Secrets of the Vulcan IDIC Design

The Vulcan IDIC stands for Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations and is the symbol used to attribute Vulcan society in Star Trek lore. It was introduced from TOS onward by Spock and featured numerous times thereafter in Enterprise, TNG and so on but let's take a look at its hidden meanings in universe and the design story behind it.

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[spacecase]

Deeper than I thought. As an old Trek fan, mind blown. Well done.

[purplejack]

I've always thought it'd be interesting to see an alternate timeline where the Vulcans did not embrace the teachings of Surak but rather Jorak from Beta canon who taught to embrace both logic and emotions.
This would cause the would-be ancestors of the Romulans to stay on Vulcan. Vulcans would be a strange mishmash of Vulcans and Romulans as we know them, very intellectual and disciplined but also emotional.
They would found the Vulcan Star Empire and come into conflicts with Alpha Quadrant powers and raise humans and Earth as a protectorate species.
Basically a mirror universe focusing on Vulcans.

[Leotheopold]

Can we have a video about the nation flags of Star Trek and their meaning ? Especially the dominion symbol !!!

[maquisarddouble]

Wait a minute… pointy ears and a triangle fixation? Are Vulcans secretly Hylians?

[danukil]

Thank you for all your wonderful videos :)

[lancaster]

The Vulcan salute as passed down by the great green sages Leonardo, Michaelangelo, Rafael & Donatello.
& accompanied by the holy mantras of : Awesome, Excellent and Cowabunga.

[kevinramsey]

I see it this way. The triangle is a very logical shape, so it's little wonder Vulcans love them so much.

[MoonjumperReviews]

When you think about it, it’s rather ironic that this iconic symbol with so much lore now built up in the canon, all originated from Gene Roddenberry wanting to side-hustle a piece of jewelry in final days of the original series, annoying Leonard Nimoy to the point that he nearly refused to wear it. And yet now it’s presented as the primary symbol of Vulcan culture.

[TK]

I would argue that the 3 smaller sphere's don't represent Vulcan, Romulus and Remus. But in fact represent the 3 groups of Vulcans, baseline Vulcans, Romulans and the now common Romula-Vulcans (aka Romulan Vulcan hybrids).

[keithtorgersen]

Rick, I wanted to ask if you would consider making a video about the history and potential origin of gold-pressed latinum and its use as an unofficial currency throughout the federation and beyond.

[Strash]

I really like your explanations of the Star Trek faction emblems. I know the Klingon emblem has been covered several times by other content creators, but I'd like to hear you talk about that one next. And then please move on to less often discussed faction symbols such as that of the Ferengi or the Borg.

[PeoplecallmeLucifer]

Vulcans
Seem bland, but are very complex and thought trough

[JDSleeper]

The triangle also makes me think of a road going into infinity as drawn on a piece of paper.

[Nom_AnorVSJedi]

Please do the emblem of the Obsidian Order.

[shingshongshamalama]

It's also the Winged Sun device, an image that occurs time and again through so many stretches of human culture throughout history.

[SymbioteMullet]

Space Circle and Space Triangle?
*incoherent Destiny noises*

[drguykss]

I always understood the circle to be Infinity itself. However, I took the triangle to mean a sampling of the circle itself. Thus the triangle is Vulcans humans or whatever other species you may be existing as part of the circle itself. Similar to a slice of pie being taken from the pie itself.

[S-T-E-V-E]

I was just watching Star Trek TOS - Is There in Truth No Beauty and saw Spock wearing the IDIC and thought WTF is that? My search eventually led me here! 😂👌
I've been watching an Episode a day making my way through TNG then TOS, it's still a great watch which is sadly lacking in modern TV!

[Jopsyduck]

Many people know this I'm sure, but the vulcan salute is half of a jewish blessing where both hands make the same shape.

[SkrapMetal]

got to give gene roddenberry credit when it comes to simple yet complex meaning designs.