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Polar Coordinates and Geography

Spandex Rutabaga

2006-07-10, 7:43 pm

The Isle of Man is an island in the Irish Sea between the United
Kingdom and Ireland. The Isle of Man is not part of the United
Kingdom. Instead it is a crown dependency which has its own laws,
courts, and government. The Government a parliament called Tynwald.
Tynwald is over a 1000 years old and believed to be the oldest
continual parliament in the world.

But what has all this to do with Polar Coordinates? Well, the
national flag of the Isle of Man (the Manx flag) is shown in the
left of the attachment. It carries the symbol called the Trie
Cassyn (or three legs). Nobody quite knows why the Isle of Man
has this symbol. Those armed with a good knowledge of Polar
Coordinates and who have read the Caterpillar Tutorial in the
Photography group will easily grasp that it is a matter of
moments to go from three legs to six, giving the Manx a leg up
in the hurry and bustle of modern life :)

More info about the Isle of Man http://www.iomguide.com/

Tim

2006-08-02, 12:08 pm

Spandex Rutabaga wrote:

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> But what has all this to do with Polar Coordinates? Well, the
> national flag of the Isle of Man (the Manx flag) is shown in the
> left of the attachment. It carries the symbol called the Trie
> Cassyn (or three legs). Nobody quite knows why the Isle of Man
> has this symbol.

Sicily too. http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/it-sic.html

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Tim Morrison
C-Tech volunteer

Spandex Rutabaga

2006-08-02, 12:08 pm

Tim wrote:
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> Spandex Rutabaga wrote:
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> Sicily too. http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/it-sic.html

Thanks for pointing that out, though Sicily has three legs but just
one head. Maybe they run faster than they think :) In any case, even
Sicily isn't proof against the power of Polar Coordinates.