What's your favorite / least favorite flag?

@geckoed132

2 жыл бұрын

🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda is so cool and Maryland flag is just a flat no.

@canwegetashoutouttoworking2002

2 жыл бұрын

I don't like Zambia's flag because it's just a green sheet with an eagle and another flag. 🇿🇲

@koyonafri

2 жыл бұрын

@@geckoed132 I love the Maryland flag, I don't understand the hate

@mapoosianmakrak1487

2 жыл бұрын

@@koyonafri me too

@crimsonfox8496

2 жыл бұрын

Albania is probably my favorite, Jamaica, Antigua and Barbuda, and many other Caribbean nations have some really good flags

"FLAGS" Every Nepali: *"Our time has come"*

@itz_a_boy1435

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

@EatMyShortsAU

2 жыл бұрын

My favourite flag(besides the countries I am from). Looking at the Nepali flag on top of a building with the Himalayan mountains in the background would look as hell.

And of course Chad and Romania have the same flag ratio. Because why not.

@raul88.88

2 жыл бұрын

Chad once sued Romania for having the same flag...but at the process it was revealed that Romania's flag is older than Chad's entire existence as a coutry :)))

@ken3243

2 жыл бұрын

@@raul88.88 😭

@archstanton6102

2 жыл бұрын

And Andorra? Slightly different but similar

@ken3243

2 жыл бұрын

@@archstanton6102 & moldova!!!

@Liggliluff

2 жыл бұрын

@@raul88.88 But Chad adopted the design when Romania wasn't using it

France's Naval Flag is interesting in that the flag itself is 2:3, yet the colors are not equal. The ratio of the colors is 30:33:37. This is to increase the effect of the flag waving in the wind.

@EatMyShortsAU

2 жыл бұрын

It should make surrendering a lot quicker too.

@commie_remover

2 жыл бұрын

I was clicking on the time stamp wondering if I got trolled, then I realized that I'm indeed an idiot.

@pieredepleintdedordogne8013

2 жыл бұрын

i was today years old when I learned that

Nepal be like* "You guys wanna know my flag's aspect ratio? Solve this equation first if you are worthy ....."

@louisinese

Жыл бұрын

😎😂True tho.

@firstnext5482

Жыл бұрын

"Alright listen: we need the ratio of every countries flags so we can make y'all a flag for our event. We're gonna pass around this piece of paper and just write it down." -later- "Hey Nepal, come here a moment... what the fuck is this?"

I am argentinian, my grandpa was from sweden, my grandma was pole. We all have 5:8 ratio, coincidence? Yes, i think it is.

@timesterg

2 жыл бұрын

your grandpa must have been cool (or is)

I didn't know this. I like learning new things. Keep up the good work.

Togo's flag ratio 1:phi is really fascinating!

Nepal, Switzerland, and Vatican City are currently the 3 countries with a non-rectangular national flag. The official flag of Nepal is the only non-quadrilateral flag in the world. The flag of Switzerland is square-shaped while the Vatican city flag is a two square-shaped design.

@canwegetashoutouttoworking2002

2 жыл бұрын

You're wrong. The Vatican flag is not a square.

@drouzicz

2 жыл бұрын

🇨🇭🇻🇦🇳🇵

@lalitthapa101

2 жыл бұрын

My biggest flex😂🇳🇵

@user-wp4oh3zn5e

2 жыл бұрын

@@canwegetashoutouttoworking2002 i live not far from the Vatican so i can See its flag waving commonly around. It's not a Square. You're right.🇻🇦

@nipseyhusselman137

2 жыл бұрын

Only Nepal, squares are rectangles

Fun fact about the flag of British Columbia: it's based on the coat of arms of BC, the original version of which had the setting sun on top of the Union Jack. Which was a problem, because it showed the sun setting on the British Empire. The legislature building in Victoria has a stained glass window with this older coat of arms.

@raresflorea6855

2 жыл бұрын

I think BCs flag gets overhated but maybe that’s a hot take

@2712animefreak

2 жыл бұрын

@@raresflorea6855 Turning your coat of arms into a flag works very well when the coat of arms is very simple, like with the Swiss cantons, for example. With the more complicated coats of arms of the various British colonial possessions, the flag just becomes too crowded.

