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[–] Skua@kbin.earth 75 points 2 months ago

This was never intended as a flag

"The barcode has been featured in a number of prominent European newspapers, mistakenly touting it as the new European flag to replace the current twelve gold stars. This, however, was certainly not the idea behind its conception. The barcode was merely a suggestion for an extra symbol, parallel to the existing EU symbols, to bring Europe in a new way to new audiences."

https://www.oma.com/projects/eu-barcode

[–] remon@ani.social 63 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And vexillologists everywhere rejoiced.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 2 months ago

Or had an aneurism. It's hard to tell

[–] VirgilMastercard@reddthat.com 36 points 2 months ago

Some things are best rejected.

[–] Sunsofold@lemmings.world 21 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What product comes up if you scan it?

[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 15 points 2 months ago

Color puke.

[–] axEl7fB5@lemmy.cafe 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] dumnezero@piefed.social 11 points 2 months ago

That's not a flag, it's a printer error.

[–] lime@feddit.nu 10 points 2 months ago

Imagine having to remember this flag in school.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 9 points 2 months ago

If you flip it twice and shake it vigorously, nothing particular happens.

[–] Kertyna@feddit.nl 7 points 2 months ago

I think, out of fairness the french flag should be rotated 90 degrees.

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 7 points 2 months ago

Obviously it got rejected, it doesnt have the Romanian flag

[–] illi@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

I can see why

[–] JackLSauce@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

I see the problem: the lines should have been horizontal

[–] guy@piefed.social 5 points 2 months ago

It’s not very pretty. But I like the concept.

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, it be easy to identify on a flag pole, at least. You wouldn’t be able to spot individual details, necessarily, but what else would look this busy?

[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 months ago

And America would rejoice for no longer having the most overstuffed flag.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 months ago

Terran Academy Scream

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 2 months ago

I have to say that is goofy.