blighty800 t1_iuc7ial wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:36 AM

Some countries just prefer to put it on the moon for convenience

jalabi99 t1_iucpyj3 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:53 AM

By the way, the image in the thumbnail of that link is the 3rd tallest free-standing flagpole: the Dushanbe Flagpole, in front of the Palace of Nations in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. It's 165 m (541 ft) tall. I'm still looking for an image of the Egyptian record-breaker.

pedrococaro t1_iucrtzl wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:20 AM

https://i.imgur.com/57gTsQR.jpg

Mossad_CIA_Shill t1_iuc6yz7 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:30 AM

North Korea better get their act together.

ticklefight87 t1_iuc7lt2 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:38 AM

Put a stack of bricks in front of it and I can slide down from the top to the next level.

WentzWorldWords t1_iuccw0p wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:47 AM

In case Egyptians forget where they live

OldMork t1_iucloax wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:51 AM

what is it made of? Must be incredible strong to not bend for wind when so tall, I guess reinforced fiberglass? Aluminium?

arc4angel100 t1_iucrevv wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:14 AM

Steel

HuoLongHeavy t1_iuc9m8s wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:03 AM

Genuinely surprised it's not in the US. I'm sure some other nations are super patriotic too and I just don't realize it. But oversized and patriotism is kinda the USA's bread and butter.

mnfimo t1_iuczuc7 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:01 PM

Go look at the list, the Acuity Flagpole in WI barely made the top 10. They love these tall flagpoles in the Middle East

DreamsOfMafia t1_iud9qsp wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:36 PM

Well there are plans for a flagpole in the US that will stand 1,461 ft tall (including the 315 ft hill it will be on that's 1,776 ft, though obviously doesn't count towards the actual size of the structure)

Dalisca t1_iuglyo7 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 4:07 AM

Dubai is more into that than the U.S.

Either_Difficulty851 t1_iudzoag wrote on October 30, 2022 at 4:44 PM

I'm not sure I agree that is true of all the states. Wisconsin, yes. But, next door in Minnesota they have Paul Bunyan and Babe the blue ox.

Dakens2021 t1_iuczhm4 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:57 AM

Lots of things are taller than the Statue of Liberty, that's such a random comparison.

TIL the largest free-standing flagpole in the world is located in Cairo, Egypt and stands 201.95 meters (662.57 ft) tall, more than twice the height of the Statue of Liberty.

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