@albusnightspring8057

Жыл бұрын

@@2712animefreak dumb modern dogmas. Elaborate coat of arms look way better and are more representative of the country than shitty coloured lines

I've heard somewhere that the Dutch flag doesn't have a set ratio so you could technically make a flag of 1:20 or something as stupid as that but I'm not sure.

@ATIMELINEOFAVIATION

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but most people just use 2:3 as default

@sjorsvanrenswoude7239

2 жыл бұрын

@@ATIMELINEOFAVIATION ah yes that seems logical

@risannd

2 жыл бұрын

Indonesia use 2:3, so does the Dutch.

@siwaj_brhmraj1

Жыл бұрын

Government use 2:3

As always, great content for the community. 😎

Oddly interesting topic. Great video!

Wait, does this mean that the Union Jack gets more horizontally elongated with each passing century?

@delfinenteddyson9865

Жыл бұрын

wide UK

Very cool video. Informative.

Very interesting video. Congrats!

Some people in sweden actually use a different flag which is a rotated triangle with blue on top and yellow down, which also is a type of the one today.

7:10 "one by nineteen" now THAT's a L O N G flag

The effort and research put into this is insane

I like the Oklahoma shaped flages at 4:37

Interesting I love flags and hadn’t considered how much this mattered to visual effect

very interesting video

Now I know what was keeping me up at night. What a relief.

Wow this took a lot of research well done

The beginning has the same energy as Artifexian: "flags, everyone have one, most are terrible"

Awesome bro I do your videos a lot keep on doing this Hope you would be more successful in you life.. Love from India

@user-pv9bm3pj9i

2 жыл бұрын

'I do your videos a lot" ???? Maybe you need to edit your comment.

E eu que pensei que não me conseguias surpreender.. e conseguiste.. Força!!

That is an excellent question.

Muito obrigado compadre !!! 🤗❤️🇵🇹

7:10 1 by 19? Damn that's a long flag

And I think the reason that most flags are square or rectangular is that those are the sizes flag companies find easiest to make. In fact, most flag companies make 3x5s for standard use, and 4x6s and 5x8s for maritime or merchant use.

Alternate title: Fun with Flags: Aspect Ratios

4:34 good so all flags can look at least a bit different instead of being a box

7:53 Thanks for showing Dannebrog (the most beautiful flag in the world) which we succesfully stole from the Estonians.. Having drawn this flags probably hundreds of times I always wondered why it was so difficult to get the aspect ratio right... now I know.. thanks for solving this.. The swedish flag 5:8 ratio looks better.. BUT only the aspect ratio :p

Wow "Fun with Flags' has come a long way!

General Knowledge will you do currency. Which are the oldest, most beautiful design....etc.

8:41 7:11!!! that's the greatest flag ratio ever

There is no law that a ship must be able to reach its port of registation. Therefore, according to Wikipedia there were in 2020 still a total of 19 seagoing ships registered with 4 operators in Switzerland's only port of registation for seagoing vessels in Basel and sailing under Swiss flag. The number was drastically declining though, in 2016 still counting 49 vessels.

@allangibson2408

2 жыл бұрын

Ships of significant size can actually reach Switzerland. Switzerland has river and canal access to both the Black Sea and Atlantic… The locks on the Rhein-Main-Danube Canal have a maximum size of 190m length.

@EatMyShortsAU

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mirko Crocop, I didn't think you would be commentating on youtube videos now that you had retired from MMA and kickboxing.

@MirkoC407

2 жыл бұрын

@@EatMyShortsAU ???

@EatMyShortsAU

2 жыл бұрын

@@MirkoC407 Hahahaha You dont know who that is?

@MirkoC407

2 жыл бұрын

@@EatMyShortsAU No. But Google finally did.

Can you do a video about the history of the transportation system?

2:04 if i remember correctly old montenegrin flag had 1:3 ratio

The only thing I can't stand, is if the swissflag is drawn as an rectangle. Just like on my phone: [SAMSUNG] 🇨🇭 Because, the swissflag is symmetrical on all sides, so it doesn't matter in which way you put the swiss flag. That doesn't work on rectangular flags. Also funfact: the naval flag is actually an rectangle.

