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That one is a lot more interesting, though it's basically just a map, which is atypical for flags. The OP's flag is very abstract. Presumably, any other alien

That one is a lot more interesting, though it's basically just a map, which is atypical for flags. The OP's flag is very abstract. Presumably, any other alien race also strives for unity and lives. It's hard to create a better flag without actually knowing aliens and having some idea of commonalities and differences with humanity. Indeed, maybe we need a flag for humanity, not planet earth?

legulere 11y ago
Not so atypical for recent flags: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Cyprus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Cyprus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Kosovo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Kosovo
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- scrollaway 11y ago
  The programmer in me can't help but think about the maintenance map-based flags incur with border changes. I have similar reservations about the US flag. :)
vlehto 11y ago
These would be the current candidates for humanity: http://leonardodavinci.stanford.edu/submissions/clabaugh/images/vm/leonardo.jpg http://leonardodavinci.stanford.edu/submissions/clabaugh/ima... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_plaque#/media/File:Pioneer_plaque.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_plaque#/media/File:Pio... And my personal favorite: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Voyager_golden_record_82_feeding.gif https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Voyager_... (BTW there is a flag for earth: http://static.news18.com/pix/2015/04/UN_flag.jpg http://static.news18.com/pix/2015/04/UN_flag.jpg )
- aruggirello 11y ago
  I wasn't aware the UN actually had a flag for Earth; BTW, it seems they don't regard Antarctica as belonging to our planet...
  - vlehto 11y ago
    It's not really the flag for earth. But it gets kinda close being official flag and having 193 member states out of 194(?).
    - pluma 11y ago
      Well, the exact number of countries is a very messy issue and the definition of what is a country tends to be "whatever other countries acknowledge to be one". This can be especially awkward if some of the other countries don't want to accept its status and the rest plays along because they have no incentive to get involved.

legulere 11y ago

Not so atypical for recent flags: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Cyprus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Cyprus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Kosovo https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Kosovo

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scrollaway 11y ago
The programmer in me can't help but think about the maintenance map-based flags incur with border changes. I have similar reservations about the US flag. :)

vlehto 11y ago

These would be the current candidates for humanity: http://leonardodavinci.stanford.edu/submissions/clabaugh/images/vm/leonardo.jpg http://leonardodavinci.stanford.edu/submissions/clabaugh/ima... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_plaque#/media/File:Pioneer_plaque.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_plaque#/media/File:Pio... And my personal favorite: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Voyager_golden_record_82_feeding.gif https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Voyager_... (BTW there is a flag for earth: http://static.news18.com/pix/2015/04/UN_flag.jpg http://static.news18.com/pix/2015/04/UN_flag.jpg )

aruggirello 11y ago
I wasn't aware the UN actually had a flag for Earth; BTW, it seems they don't regard Antarctica as belonging to our planet...
- vlehto 11y ago
  It's not really the flag for earth. But it gets kinda close being official flag and having 193 member states out of 194(?).
  - pluma 11y ago
    Well, the exact number of countries is a very messy issue and the definition of what is a country tends to be "whatever other countries acknowledge to be one". This can be especially awkward if some of the other countries don't want to accept its status and the rest plays along because they have no incentive to get involved.