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According to one account, Kelly climbed his first pole at the age of seven, and at nine he performed a "human fly" trick, climbing up the side of a building. [1]He is credited with popularizing the pole-sitting fad after sitting atop a flagpole in 1924, either in response to a dare from a friend [7] or as a publicity stunt to draw customers to a Philadelphia department store. [8]
Though sequence breaking as a concept has existed almost since the inception of computer games complex enough to have sequential storylines, the first documented action in a video game to be called a sequence break occurred in the Nintendo GameCube game Metroid Prime, in a thread called "Gravity Suit and Ice Beam before Thardus". [2]
Flagpole sitting was a fad in the mid-to-late 1920s. The fad was begun by stunt actor and former sailor [2] Alvin "Shipwreck" Kelly, who sat on a flagpole, either on a dare by a friend [3] or as a publicity stunt. [2] Shipwreck's initial 1924 sit lasted 13 hours and 13 minutes.
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Human flag on a diagonal ladder Overhand grip human flag on a pole Human flag using a tree. The human flag (known as an iron X in pole dancing) [1] is a feat of strength where the body is parallel to the ground supported by a vertical bar.
A flagpole, flagmast, flagstaff, or staff is a pole designed to support a flag. If it is taller than can be easily reached to raise the flag, a cord is used, looping around a pulley at the top of the pole with the ends tied at the bottom.
This list of flagpoles by height includes completed flagpoles which are either free–standing or supported, excluding the height of any pedestal (plinth), building, or other base platform which may elevate them. Due to the list's incomplete nature, flagpoles shorter than 120 m (390 ft) are not ranked.
The half or edge of a flag farthest away from the flagpole. This term also sometimes refers to the horizontal length of a flag. Heading. Main article: Flag § Hoisting the flag. A piece of loose fabric running along the hoist for attaching a flag to its rope. Hoist The half or edge of a flag nearest to the flagpole.