@themobiusfunction

2 жыл бұрын

The cross isn't technically 90° rotation-symmetric

"FLAGS. Every country has one.." shows flag of British Columbia??

Actually, Swiss ships do use a flag with a 2:3 ratio, rather than the more standard 1:1 one.

Uau! Que pesquisa excelente!

Fun fact: 3/2 was the day of formation of the Communist party of Vietnam and the Vietnam flag ratio was 2:3 too.

I wonder what international events do when flying many flags next to each other and they don't want to show favourites. Do they go equal height, equal width or equal area?

@yoymate6316

2 жыл бұрын

equal height afaik

8:27 Did you realy forgett about Faroe Islands' flag at same ratio as Norway's.

Would be interesting to display aspects on a line, but not at exact points you plot the numbers of flags at any given point, including +/- some number

I didnt know Finland had a unique flag ratio, I thought it was the same as Sweden, but yeah my favorite flag is the finnish flag with the coat of arms (lion)

@theyeti6258

2 жыл бұрын

I like the black-and-white checkered one

@jurbagarga1410

2 жыл бұрын

@@theyeti6258 what?

@delfinenteddyson9865

Жыл бұрын

I am really surprised that each Nordic flag has its own ratio

@delfinenteddyson9865

Жыл бұрын

@@theyeti6258 lmao

0:13 _"but he had forgotten one thing.... ALL SQUARES ARE RECTANGLES, EVEN THOUGH NOT ALL RECTANGLES ARE SQUARES!!!!!!!!!!!!"_

OMG IM FROM BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA TY TO ADD MY COUNTRY IN VIDEO

Interesting, l knew most flags were rectangular. But l didn't know there were different ratios.

7:56 it's actually scotlands flag but they are independent yet

I feel like 2:3 is the most pleasing to see. Comes closest to the golden ratio too.

when you show someone a cool flag you drew and they putt out a ruler:

9:28 i have been tasked to give my classmates a math puzzle tomorrow. i'm so glad i found this. wish them good look Muhahaha

In terms of visual interest, there are many poorer flags than the provincial flag of BC but it was still a thrill to see it.

I think the more salient question is why would you expect different countries from different places of different ages to have the same aspect ratio.

New video cool

0:27 my man recognizing transnistria and taiwan and abhkazia

Video idea. Cross flags and variations of them.

Still waiting for a 3D or 4D country flags. Lol.

Respect to all people watching this underrated channel. This guy literally draws everything meanwhile everyone else copies others and so on. Also his voice is kinda relaxing. Let me know if you agree.

@vincenttt8289

2 жыл бұрын

I think he uses an program for the animations. It would be too painstaking ang inefficient to constantly draw every single item for every single frame.

@aleksandro1

2 жыл бұрын

@@vincenttt8289 It's still better than others. It attracts you more to it.

This might be a pretty good reason why using flag circles became popular, if you misrepresent every single flag there's less of a chance of someone getting offended.

sqaure is a rectangle but a rectangle is not a square

I noticed that some textbooks and websites actually used accurate ratios, but when I was young I thought they were mistakes

Togo's flag aspect ratio is actually my favorite something about it is just better

Austria and Czechia have also 3×5 sometimes

Illustration at 5:28 - those don't look like 1 x 2.

Togo's aspect ratio is the very best. ❤️

I never knew the United States flag didn’t have an official aspect ratio. Shows what I know about my own country’s vexillology.

I just love that sond of portugese

Little known fact about the French flag is that 2:3 provides their soldiers the most convenient shape for holding over head when they cut the middle out.

A square is not a rectangle, but both squares and rectangles are quadrilaterals, so yes, technically Switzerland and Vatican City have different shapes for flags.

@DeletedUser410

2 жыл бұрын

Squares are rectangles. A rectangle is defined as any quadrilateral with 4 right angles. A square is any quadrilateral with 4 right angles and 4 identical side lengths. All squares are by definition a rectangle.

