2.0]

please like so LEMMINO will see: the symbol firstly appears in the ancient Dacian culture (on the territory of current Romania). It's at least 2200 years old. It is a part of the Solar Cult and it's actually a spiral most commonly known as Carligul Ciobanului (The Shepard's Hook) and it represents the idea of bringing back something that was lost. You can google this: "cultul solar" in google images. You can still find it on embroideries on some clothes in Romania.

[@arminkuburas1696]

Holy fucking shit. This symbol and similar seem to just pop out of the woodworks from so many countries!

[@cbennetts2746]

The modern version looks just like a bastardised version of this religious symbol wtf :O

[@__rikaisuru]

Holy shit

[@Snardvark25]

Youmu Konpaku you showed them. Great use of your time. Keep it up!

[@Snardvark25]

Bran Koenig he says in the comment what to google.

[@hamishdeshaun921]

I found this S carved into a vase when I was sacking Rome in 410 AD

[@dairop3220]

You are pretty old bro

[@brockpeters1410]

Duuuuuude were you the one with the weird looking axe?

[@hamishdeshaun921]

Brock Peters Yes actually. Sorry about murdering your wife by the way.

[@brockpeters1410]

@@hamishdeshaun921 you're confusing me for my friend, I was the one that broke down the statue in the middle of the square

[@hamishdeshaun921]

Brock Peters my bad, wrong person. I always hated that statue, so thanks anyway.

[@judykizler4056]

Delightfully witty script about something we've all done at one time or another. Down the rabbit hole out of simple, raging curiosity. Unfortunately I seem to have missed the pointy S until now, but it won't be forgotten.

[@Metaphizzle]

When you started mapping out what countries the S symbol showed up in, I was half expecting the distribution would form another S shape.

[@supasf]

Lmao that's actually a good prediction, I personally didn't think of it, but it would've made sense lol.

[@ProffesorNickCutter]

Me too, not for real though, I thought he would make a bit out of it haha

[@beccag2758]

I thought that too, if it had it would've scared the crap out of me😂

[@lolmeme69_]

That would be hella creepy...

[@magsapp4819]

really messed up how known this symbol is

[@Jungy_Mungerson]

the symbol goes as far back as 1533. Search for the painting _"The Ambassadors",_ by Holbein. The symbol is in the middle of the table cloth.

[@prismancy7182]

_my god_

[@stacystupid4083]

holy shit...

[@stephenodom3431]

This is really turning into assassins Creed level shit

[@070279381]

Holly shit, I thought you're joking

[@michaelazaria6185]

Man, its real

[@johanjvdw]

This video is exactly why I am binging your content 😂

[@JuanMartinezColon]

This guys video is great. Jokes, graphics, story, all of it.

[@keitoucreations2727]

Actually the "S" has appeared in a painting made in 1533 called "The Ambassadors" made by Hans Holbein the Younger. Now this would be the earliest sighting of the "S".

[@ellis7622]

holy shit i just checked and you’re actually right. impressive

[@cycazen]

Crazy 🤯

[@zekion.]

What the actual shit

[@rohanjha4691]

@LEMMiNO !!!!!!

[@edwardpotts4576]

Right in the middle of the painting sideways!

[@pedrodeeg3893]

yeah, i remember carving this on the foreheads of my enemies in the great space war of 4021-4

[@squarehead6452]

So it means *S* kull

[@tishaflorence1009]

Oh yeah I remember forming this out of pig bones in the year 91*2889^x

[@isobellyrocks]

Just highlander tings

[@LeoLegit]

Llmao same dude!!!!

[@wgstormer5990]

The good ol’days...

[@joshbrewington4831]

Man i LOVE this channel. Give this man an award

[@retroboi128thegamedev]

This video got me interested in r/place in 2022 (this was before April Fools 2022), and my eventual involvement in the "rolace" alliance. Thank you for creating this video, I found the whole thing to be very interesting.

[@bryaanrazo]

Evacuate KZbin Engage all defenses and Get this man a Netflix show

[@giaole4478]

I'n sorry, we broke

[@thespokenwriter8778]

holy fuck yes pls spamm netflix

[@ellahinton8385]

This is the best comment in all of KZbin

[@ric2976]

But then we wont be able to watch it for free.

[@phatyoshi1655]

Riv I could literally pay for the Netflix subscription because of this and a few other shows

[@duongao1873]

LEMMiNo spent 5 years researching the origin of an S shape. Truly a mad man

[@YepsMr]

Dương Đào got you that 100th like. youre now a mad man too

[@lucasiopp2197]

I'm sorry but it really bothers me. When you use true as an adverb you take out the E becoming "truly". Have a good day.

[@duongao1873]

@@lucasiopp2197 Thank you for your correction ! I'll fix it right away

[@ryankearney5612]

Alex Jones knows the real secret of the S

[@clownymoosebean]

Absolute Madlad.

[@pr0crazo410]

ive once heard somewhere that the ancient Romans used to draw the symbol too. side note: when i saw kill roy i literally got chills because i drew it a few times not knowing where it came from thinking it was just something i made up. but now i kind of have a vivid memory seeing it on the internet before. this gave me chills because i never used to draw the S i did know of it and thought it was a symbol for some youtubers or esports team but i never drew it until someone did it in-front of me.

[@Bozito6]

I reckon its a perfect example of convergent thinking, hundreds of people with no relation or contact with each other came up with it on their own and taught it to their friends, who taught it to their friends until the whole world knew it and all said it came from somewhere else.

[@EpicBlader100]

"I brushed it off as failed attempts of lesser men". The self awareness is humorous to say the least.

