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LilaHexe @LilaHexe@fedi.lilahexe.top
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Please respond with your best guess for what each of these flags mean. Imagine they are visible, hoisted on a pole, on the beach. And please mark as spoiler/CW your answers :)
Screenshot of 3 flags. BF.01: a purely red flag BF.02: a purely yellow flag BF.03: a flag that has the top half in red, and the bottom half in yellow
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LilaHexe @LilaHexe@fedi.lilahexe.top
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Final, correct answer And here's the answer! No one managed to get all three flags right, although some were pretty close.

The red flag indicates that you aren't allowed to enter the water at all, due to dangerous conditions.

The yellow flag indicates that there is increased danger when in the water, usually (in Australia) strong rip tides. Often you are advised to only go in waist-deep.

And finally, the red-on-yellow flags always come in pairs (in Australia). The area between these flags is monitored by lifesavers, who will come rescue you if you start to have difficulty in the ocean. Between these flags, surfing is prohibited, as it's reserved for people casually swimming. Note that body boarding doesn't count as surfing, and you're supposed to do that between the flags too.

So, to summarise:
Red: don't swim
Yellow: swim carefully
Red-on-yellow: swim here, because trained people are keeping an eye on you and keeping you safe

Very intuitive.
Screenshot. Red flag Meaning: Dangerous conditions Function: To signify a severe hazard: water conditions unsafe for swimming and other water activities. People should not enter the water. Shape and colour: Rectangle, red. Yellow flag Meaning: General warning flag. Function: To signify a general warning of a hazard which requires a supplementary sign giving further information. Shape and colour: Rectangle, yellow. Red-on-yellow flag: Meaning: Lifeguard-patrolled swimming and bodyboarding zone or lifeguard on duty. Function: Pair of flags to signify a swimming and bodyboarding zone which has a lifeguard patrol, or a single flag to signify that a lifeguard is on duty. Shape and colour: Rectangle, red and yellow. Divided horizontally into two equal halves; red half at the top.
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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Final, correct answer @LilaHexe
The area between these flags is monitored by lifesavers, who will come rescue you if you start to have difficulty in the ocean
instructions unclear, swimming between those flags towards the limits of Australia's exclusive economic zone
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LilaHexe @LilaHexe@fedi.lilahexe.top
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RE: Final, correct answer @kitten actually they will come to you if you do that, with a floatation device, and ask if you need help. While they can still see you, of course
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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RE: Final, correct answer @LilaHexe here we don't have the last flag (afaik), instead we use these things
red buoys tied to some rope in a beach, near the limits of the water
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LilaHexe @LilaHexe@fedi.lilahexe.top
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RE: Final, correct answer @kitten yeah they move the flags too often for those to be viable. Because the re-evaluate the safest part of the water every few hours
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pathetic piss kitten @kitten@elizabeth.cat
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RE: Final, correct answer @LilaHexe although that doesn't indicate if a lifeguard is on duty, one has to check the schedule for that separately
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