Anyone Ever Notice This?

[caryc]

Notice the 13 arrows in the eagle's left claw. The arrow heads are all staggered but the fletched ends are all even. That would mean the arrows are all different sizes. Why?

 

[Ale-8(1)]

To fit the artwork. :wink:

 

[toysoldier]

Artistic license.

 

[Montelores]

For the same reason that Bugs Bunny has only 3 fingers.

Imagine how busy it would look in any other configuration.

Thanks for noticing and pointing it out - interesting observation.

Monty

 

[caryc]

To fit the artwork. :wink:

But they're usually so careful about this kind of stuff. Look at how many things on the dollar bill that have some meaning behind them that lot of people could not even name.

That reminds me of another thing. When you play an old VCR tape or even a DVD now, it always flashes something on the screen about "how they've edited this video to fit your screen". Just how do they know what size screen my TV has ????? They're watching us all the time !!! :shock: :shock: :shock:

 

[Snake45]

The 13 things the arrows represent were all different sizes. :wink:

 

[caryc]

For the same reason that Bugs Bunny has only 3 fingers.

Monty

And Donald Duck wears no pants but when he gets out of the shower he wraps a towel around his lower half.

But hey, we're talking about the Presidential Seal. At least they could have gotten that right.

 

[caryc]

The 13 things the arrows represent were all different sizes. :wink:

I thought of that too, but that's pushing things a bit far wanting us to think that.

 

[hittman]

Its had many different designs over the years.
At one time the eagle held only 3 arrows.

 

[Johnnu2]

Don't look to me for an answer..... It took me two years to notice my wife put a new chair in the living room.

J.

 

[Fox Mike]

Angular perspective. An object’s vertical lines do not relate to the perspective rules of the horizontal lines. By changing the vanishing points of the object, one can make increase or decrease the size of the object.

 

[Jeepnik]

For the same reason that Bugs Bunny has only 3 fingers.

Monty

And Donald Duck wears no pants but when he gets out of the shower he wraps a towel around his lower half.

But hey, we're talking about the Presidential Seal. At least they could have gotten that right.

Yep Donald and Bugs are cartoon characters. Hey wait a minute so is Joe.

 

[RSIno1]

It was our early rocket program. You had the short shoulder fired ones, then the larger SAM, all the way up to the ICBM ones. At least there isn't an Acme shipping crate in sight.

 

[turd]

Short and long range arrows of course. You want the archer to be able to hit his mark at long and short ranges. :mrgreen:

 

[nvbirdman]

They plucked different size fletchings from the eagle's tail feathers.

 

[eveled]

Everyone is worried about the arrows, but no one is even wondering how he’s holding the shield?

 

[Colonialgirl]

Everyone is worried about the arrows, but no one is even wondering how he’s holding the shield?

It's pinned to his chest feathers !

 

[sfhogman]

Well, there went the coffee...!
Well done, CG!

Jeff

 

[blume357]

It's a secret signal explaining the plan to overthrow our republic, but I'm under oath to not say any more.

 

[daveg.inkc]

For different size archers. Cross bow bolts. And larger 2 wheel PSE’s.

 

[bobski]

those should be suction cup arrows when the dems' are in office.

 

[Rick Courtright]

Hi,

Some artist, commissioned to create the seal, had a wicked sense of humor as he designed it. "I wonder how many ways I can drive the nitpickers crazy?"

Later when that was done, he made western movies. And TV cop shows...

Rick C