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  • I think it's more about where you draw the line between red and brown, which is individual and cultural. Apparently, my view on this might be a bit controversial. I first saw the old Georgian flag as a small child that did not know fancy words like "burgundy" and "maroon". It seemed brown to me, and so it has remained in my mind, even if it would be more exact to describe it as some nuance brownish shade of red, or reddish shade of brown.

    You can also have a look at the Wikipedia page with shades of brown, and I'm sure you will find that people can be way crazier than me when it comes to describing things as brown. Like, how can wheat, bone, moles or black olives be brown?

  • Jämtland does not want to play with the other boring kids anyway. They consider themselves an independent republic standing above puny provincial flags. Because the flag was created for the Republic Jamtland, it looks different than all other provincial flags.

  • Version 1 IMO. No need to add features to an already nice sun. Any background on the design?

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    Trapezoids at the hoist side is a quite rare feature on flag, existing in the shadow of many triangles. What do you think about it?

  • These two are probably my favourites:

    Not to much a fan of swirly designs like this, looks too much like a logo and not so much like a flag:

    But mostly, I'm disappointed that my laser loon flag did not qualify as a finalist:

  • Nice work! So much better than the existing flags, both the design and the well thought symbolism. Though Puerto Rico's flag hardly needs changing IMO, it is already great as it is.

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    The flag of Angola was adopted on this day (11 November 1975). It stands out with the machete and cogwheel, bearing clear resemblance to the communist hammer and sickle.

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    Redesign of the flag of Chad (so we don't confuse it with Romania any more). The waves symbolize Lake Chad, the rising sun a new beginning.

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    Today (November 3) marks 45 years since Dominica adopted its flag. It is the only national flag using the color purple outside a coat of arms. (El Salvador and Nicaragua have purple in their CoA).

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    Which tricolor flag do you think is the ugliest, considering only the color combination? Here are some candidates that I have found.

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    Today is the anniversary of the independence of Turkmenistan in 1991. Soon after, a new flag was adopted. With its carpet patterns, Turkmenistan possibly has the world's most complex national flag

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    Today (October 24) Zambia celebrates its independence day and the adoption of its national flag. The flag is notable for the uncommon choice of having the emblem on the flyside.

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    Flag map of Japanese prefectures. What do you think of the flags, unique and aesthetically pleasing designs, or glorified logos on single color backgrounds?

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    Today, October 18, is Alaska day, commemorating the transfer of Alaska from Russia to USA. This is the Alaskan state flag, voted the fifth best state/province flag in Canada and USA in 2001.

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    Today is the anniversary of the self governing island country Niue adapting its flag. In principle a typical colonial design, with Union Jack in the canton, but the stars on it give an original touch.

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    Redesign of flag of Uganda.

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    Proposals for a new Fijian flag from 2015. The process of changing flag has since been terminated.

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    Flag used by Buchara Emirate, early 20th century.

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    Today marks 55 years since Eswatini adopted its current flag on 5 October 1968. Based on official flags, it seems like a bright blue is standard, despite depictions often featuring dark blue.

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    Today marks 17 years without the old flag of Lesotho. I still kind of miss it, and finds the new one much more boring and bland. It was also (arguably) the only national flag using brown, besides CoA

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    A whole lot of proposals for the flag of People's Republic of China

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    Today is the anniversary of Thailand/Siam adapting its current flag in 1917!

  • Well, many of the flags of the Soviet Republics were basically the same as well. And of course many of the US state flags (SOB). The similarity might simply be due to laziness, but it is quite realistic as well.

  • Reminds me of this proposed flag of Kuwait from 1906.

  • Nice and well thought out flag! It ticks all boxes for a good design.

    I think I prefer this to the most famous keystone proposal. Putting the keystones in the middle make them more clearly look like keystones, rather than just a strange middle field. Matching William Penn's coat of arms is also a nice bonus.

    Popular "keystone" proposal for reference:

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  • No idea why it's a gif. I just linked to it from that webpage. It doesn't display a play symbol in the browser. But it is a good call from you, showing why it's better to avoid gifs for static image. Nevertheless, the position of the play symbol is quite pleasing.

  • Strange flag for a strange country. The whole story and the person D'Annunzio are quite unique and fascinating.

  • Glad to see this series here! I hope you keep posting!

    Regarding the Cabinda flag, it seems to me that the color combination is not working too well. Maybe because its not very "vexillogical" colors? Yet, orange and blue are supposed to work well together, but maybe the yellow in between ruins the effect?

  • Here you go!

  • Yeah, I agree. I also prefer the version where they did not change the green or the bending of the crescent. Apparently that was the initially presented proposal.

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  • The cars are about 10 pixels long, the loop about 200 pixels in radius. Assuming the cars have a typical length of 4.7 m, this would give a loop radius of 94 m. To create a centripetal force large enough to counter-act gravity at the top of the loop, you need a speed vtop such that v2/r=g. With g=9.8 m/s2 and r=94 m, this gives a required speed at the top of vtop =sqrt(gr)=sqrt(9.8⋅94)=30,4 m/s=109 km/h=68 mph at the top.

    However, the car would lose speed while while ascending the loop. Assuming that the kinetic energy of the car is converted to gravitational potential energy losslessly, and that no energy is added while ascending (giving some safety margin), it would need the kinetic energy at the bottom:

    mvbottom2/2=mgh+mvtop2/2 =>

    vbottom=sqrt(2gh+vtop2)=sqrt(4gr+gr)=sqrt(5gr)=sqrt(5⋅9.8⋅94)=67,9 m/s = 244,3 km/h = 151,8 mph.

    This would be a recommended minimum speed on this road.