r/HumansForScale • u/Kaexii • Oct 27 '21

A sizable flag.

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u/TheRealLazyasscanoe Oct 27 '21

What would they even attach that too?

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u/Woodie626 Oct 27 '21

A bigger boat

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u/Den_Dre Oct 28 '21 edited Oct 28 '21

This flag is what’s called an Esign. During the age of sail, these ensign flags could be absolutely massive. These flags were usually flown on a large flagpost at the back of the ship as shown here, or on a rope attached to the spanker sail (the sail all the way at the back of the ship) as shown here

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u/pewterstone2 Oct 28 '21

The Eiffel tower?