here's your odd thought for the day.

[katster]

If one is supposed to signal distress by turning the flag upside down, what does one do when one's flag has horizontal symmetry?

I'll be pondering this one for a while. :)

Comments

[siliconshaman.livejournal.com]

IRC, ship's flags are not the same as national flags for exactly that reason. They are usually the national emblem quartered [ie it's in one corner] with some field.

For example, the british ensign, is a the union jack, [which although not symetrical, is damn difficult to tell], in one quarter of the St Georges cross, [ie a red cros on a white field]. The result is non-symetrical about any axis.

I think other countries ensigns are the same, by maritime law.