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Proposal for a Flag of Mars

12 points by kaino128 9y ago

roesel 9y ago
It looks very similar to the "logo" of Princeton University [1]. [1] https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-eJ6mEvslTq8/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAJDg/bRLwo2LAdew/photo.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-eJ6mEvslTq8/AAAAAAAAAAI/A...
blue1 9y ago
Flags are generally designed to stand out against the background, so I am not convinced that using red on the martian flag is such a good idea. Which is also why there are few green flags in Europe, and also why the white flag of House Stark does not make any sense :-)
- otp124 9y ago
  The majority of the flag is white though, and only a small portion is red. So I wouldn't consider this much of an issue. My understanding is that sandstorms are likely to reduce visibility at great distances anyways.
- falsedan 9y ago
  The field is white, so the red will stand out just fine. More pressing though is: what happens when the flag is soiled by a duststorm ?
unfamiliar 9y ago
> It represents more. The new flag represents multiple aspects of Mars itself and of humanity’s relationship with Mars. Did they miss out the part where they explained what it actually represents?
5zBFyURxgY 9y ago
Did the authors of this website ever heard of the male sign (♂) which is already for millennia the symbol for Mars? Or is this supposed to be an upgrade?
- kihadi 9y ago
  The upward pointing "blade" is also a male symbol (neo-pagan) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pagan_symbol_male_phallus.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pagan_symbol_male_phallus... but honestly i like neither. Mars isn't a bathroom or a boys only club, and it shouldn't have male symbols on its flag. Roman gods be damned.
BerislavLopac 9y ago
Although the idea of colonising Mars is something really exciting, I doubt we will be able to pull it off any time soon. There are many much more hospitable places that we haven't yet "colonised", despite a long history of human presence -- compared to Mars surface, Antarctica and Greenland interior are practically a paradise.
krono 9y ago
The way things are currently going, I highly doubt there'll be very many flags on Mars. Corporate logos are another story though.

12 points by kaino128 9y ago

It looks very similar to the "logo" of Princeton University [1]. [1] https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-eJ6mEvslTq8/AAAAAAAAAAI/AAAAAAAAJDg/bRLwo2LAdew/photo.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-eJ6mEvslTq8/AAAAAAAAAAI/A...

blue1 9y ago

Flags are generally designed to stand out against the background, so I am not convinced that using red on the martian flag is such a good idea. Which is also why there are few green flags in Europe, and also why the white flag of House Stark does not make any sense :-)

otp124 9y ago
The majority of the flag is white though, and only a small portion is red. So I wouldn't consider this much of an issue. My understanding is that sandstorms are likely to reduce visibility at great distances anyways.
falsedan 9y ago
The field is white, so the red will stand out just fine. More pressing though is: what happens when the flag is soiled by a duststorm ?

unfamiliar 9y ago

> It represents more. The new flag represents multiple aspects of Mars itself and of humanity’s relationship with Mars. Did they miss out the part where they explained what it actually represents?

5zBFyURxgY 9y ago

Did the authors of this website ever heard of the male sign (♂) which is already for millennia the symbol for Mars? Or is this supposed to be an upgrade?

kihadi 9y ago
The upward pointing "blade" is also a male symbol (neo-pagan) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pagan_symbol_male_phallus.svg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pagan_symbol_male_phallus... but honestly i like neither. Mars isn't a bathroom or a boys only club, and it shouldn't have male symbols on its flag. Roman gods be damned.

BerislavLopac 9y ago

Although the idea of colonising Mars is something really exciting, I doubt we will be able to pull it off any time soon. There are many much more hospitable places that we haven't yet "colonised", despite a long history of human presence -- compared to Mars surface, Antarctica and Greenland interior are practically a paradise.

krono 9y ago

The way things are currently going, I highly doubt there'll be very many flags on Mars. Corporate logos are another story though.