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Post by guardie0388 » Fri Jan 30, 2004 12:46 pm

is it possible to make a flag spin 4-5 times in a toss? i mean has it ever been done?

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Post by MsNikki » Fri Jan 30, 2004 1:21 pm

I'm sure it's possible ... but the flag would probably have to be pretty weighted to keep it going around. The most I've done is three. The weights really do help to get it around.

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Post by Madame_Spooky » Fri Jan 30, 2004 6:25 pm

I don't think it's possible to toss even a 5 foot poll 5 times around... It's hard enough to get a 3 and I think a 4 is possible with lots of motivation and momentum :)

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Post by flagratgirl » Fri Jan 30, 2004 10:30 pm

three of our five old member flags as of our last sat practice could get a 3 around but one of us tossed it so high it almost hit the gym vent thingy :oops: not gonna say ne names but it was the scariest thign i have ever looked at
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five?? stretching it...

Post by RifleLova » Fri Jan 30, 2004 11:45 pm

i think a four is possible but a five...it would have to be some fantastic fantasia person prolly who is really strong and is out in the open (not in a gym or something)...
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Post by Matadork05 » Sat Jan 31, 2004 9:11 am

hmmm....im sure its "possible" but it would definitly have to get tosses pretty high up, and have a TON of momenentum.
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Post by sabrebatgirl » Sun Feb 01, 2004 10:10 am

I can get a 3 around, most of our old members can, but I've never seen higher than that. I think that with no cieling and a lot of weights a four could be done but a five just seems like it would take some kind of super human.

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Post by RifleDiva86 » Sun Feb 01, 2004 12:05 pm

I'm definitely sure that it is possible because if I know that someone can toss a 10 on Rifle, I'm sure that you can toss a five on a flag!

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Post by guardee101 » Sun Feb 01, 2004 2:25 pm

rifle is a lot different than flag. A five just seems like WAY too much. How would you keep it going that long?

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Post by flagchild06 » Sun Feb 01, 2004 7:23 pm

RifleDiva86 wrote:I'm definitely sure that it is possible because if I know that someone can toss a 10 on Rifle, I'm sure that you can toss a five on a flag!

I'm not in physics but... seriously, think about it... You'd have to have massive weights, full extention, 5 foot flag maybe... it just doesn't seem logically possible.
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Post by flagratgirl » Sun Feb 01, 2004 7:24 pm

flags tend to stall in the air..... i think that to get enough weights in the flag to get a 5 you wouldnt be able to keep the stopper on it.
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Post by captain-lo » Sun Feb 01, 2004 8:46 pm

hmm i think tossing a 4 or 5 would really depend on how long the pole is too. like, ive tossed a 3 with a five foot pole, so wouldnt it be easier to toss a 4 with a short flag? but then it wouldnt be as cool...eh, oh well.

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Post by captain-lo » Sun Feb 01, 2004 8:52 pm

hmm i think tossing a 4 or 5 would really depend on how long the pole is too. like, ive tossed a 3 with a five foot pole, so wouldnt it be easier to toss a 4 with a short flag? but then it wouldnt be as cool...eh, oh well.

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Post by RifleDiva86 » Mon Feb 02, 2004 10:31 pm

Well I'm in Physics, and if you have a the right amount of Torque, it's possible....But you'd have to have strong biceps and triceps to get the amount of Torque you need.

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