The Universal S
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- Published on Aug 10, 2019
- People from all over the world have been drawing this S-shaped symbol for decades yet no one seem to know anything about it. In this video I explore some of the popular origin theories and showcase my own findings after five years of on and off searching.
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[Music]
Jazz Spastiks - Bananas Instrumental
jazzspastiks.bandcamp.com/track/bananas-instrumental
Fabien Tell - Never Before
www.epidemicsound.com/track/vYhGIQi5p6
Jazz Spastiks - Fresh Oranges Instrumental
jazzspastiks.bandcamp.com/track/fresh-oranges-instrumental
Grant Newman - Last March of Heroes
www.epidemicsound.com/track/dTSZSYrpwJ
Jazz Spastiks - Apples Instrumentals
jazzspastiks.bandcamp.com/track/apples-instrumental
Jon Björk - Divisive Alliance
www.epidemicsound.com/track/QgftTsL1p3
Charles Holme - Informal Parameters
www.epidemicsound.com/track/CtauqiUO4H
Fabien Tell - The Farmer
www.epidemicsound.com/track/CMh170ud8g
[Credits & References]
www.lemmi.no/post/the-universal-s 
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4:33 in the bottom center u can read ''SpongeBob''.
Nice detail man :v
bruh thought my mom invented it
Am i the only one who thinks it means Swag
So... was I the only one who called it "hip-hop S" 😳🤪
Madman across the water album cover by Elton John 1971?
I remember when we called it Superman s. I saw it as a dollar sign
what if the universal S is actually the answer for life the universe and everything and we just found it
how can this guy make a documentary about a thing I draw when I'm bored in class
you can hear the elevated caffeine levels in his voice
I thought it stand for super sexy furries 😹
Every kid in my class said that was the "Chinese S" I, the only asian kid knew it wasn't true
I've seen this in carvings, sometimes symbolizing a chain. This should be at least a few hundred years old
Nämen va fan you actually did it
At 11.00 theres strawhat pirates, sans, papyrus and others
The universal S is sorta like the rumour your friend starts who got it from his brother who got it from his cousin and his cousin got it from his teacher and etc etc.
girl from greece here, when he mentioned the s being in the word smile with a palmtree as the letter L IT TOOK ME WAY BACK DUDE
I'm amazed he didn't touch the fact that humans are born to create symbols out of nothing because of their predisposition to patterns...
never heard of it before watching this vid .
4:33 bruh did I miss an episode where spongebob became a gangster?
Someone in my math class in graved this logo into the desk
10:52 THE GOD
Maybe its just something we thought is cool, *no* story behind it
who miss the top 10 facts? likeee
Even Aliens know this Symbol
11:47 isn't guy from Buzzfeed unsolved?
that s is actually just what god looks like nbd
My school referred to it as the graffiti S
5:31 what about the countries which has nothing to do with The S because of no english exposure or no use of roman alphabets,
i am talking about japan, korea, china, or mainly countries with different writing systems.
Call me miSter worldwide
XD I thought this was going to be a troll.
I love the sarcasm, though.
People used to tell me it was super smash bros
I’m from Australia
I thought stussy was pronounced sta-see
I thought stussy was pronounced sta-see
We all called it the Chinese s and said it was a gang symbol at my school
-Everyone: The Universal S
-Me, a retard: The Universal 🅱️
This video was hilarious ahaha
this video is brought to you by the letter "S" and the number "8" ah ah ah ah
bruh i drew this symbol 10 years ago along with my classmates at school and we completely forgot about it 'till i watched this video.
I'm from Egypt.
Like 3 of my friends practically worship this
We’re in middle school.
ah yes, the doogie s
I used to draw that too, just because my friend showed it to me, but he used to draw 4 lines and then curve the ends instead of making it pointy.
Man i tought that this "S" was to represent Skyrim
I can see that
7:58 i used to do it usually unconsciously, without anyone learning it to me
everyone at my school called it the "super S"
Anyone who thinks this is a Stussy S is mentally disabled. It never was, and never will be, you simpletons.
@LEMMino please investigate Toynbee Tiles.
Random guy in 2010:someone tell me the origin of the "pointy S"
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9years laters
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LEMMiNO:here is the answer your welcome
Johnney Journey yeeah
@First name Last name Its ok its normal to think i liked my own comment when theres only 1 like
@Johnney Journey oh ok
@First name Last name I didnt liked my own comment wtf?
Johnney Journey who tf likes their own comment ew
I swear i remember a matchstick puzzle with the S when I was little too. 0-0
pretty sure its from Bang Bros, a porn site. GL tho man.
We called it super S
Stussy?
The Universal S seems to stem from the german "Alt deutsch" meaning something like old german
it was used in papers during the 18 century and up, if im not mystaken this should be the thing you were looking for
nevermind debunked it
I was always told it was a “cool Superman S”
Check Mount Kailash . It needs your attention
yo, what keyboard is that?
A c i d
7:24
scooby-doo
No te confundas. Es la S de la MARA MS-13
GOD so epic
Wow