[@pegasBaO23]

To be fair he got further down the rabbithole than most

[@AlfonsusAC]

i quite not understand what it really means

[@TheFoolishSamurai]

This was why Lemmino was gone for at least 2 months... *an S*

[@pyrofestimo]

He said he's also doing research for other video.

[@innacrisis6991]

_the spicy s_

[@bobocrit]

This is my favorite video, LEMMiNO is the besttt

[@sarahrose5772]

I don’t know how to compliment this video in a way that expresses how well it was made. The penguin joke was my favorite moment.

[@gluk8838]

“You could make a religion out of this!” -bill wurtz

[@nope69q]

no don't

[@ahmedaiman4687]

Here are the twelve commandments 1)draw first line 2)draw second line 3)draw third line 4)draw fourth line 5)draw fifth line 6)draw sixth line 7)connect line 1st & 3rd 8)connect line 4th & 6th 9)connect line 2nd & 6th 10)connect line 1st & 5th 11)connect line 3rd & 4th 12)worship the almighty "S"

[@suraya_]

yesss haha i love that vid

[@xx_somescenecath0lic_xx888]

Mind Fudge lolll

[@kidyomu89]

All hail the mighty S, for it' beyond our human understanding of time and space.

[@grins9882]

This even reached Africa we do this shit in sudan too

[@CombineWatermelon]

lmao

[@KOSJ153]

Just like you we also have the S in Somalia which I also totally live in.

[@binair0]

kenya, i remember drawing it in like 2009. no fucking clue why, i then gave up on it when my 8 year old brain caved in from the complexity of the universal S

[@eskaflorence5659]

Can confirm we do this in North Korea

[@foxyd2thegreat165]

Here on oahu too

[@X3RUBIM]

Man, I remember seeing it all the time back in school and wondering what it meant. Congrats on your efforts!

[@XX-xv6xe]

I remember when a fellow student in middle school showed me how to draw it and it actually blew my mind. This was 2000s

I used to draw that on my notebooks, and my mother would say "I did that too when I was young" She was born in 1949 in France. So it's definitely from before the graffiti things; maybe that old book is the answer. I don't think we'll ever know.

[@spaghettigum]

She was born in 1949 she did not go to school then... wait... did you say france? By any chance did your mom use to be in a cult?

[@spaghettigum]

Bruh

[@flanbenflen9069]

@@spaghettigum schools did exist in France in 1955 u know

[@spaghettigum]

@@flanbenflen9069 not what im talking about. In france in the 60s there was a cult heavily linked to the universal S

[@flanbenflen9069]

@@spaghettigum oh ok I see

[@amanul_2474]

Illuminati: we WILL take over the world S: _TOO LATE_

[@yinyang1217]

丂

[@StarryxNight5]

Maybe the s IS the Illuminati mind control device. I mean, you can make two triangles easily.

[@wiratamadean5994]

maybe the Illuminati is responsible for the creation of this symbol lol

[@apothiconservant5288]

Bro the KZbin play button it is mi d controlling kids

[@TiberianFiend]

Illuminati: the kosher boogeymen. Why can't anyone admit who's really trying to take over the world? They admit their affiliation openly.

[@OneUniti]

In the mechanical graphics scan, if I’m parsing correctly, the S is within “Railroad type.” Considering the long history of graffiti and trains, as well as trains being all over the place, I think this could be both the origin and method of spread. Great video. :)

[@Cerran032]

I think the strangest part about this is that I don’t know where I learned it from, but I’ve made all the variations you described before without ever knowing they were pre-existing.

[@thetopol8534]

If we one day create interstellar human empire, I wish for universal S to be symbol of humanity.

[@sebastiansebastian5270]

That is an awesome idea! I agree 100% with you

[@LadyViscera]

Maybe someone will go back in time and place it throughout history. Like Bad Wolf.

[@harrisondorn7091]

TheIronAntelope If that we’re too happen it already did. Woah.

[@sebastiansebastian5270]

Damn...

[@seannotconnery8191]

S for Superiority. We will conquer the stars.

[@sensimillian69]

Life is a simulation. And that's the logo of the company that runs it.

[@nielshoof9752]

Bro.........

[@kentagent6343]

Wake up Neo

[@deybideybyin]

Shit...

[@desix2645]

Looks like they're going to get rid of you my man

[@10.percent]

Yes. They're called the Speedwagon Foundation. Hurry and spread the words my fellow people.

[@gavquinny]

I drew it back when i was younger, as did my older brother. I believe it's originally taken from the longer 3-line chain pattern, which at the age was the easiest way to draw something that felt like an illusion - the never ending, intertwining chain. Then you just sort of let your minder while drawing/experiment with it, and before long, you realise that if you angle to tops together you can create an easy to draw, symmetrical block 'S' ~ which was one of the hardest block letters to draw, especially in those younger years as a child.

[@biscuitsalive]

Great vid. My dad has shown me examples of this S he drew in the late 50’s. (UK, West Country) He doesn’t know where he got the inspiration from. But it is exactly like your one (but with the both ends of S with horizontal, not diagonal. But with 6 parallel vertical lines the same etc.) He is an artist, (mainly oils/landscapes), and is well read on artists. So I’ve asked him to search through his huge library of art books. He even did a fair amount of sign painting in his early career. So he really is a good contender to have an obscure book/reference that may contain a more accurate origin. Certainly the S is not a child of the 60’s 70’s 80’s or 90’s. (Like it appears on first viewing) It really maybe much older and have Celtic origins possibly.