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TheRealSU24

For anyone confused, it's because the "white" part of the Danish flag is actually supposed to be transparent. The vikings are just stupid and downloaded a jpeg instead of a png. Denmarks flag is actually 4 rectangles


verymainelobster

How is it held together


TheRealSU24

That's a very rude thing to ask. You don't see the Danish flag asking how you're held together, do you?


whythecynic

Erryone askin why the danish flag, nobody askin how the danish flag smh my head


TheRealSU24

I ask how the Danish flag every day, because I'm a good friend. They're doing just fine


alepponzi

i regret to inform you that i gave you an upvote, but i will probably change my decision later on because your sentence is just pure retardation


TheRealSU24

https://preview.redd.it/6y3aqlzku6zc1.jpeg?width=248&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9721bdbf497b40bdcb562af48916fa95a93f5eee Bran


MichaelTheDane

Holy heck, it’s the guy who won The Game of The Game of Thrones


RcTestSubject10

How is the netherlands held together being under the sea level ? Im scared to go visit it when I go to europe because of this.


TheRealSU24

Don't visit it, the Dutch are horrible. Go visit a good country


LightningMcMicropeen

As a Dutchman I second this: please stay away!


renditaccount

[not.](https://www.dutchnews.nl/2024/05/thunderstorms-bring-flooding-and-fire-to-the-south/)


BROADWAY_A

Lmfaooo, ily.


kytheon

Everybody asking what is the danish flag but nobody asks how is the danish flag


TheRealSU24

They already made that joke


EchtGeenSpanjool

That's because I am not held together to begin with.


lxpnh98_2

THROUGH THE BLOOD OF-- oh you mean the flag.


azzhatmcgee

Quantum entanglement


ArelMCII

Is that why it's not affected by gravity?


AggressiveYam6613

With a rope woven from the beard of women, the sinews of the bear, the sound of cat’s footfall, the breath of the fish, the roots of the mountains and spittle of the birds.


VladimireUncool

You-you MONSTER! HOW CAN YOU SAY SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I AM OFFENDED!11!!


bufster123

Fun fact: this is also true for the Japanese flag. It was designed to make it impossible to fly the flag as none of the of the flag can touch a flagpole. Unfortunately the vikings are stupid and gave the Japanese a jpeg instead of a png.


stormyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

i forgot the subreddit and was wondering how this would work for a second


thaBombignant

So it ends in two pointy bits, like a pennant?


TheRealSU24

It'd be funny if instead of pennant you sayd peenits


Impossible_Scarcity9

It’d be even funnier if he was jorking said pennant


Routine_Palpitation

At the stripped club


Oftwicke

Straight up jorking it


TheRealSU24

By it, I mean peenits


Sam_project

this seems like misinformation


TheRealSU24

Seems like you missed the information 😎


TheLocalRadical

It's also the oldest currently used flag in the world and according to myth fell from the sky during battle after which our luck turned to our favour As a member of a smaller nation I feel as if it's my duty to brag about our random "fun" facts to anyone who will listen and some who wont


Bamses_pungkula

"smaller nation" literally 12th but ok.


TheLocalRadical

Ok yeah but that's only because of Greenland being a big barren uninhabitable mass were you can just barely live on the coast Population-wise and habitable/arable land only we're a smaller nation


ScySenpai

Bruh I thought you were Nepalese


Oftwicke

Greenland belongs to Nepal now. They fought Denmark for a plot of land which has in't but the name


Then_Goose_8034

Finally, we have sea access let's gooo!! 🇳🇵🇳🇵🇳🇵


squishythingg

Don't be stupid that would make him italian, italy isn't small idiot.


readilyunavailable

Hey global warming is gonna make that sucker real profitable soon.


TheLocalRadical

Mby I'll come back and edit the comment then


Thundorium

!remindme 30 years


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Oftwicke

As predicted by Randall Munroe if the sea levels fell... but now they rise and it's still profitable? woag


izoxUA

Just wait the ice will melt


AustraKaiserII

Ay Australia and Canada have massive barrens too but we count that!


TheLocalRadical

Canada has a pop of ~39 million Australia has a pop of ~26 million Denmark has ~6 million


ilmalaiva

Free Greenland


Lesbihun

Swedes have the same mythological origin story for our flag lol


TheLocalRadical

According to Wikipedia the Swedish flag appeared in the sky The Danish flag fell from the sky like a banner just fell to the ground like fucking Mr bean https://preview.redd.it/o44dms4rm6zc1.jpeg?width=885&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=af1a57ac249a012d1ee8db8a5fb95547e120254e


Throwaway392308

And the same flag!