My name is in the Thumbnail😭😂

9:34 I'm a native English speaker, and I know English isn't your first language, but I had to back up the video to listen to how you said a certain word. The word in question is Variant. It's pronounced as Very-ent. You pronounced it Ver-I-ent. I've never heard it pronounced the way you did. Great video, otherwise.

@flacson6021

2 жыл бұрын

he said it correctly in 10:46

I vaguely remember learning that the proportions of blue, white and red are not equal on the French flag. I think the red part is supposed to be wider than the other two

a square is where all sides are the same length a rectangle is where 2 sides are longer than the other 2 sides

The Nepali flag ratio will give me nightmare tonight

@crazydinosaur8945

2 жыл бұрын

i have been tasked to give my classmates a math puzzle tomorrow. i'm so glad i found this. wish them good look

Sheldon Cooper liked this video

Why is Togo using a mathematical ratio 1:phi (I couldn't get the aymbol)

My mind surely loves to mishear things and connect them to history. What did I hear instead of "Flags" in the beginning? Flaks...

*Fun Fact!* The original US star spangled banner flag, was commissioned by Major George Armistead and made by Mary Pickersgill in 1813. The final product was 30 feet by 42 feet. (5×7 like a photo) After the Battle of Baltimore, the flag's dimensions were reduced to 30 feet by 34 feet. (15x17) It can still be seen today at the Smithsonian. However the first US flag design by Betsy Ross was generally considered 10x19 in size and aspect ratio. It was conformant on the Flag act of 1777. But there is no "official" account as to who really made the 1st US flag and what size and ratio they were as this information was never officially documented. In fact there were several flag makers way back then. But these accounts I listed are generally the most accepted since they have the best historical account's with the information that exists. In the end the credit can go to a fair number of folks. And the first US flag and other US flags from way back in the 1700's are still debated as to what exact design they had and the size and aspect ratios of these flags. To this day their is no "official" ratio used in the US. Like the video says, so long as the ratio used is wide enough to not appear to distort the US flags markings. Because if you do go to narrow or wide, it will cause distortion. (Ie...Star's look fat or stripes look unusually narrow.) Most commercial made US flags that you can buy today have a common ratio of 3x5. Or 5x8 for standard 20 ft, flag poles on city or government property.

YAYAAYAYAYAY! This logo is the golden ratio

I just realised General Knowledge likes to put the wrong colour on Iran in his maps😂

Puerto rico and cuba being inverted versions but with different aspect ratios

Switzerland has a Navy.

hey man why the driveby at bc

Ah yes, I agree! JIM

189:335 El Salvador 🇸🇻 ! But that’s the Mexican Flag 🇲🇽 Besides that small error; keep up the good work. I enjoy the show!

Hey now... a British Columbian here, our flag may not be the best, but to have it as the "not so pretty" option... cmon man!!! Luckily I still love your stuff, and Canadians love to poke fun at ourselves, but you owe us a shout out! Hopefully we get a new flag soon with First Nation's art on it! Check out recent suggestions online!

@realcanadian96

2 жыл бұрын

I have to agree. Kinda hurt my ego, but we do enjoy bullying our fellow Canadians lol About that first Nations art thing, I have to agree as well. With the recent discoveries and in general first Nations getting alot more attention, we need to move from our colonial past and be more traditional Though personally I still want to keep the queen, being in the Commonwealth I feel like benefits us

Salute from a togolease🇹🇬

What does irrational mean?

@nuclearurpi1571

Жыл бұрын

Numbers like π or e.

The Swiss and the Vatican Flags are no exception being rectangular, as squares are rectangles too. Edit: I am sorry, you went ahead and clarified that as well...

A friendly note that ensign is pronounced like something between "en-sin" and "en-sǝn"

Interesting

Flags should be 16:9 widescreen in 4k😂

Finland's war flag is 11:19

i am from nepal i know why our flag is that because when you look from down you will see two mountains

0:04 I don't understand why you call British Columbia a country.

@crimsonfox8496

2 жыл бұрын

He was talking about flags in general not just country flags

@Liggliluff

2 жыл бұрын

@@crimsonfox8496 But he specified countries

@crimsonfox8496

2 жыл бұрын

@@Liggliluff True, but he mentioned in someone else's comment that he had poor choice of words and meant that every place has flags