I have been told the ball contains a slug from a .45 mag, and that the bullet always faces north. i wondered if this is true, or just a sort of "urban legend".
2006-09-14 01:25:46 · 3 answers · asked by justfeelingfroggy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
It's called a finiale, and I have it on good authority that it contains president Garfield's diseased gallbladder.
2006-09-14 01:29:23 · answer #1 · answered by steve b 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The ball on top of US flagpoles is actually called a "ball" by manufacturers and suppliers. It is usually connected to a "truck," which is a screw assembly by which the ball (or other ornamental shape, such as an eagle) is attached to the pole. The topper may be referred to as a finial, but that is just a general term for anything ornamental that tops a pole-shaped thing, such as furniture components (four-poster bed), fence-posts, etc. With flagpoles, eagles, balls, and any other shaped topper could be called a finial, though it is not descriptive and not flagpole-specific. A ball really is a ball.
No, there is not a slug from a .45 mag in each flagpole ball, though I'm sure someone has made their own ball with a bullet in it. Just an urban legend.
2006-09-14 01:31:26 · answer #2 · answered by forbidden_planet 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the ball at the top of flagpoles is called a "truk". i don't know if it contains a bullet though.
2006-09-14 01:29:06 · answer #3 · answered by ...mr2fister... 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