what is the average size of a lamp post?

Posted by jailbrokemasta@reddit | AskABrit | View on Reddit | 26 comments

looking at getting a pole that can reach the top of one, i assume a 10m pole can reach the top of the post shown in the pic below?

https://i.postimg.cc/cCFgwc8S/IMG-0079.jpg

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Sea_Appointment8408@reddit

If it's to remove those stupid pro-Reform / anti-immigration flags then I'm all for it.

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RealLongwayround@reddit

And more than half of the Union Flags are upside down, which is statistically telling.

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jailbrokemasta@reddit (OP)

bingo

i didn’t feel like explaining more in case it broke a rule, just wanted to know the height of the pole

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I bought one of these loppers for trimming branches on a tree in my garden. At 26ft long, it's 7.93 metres long. Hold it braced against your hip and you can get it to about 9m height. It's very unweildy at that length, and very difficult to control at that distance, but it is possible.

Comes in a carry bag, with a rope actuated cutter at the end.

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SnooDonuts6494@reddit

A quick Google suggests they're usually between 5 and 12 m. So, I guess it depends how tall you are - if you're about 6' you'd be able to reach the top with a 10' pole.

What's the purpose?

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BG3restart@reddit

I'm confused. 12m is 39'. Couldn't possibly reach the top with a 10' pole. Did you mean 12'?

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SnooDonuts6494@reddit

Oops, sorry, I meant 10 m (which is what OP asked).

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Sufficient_Cat9205@reddit

Why do you need a pole to to reach the top?

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jailbrokemasta@reddit (OP)

why do you need a pole to reach the top

look through my post history and you’ll see why

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Sufficient_Cat9205@reddit

I shouldn't have to look and it was a genuine question.

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jailbrokemasta@reddit (OP)

okay then, flag removals

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MrDemotivator17@reddit

Bit weird but to each their own

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zeugma25@reddit

cos a length of string would be too flaccid.

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neilm1000@reddit

A ten metre poll could reach: they aren't ten metres tall generally (maybe motorway ones are).

However, a ten metre poll being manipulated from ground level by hand is going to be hard to use: it will unstable and whip around. It will also hurt your wrists because of that, and thus be harder to grip. Plus a ten metre poll will need to be used at an angle and some distance from the streetlight given that the streetlight will be lower than that height.

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jailbrokemasta@reddit (OP)

thanks

i assume i can hold this? https://www.theflagshop.co.uk/flag-poles-parts/festival-flag-poles/telescopic-flag-pole-10m.html

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neilm1000@reddit

Potentially, but I'd be careful of the spike on the bottom. It also looks like it would whip around a lot.

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OrganizationOk5418@reddit

Here you go:

Determining the height of an object using its shadow is a classic application of trigonometry. This method relies on the fact that at any given moment, the sun’s rays hit the earth at a specific angle, creating similar right-angled triangles for objects in the same vicinity. To do this, you need to treat the object, its shadow, and the angle of the sun as a right triangle. 1. The Necessary Components To solve for height (h), you need two pieces of information: The Shadow Length (s): This is easily measured on the ground. The Angle of Elevation (\theta): This is the angle between the tip of the shadow on the ground and the top of the object. 2. The Trigonometric Formula In a right triangle, the relationship between the angle of elevation and the sides is defined by the tangent function:

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