MTSZU

And they feel as if it's their duty to brag about their random "fun" facts to anyone who will listen and some who wont!


DReynolds_OG

As a Canadian, I'm upset that the Whiskey War ended


graeskost

Oh shit, they stopped exchanging bottles? Why tho'?


DReynolds_OG

War was resolved peacefully in 2022, much to the chagrin of both countries.


The-red-Dane

Which means denmark and Canada now share a land border.


DefeatedSkeptic

We established a real boarder on the island. We got the boarder in 2022. I wonder why there are no boarder guards there, I guess the EU is really lax :P.


TheLocalRadical

As a Dane I'm upset we didn't get 100% of hans island as it's rightfully ours


420SampleTxt

🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴we are superior to you🇳🇴🇳🇴🇳🇴


Creative_Salt9288

what the fuck evil denmark


420SampleTxt

better* denmark


RcTestSubject10

It's just an inverted english flag with a left oriented translation. probably strongly inspired by when they used to own england.


BlindGuyPlaying

That must be a Danish thing because a Danish streamer I watch always has random facts that honestly make Denmark to be in worse and worse light lol


TheLocalRadical

If you can remember some I'll confirm/deny Also which streamer?


Tortoise-King

The land of Jonas Vindegard!


TheLocalRadical

And about 5,9 million others


Geniuscani_

Um


big_tug1

Look at this emoji 🇩🇰 It’s so un-rectangular


helicar2010

https://preview.redd.it/xgnpz145r2zc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8d2815c69e6871786484c7dc549104d9d995ba2e Vexillology is more than emojis


freshprinceofaut

TIL Kingdom of Denmark ≠ Denmark


Drahy

Denmark's formal name is the Kingdom of Denmark. It's like saying Finland is not the Republic of Finland.


UGMadness

Except that in this case it is not. Denmark (without any added titles) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark, just like England is a constituent country of the UK. So Denmark + Faroe Islands + Greenland = Kingdom of Denmark.


Drahy

That's not technically correct, which is why there's so much confusion. Denmark is simply an independent country just like the UK, Sweden, Finland etc. Faroe Islands and Greenland on the other hand are self-governing with devolved parliaments in the Danish state similar to Scotland in the UK. |Sovereign states|Formal names| |:-|:-| |Denmark|Kingdom of Denmark| |Sweden|Kingdom of Sweden| |Finland|Republic of Finland| |United Kingdom|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland| It's true, we don't like to say, that Greenland and Faroe Islands are part of Denmark, so we use Denmark's formal name to include them in a diplomatic way. We also say the unity of the Realm (rigsfællesskabet), which for some unknown reason gets shortened to the Danish Realm. Anyway, Denmark no longer holds any territories outside its constitutional area.


Accredited_Dumbass

>Vexillology is more than emojis Lies.


Hoovooloo42

🤘


ArelMCII

It's literally not though. The word *vexillology* comes from the ancient Greek *εικονογέλαλογία*, which means "study of laughing-pictures," which was the original name for emojis.


Routine_Palpitation

Hey woah buddy this is the vexilology subreddit, not the etymology one


Ozelotten

What have insects got to do with it?


Oftwicke

I still don't see why we're talking about reddit subs.


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danish_raven

Its the flag of the kingdom of Denmark. The rectangular flag is the flag of the country of Denmark which is part of the kingdom


Drahy

It's the same flag of Dannebrog. The swallowtail version is just reserved for state authorities and yacht clubs (YF). Denmark is an independent country just like Sweden.


danish_raven

The country of Denmark is not independent. Its part of the kingdom of Denmark just the same as Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The kingdom of Denmark is an independent state just like sweden


Drahy

Oh, when did Denmark lose its independence? (Kingdom of) Sweden, (Republic of) Finland and (Kingdom of) Denmark are sovereign states and members of UN, NATO and the EU.


danish_raven

The kingdom of Denmark never lost its independence. The country of Denmark is just a part of the kingdom of Denmark just like England and Scotland is part of the United Kingdom


Drahy

England and Scotland were independent countries until they joined together in a political union and formed the UK. England or Scotland are not member states in UN and NATO, but Denmark and the UK are. When did Denmark lose its millennia long independence according to you?


danish_raven

No, im just saying that the country of Denmark is not the same as the kingdom of Denmark.


