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This picture was shot from the bottom floor of the museum, looking up at the flag that was hung on the Pentagon after September 11. The odd starburst design used to be where pins were set up for the Foucault Pendulum that used to hang in front of the Star Spangled Banner. They took the pendulum down when the flag came down for repairs. As the day wore on, the pendulum used to knock the pins down in a circle as it illustrated how the rotation of the earth was effecting the pendulum. I remember as a kid finding waiting for a pin to drop being a lot more exciting than waiting for the guards to change at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington. |