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2. Flagpole - Wikipedia

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   If it is taller than can be easily reached to raise the flag, a cord is used, looping around a pulley at the top of the pole with the ends tied at the bottom. The flag is fixed to one lower end of the cord, and is then raised by pulling on the other end. The cord is then tightened and tied to the pole at the bottom.

3. Crevasse rescue - Wikipedia

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   For smaller teams, the other climber(s) may try to set up a pulley system using prussik knots, snow anchors, and climbing pulleys, to reduce the hauling effort, and ideally, a Z-pulley system that will give them a 3:1 mechanical advantage, [2] however, there are many variations depending on the specific equipment and skill-level of the members. [8]

4. Flag - Wikipedia

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   A flagpole, flagmast, flagstaff, or staff can be a simple support made of wood or metal. If it is taller than can be easily reached to raise the flag, a cord is used, looping around a pulley at the top of the pole with the ends tied at the bottom. The flag is fixed to one lower end of the cord, and is then raised by pulling on the other end.

5. List of flagpoles by height - Wikipedia

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   This list of flagpoles by height includes completed flagpoles which are either free–standing or supported, excluding the height of any pedestal (plinth), building, or other base platform which may elevate them.

6. Lunar Flag Assembly - Wikipedia

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   The horizontal and vertical poles were each made of one-inch aluminum tubes in two telescoping parts, anodized with a gold color. Due to the limits of the astronauts' spacesuits, the total height of the flagpole was limited to their 28-inch (71 cm) minimum and 66-inch (170 cm) maximum reach. The flag cost $5.50 and the tubing cost $75. [2]

7. Dushanbe Flagpole - Wikipedia

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   The flagpole consists of 12-metre sections of steel tube fitted together by crane. [5]The design phase for the flagpole began in July 2009. Fabrication of the pole's sections was completed in Dubai in October 2010.