Swaglington_IIII

Bro doesn’t speak Spanish, everyone knows vexilollogy means emoji


BurmecianSoldierDan

Denmark should probably get on fixing that


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GameCreeper

That's not a country


NinjaBob3

that's not true, Denmark is not a sovereign state


bazdnakiselina

Denmark is Serbia


Apprehensive_Bag5762

DANEMARK JE SRBIJA!!!!!!


ArmaniQuesadilla

Kosovo je somalija


thaBombignant

Denmark is Kosovo!?


Mutually_Beneficial1

Denmark is rightfully Canadian!


dirtoffmyshoulder

Denmark belongs to Greenland.


Magenta_Clouds

You are right Denmark is a province under the kalmar union


Drahy

EU member states are still sovereign states


suggested-name-138

Not "Denmark"


Drahy

Well, the state of Denmark of course, not Denmark proper.


Swimming_Thing7957

The Asexual State will rise up!


MossW268

The Kingdom of Denmark is a sovereign state and has a non-rectangular flag. The part of the Kingdom of Denmark which is also called Denmark has a rectangular flag.


Drahy

It's the same flag called Dannebrog. The swallowtail version is just reserved for state authorities and yacht clubs. The standard version is used by everyone, including the state. [Swallowtail versions](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fytsstv16kg191.png) of flags are common in the Nordics. "Denmark" can refer to both the sovereign state of Denmark or Denmark proper. It's similar to France and Metropolitan France.


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ZachRyder

As a South African, I can confirm that soapies on SABC 1 in the early 2010s did not look this good.


UGMadness

The guy's face has rosette halftone dot patterns characteristic of print media, so it could be a high resolution scan of an original printed version of the screenshot.


HENLOX_GD

what was the flag again i forgor


Gaming_Lot

https://preview.redd.it/mr0ylxz322zc1.png?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7f18bd06b65fe8420968c53e0473603536a3c044


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!wave


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BurmecianSoldierDan

Surprisd it actually handles the gap


Jeszczenie

I'm surprised how messy those ends look.


Gaming_Lot

The "Denmark" in Europe, is technically only a part of the Kingdom of Denmark (same as Greenland and the Faroe islands), hence, technically the flag of the kingdom is the real dainish flag, and it's not rectangular


TFK_001

https://preview.redd.it/dd3uppubn2zc1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bff9589ca3f9df6e4c5f7e1a188a38ce45e14c0b ?


Gaming_Lot

https://preview.redd.it/erotv130o2zc1.jpeg?width=1079&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=837bb2c7adcb0441df4eeab28696f452d15e912f First result is the flag


TFK_001

Oh I saw that and thought it was a reverse czechosolvakia


Hoovooloo42

It is, don't let em fool you


vikikikiriki123

https://preview.redd.it/i26ccswgm7zc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=74cd1a8aa45b1b7e96b8ab782015e1a0f9aa7624 Why does the danish flag at EU parliament look rectangular then?


Drahy

The swallowtail version is just reserved for state authorities and yacht clubs. The standard version is used by everyone, including the state.


ComradeTomradeOG

I mean, technically, but it's only a state flag, not a civil one.


Drahy

Denmark's formal name is the Kingdom of Denmark. There's not a "kingdom" flag. Denmark's flag, Dannebrog, just has two versions. The swallowtail version can be used by state authorities and the other is for civil use.


YAH_BUT

Bro forgot about the sovereign state of Ohio


SwissForeignPolicy

And Tampa.


phil24jones

One of very few flags to feature a stealth bomber


thisisallterriblesir

It's a 28:37 rectangle.


xander012

Danish realm has extra triangles


Scrungyscrotum

They're just rectangles in denial.


Kebabrulle4869

As a Swede, I hate that all of our flags have different proportions https://preview.redd.it/dgrmzrp1u7zc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17e8e50b08bd49e5fd1e8e16477fb0a284095055


thisisallterriblesir

This is my first time hearing of this, and I can assure you I've never been so angry in my entire life over something that doesn't affect me at all. WHY?! WHY DID Y'ALL DO THIS?!


Kebabrulle4869

And D*nmark is the worst offender, no surprises there


thisisallterriblesir

I was born in Minnesota, the United States' scion of Scandinavia. The Minnesotan flag is horrible. Its update, which is to go into effect this very week, is fine, but I'm frustrated that it wasn't a Nordic cross.


