Some people get angry over direction of S'pore flag at Changi Airport, don't seem to get concept of wind

Wind power.

Nyi Nyi Thet | July 23, 2017, 12:23 PM

So there is this statue over at Changi Airport.

Here it is.

Image from The Alternate View

Neat!

Cos I'm angry!

However, this rather innocuous design attracted the ire of some netizens, and Facebook pages.

Here are some takes on the subject.

In case you can't see what they wrote.

"Something must be wrong with this country if Changi Airport, an iconic landmark and the first stop for visitors can't even display the national flag in the right way."

And this.

Image from A.S.S

And the outrage was reflected by certain parts of the Internet.

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The most common complaint seemed to be how the flag was backwards, which they assumed was some sort of analogy for the direction Singapore was going in.

Everyone migrate to Malaysia naoooo.

Put your passports back in!

Now, before we declare this the end of the republic, it's important to note that anyone with a mild understanding of the effects of wind might see something off with that bit of outrage.

Here's a good explainer.

Here is what he said, in case you can't read it.

"Guys. The display is proper. When a flag flies, it's leading edge is in front. Look at our flag, how is it hung up on our flagpoles? If you can't visualise it, go find a Singapore flag, hold the leading edge (the part closest to the crescent moon) and let it fly. I'm all for flaming the government but this is correct."

Here are other good explainers.

So the statue actually represents Singapore moving FORWARD.

Dope.

Here's the wind phenomenon as seen on an Iwo Jima installation.

Image from Aviewoncities

Sad :(

 

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Image from The Alternate View