flagpole sitting
Elevated patience contest
Flagpole sitting is the stunt or endurance feat of perching atop a flagpole or narrow platform for extended periods.
The practice became a fad in 1920s America, with competitors vying to break records.
It has since become shorthand for pointless endurance challenges or publicity stunts: What's next, flagpole sitting?
- enduranceSustained effort capacity
- stuntDangerous feat for spectacle
- perchResting spot for birds
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- world recordHighest documented achievement globally
high above · daredevil · 1920s · Roaring Twenties · fad · height · balance · platform · marathon · long hours · spectacle · public spectacle · crowd · publicity · rooftop · contest · cramped · precarious
- fadspet rocks, hula hoops, fidget spinner, mood rings, Tamagotchi
- Depression EraGreat Depression, Hooverville, breadline, dust storms, soup kitchen
flagpole sittingmarathon running
Extended competitive foot race
sprinting · parkour · dancing · gymnastics · hyperactivity
flagpole sittingspectator sport
Competition meant for viewing
football · baseball · soccer · team sport · concert
flag, pole, flags, poles, sitting, sitter, sitters, flagpole, flagpoles