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Flagpole sitting was a fad in the mid-to-late 1920s. The fad was begun by stunt actor and former sailor [2] Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly, who sat on a flagpole, either on a dare by a friend [3] or as a publicity stunt. [2] Shipwreck's initial 1924 sit lasted 13 hours and 13 minutes.
One would expect, when putting up a pole (like a flagpole), that making sure it's straight is a result of trying to put it up straight. However, consider the matter – if your feet are not on a flat surface, if your eyes are wonky or if the pole has some defect, it'll end up slanted. On Wikipedia, most reputable editors try to put up poles ...
Inglefield clips, from a Royal Navy handbook of 1943 Two brass Inglefield clips connected (a standard clip on the left and a swivel clip on the right).. The Inglefield clip (also known as a sister clip [1] and a Brummel hook [2]) is a clip for joining a flag or ensign quickly, easily and securely to flag halyards so that the flag can be hoisted. [3]
The position of honor is centered or to the flag's own right (a viewer's left). When carried in single file (such as for color guard), the flag of honor leads. When two poles are crossed, the position of honor is the flag that ends on the left side from the point of view of an observer (the pole will therefore end on the right).
The current tallest flagpole in India is the 110-metre (360 ft) flagpole in Belgaum, Karnataka which was first hoisted on 12 March 2018. [9] [10] The tallest flagpole in the United Kingdom from 1959 until 2007 stood in Kew Gardens. It was made from a Canadian Douglas-fir tree and was 68.5 m (225 ft) in height. [11]
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On wall-mounted and roof-top flagpoles the middle of the flag should fly at the middle of the flagpole. When removing the flag from half-mast, it is briefly hoisted to the finial before lowering. Traditionally, private residences and apartment houses fly the national flag at half-mast on the day of the death of a resident, when the flag is ...
When displayed from a single flagpole, the POW/MIA flag should fly directly below, and be no larger than, the U.S. flag. For federal agencies under a chain of command the U.S. Flag Code has a complete order of precedence that mirrors Army Regulations 840-10, paragraph 2-2c. If on separate poles, the U.S. flag should always be placed to the ...