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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 2:50 pm |
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This is entirely not political. It's about flags. If you talk politics, it will be locked. If you talk flags, well, I guess you're Sheldon Cooper. Anyway, when discussing a recent event that might prompt a change in the American flag, I found this little algorithm for adding stars to the stars and stripes. Check it out: The N States of America
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:04 pm |
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Pretty cool, and I had never considered that there would be N values for which there were no valid patterns. Guess we better never merge states down to 29, or split/add up to 69 or 87. At 68 and 86 we'll just have to add 2 more states. Should I have spoiler-ed that?
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:06 pm |
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I would have thought it would have used the actual patterns that were in place historically, as in when we had the 13 colonies and a circular pattern.
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:16 pm |
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Ronny Sr. wrote: Pretty cool, and I had never considered that there would be N values for which there were no valid patterns. Guess we better never merge states down to 29, or split/add up to 69 or 87. At 68 and 86 we'll just have to add 2 more states. Should I have spoiler-ed that? There apparently was a 29 state flag. It just doesn't fit any of the patterns in the algorithm. 
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:30 pm |
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:43 pm |
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I'd pledge allegiance to that.
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 3:44 pm |
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:03 pm |
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:12 pm |
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:13 pm |
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:14 pm |
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 4:17 pm |
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:33 pm |
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:43 pm |
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I remember 48-star flags.
Not that I remember when there weren't 50 states...but our city hall had some of the old 48-star flags when I was a lad.
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:45 pm |
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I remember changing from a 48 to a 50 star flag. It was in honor of my sixth birthday wasn't it?
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:39 pm |
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:05 pm |
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I love that algorithm. Really cool.
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 1:39 pm |
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A long time ago, after watching that one Gibson movie, The Patriot, I was reminded how cool the original 13 star flag looked, with the ring of 13 stars. So, I designed a new one, basically just having 2 rings an inner and outer, I think it was 20 stars on the inner ring and 30 on the outer. I even submitted it to the White House. Shockingly, they never got back to me.  I liked it though.
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:54 pm |
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:56 pm |
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Anyone recall Farrah Fawcett on Letterman claiming there were 52 states? Good old Dave did his best to gloss it over.
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 3:57 pm |
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No pattern for 29 stars!!!
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James C. Taylor
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Post subject: The N States of America Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 4:03 pm |
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Dave Toxik wrote: No pattern for 29 stars!!! Not in the algorithm. There was in actual life (see above).
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