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[–] Skua@kbin.earth 75 points 1 month 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 1 month ago (1 children)

And vexillologists everywhere rejoiced.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 month ago

Or had an aneurism. It's hard to tell

[–] VirgilMastercard@reddthat.com 36 points 1 month ago

Some things are best rejected.

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

What product comes up if you scan it?

[–] federalreverse@feddit.org 15 points 1 month ago

Color puke.

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

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

[–] lime@feddit.nu 10 points 1 month ago

Imagine having to remember this flag in school.

[–] oce@jlai.lu 9 points 1 month ago

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

[–] Kertyna@feddit.nl 7 points 1 month ago

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

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 7 points 1 month ago

Obviously it got rejected, it doesnt have the Romanian flag

[–] illi@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago

I can see why

[–] JackLSauce@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

I see the problem: the lines should have been horizontal

[–] guy@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

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

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month 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 1 month ago

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

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Terran Academy Scream

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

I have to say that is goofy.