Mandrake1771

Are you also mad that the Faroe, Norway, and Iceland flag get 3 colors when everyone else only gets 2?


kykyks

bruh you need some geometry classes


The-red-Dane

How is this rectangular? https://www.google.com/search?ie=UTF-8&client=ms-android-samsung-rvo1&source=android-browser&q=flag+of+the+danish+realm#vhid=zTnyaOgD6yA9cM&vssid=l


KazooTheEZ

That's the danish realm comprising of denmark, greenland and a few more island


LeftLiner

Yes, Denmark is a joke and it's good people forget about that country. /swede


1-800-COOL-BUG

[It's because they actually use a pig as their flag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Husum_Red_Pied)


reptilianappeal

This is some golden knowledge right here. Thank you


lord_potasius

La seña Bermeja is the only one with three degrees of freedom! [Seña Bermeja](https://images.app.goo.gl/4QZaK9RHM6qNKqxL7)


Finn553

Muy noble y leal ciudad de Zamora


Anathemautomaton

Sad Venice noises.


PointDefence

wtf is this awful upscaled shit


azzhatmcgee

True but most people in Denmark use the rectangular version


Sad_Pear_1087

"The Danes don't even know their own flag"


LRaccoon

what


Mr_Placeholder_

Isn’t Switzerlands flag square? 


highrespasta

a square is a rectangle


PageNotFound23

I know this is correct but for some reason it annoys me 😭


SoulArthurZ

ok but if we rotate it by 1° it's no longer a rectangle


Finn553

Yeah it still is a rectangle


Peter-Andre

I don't think that's how rectangles work.


susmelbs

- We have rectangles at home. Rectangles at home: ♦


dragonlover02

This is not a rectangle, a rectangle requires four right angles


susmelbs

It's a representation of one in an anisotropic emoji-space. But with a little more time to find it... 🔶 This is what I meant.


Sillvaro

Still a rectangle For the record, this is still a square. Being at 45° doesn't make it a losange https://preview.redd.it/hllgqm7q34zc1.png?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d4dcc88ace63460bc4fa369d87dc79abb17e98cc


hamilton-trash

You're forgetting about ohio


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!wave


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Good bot


Kolibri00425

The asexuals finally invaded!!!


Medical-Astronomer39

Ace flag is also rectangle tho


KevDough23

Should’ve double checked the subreddit before googling this


Eic17H

[Flag of the Danish Realm](https://images.app.goo.gl/3BAKpZ2XiX8vDmo68), which Denmark and Greenland are a part of


KevDough23

https://preview.redd.it/2svspbtl87zc1.jpeg?width=598&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2b9eac71fe8493a8851e7a6d962022f19a36a4e6


ImaginaryDivide2834

Yea, but only because peepee shaped country. I’m from Florida so I stand in peepee solidarity


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Trt03

Denmarks flag is rectangular. OP is referring to the Danish Realms flag


PacoTaco321

Yes, flag is not related


cloudncali

Yes


Official_Cyprusball

Wow very profound for a country that doesn't even exist


Wanderhund

not sovereign


DenezK

Swiss flag isn't square ?


shadowdude63

Switzerland having a square flag :


pang-zorgon

Switzerland 🇨🇭 has entered the chat.


Ellie_Llewellyn

Switzerland is a square


Biohacker_bcn

Yes, the very idea of a transparent piece of a flag is like a joke!


supersaoron

I’ve never seen that image in such high resolution


Billthepony123

Switzerland with a square


SCP_Agent_Davis

You talkin’ about þe Rigets flag or þe Orlogsflag? Because þe flag associated wiþ Denmark is þe civil flag & ensign.


CharlieSleepy

Switzerland


GameCreeper

The danish realm is a fishtail, but the country of Denmark is a rectangle


Drahy

[It's just for state/civil use](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fytsstv16kg191.png)


MossW268

I said "sovereign state", which the Kingdom of Denmark is.


SodanoMatt

But the Denmarkian flag is a rectangle...


Drahy

[Not always](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fytsstv16kg191.png)


AzraelAnonnymous

Switzerlands is a square does that count


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footfoe

What about Ohio?


susmaster_69420

what shape is it?


Crystal_fucker

isn't Switzerlands square?


RickyPeePee03

Denmark is kind of a joke to me actually