Vexing Vexillology | European Flag Fails

My European flags screenlink was a challenging project to build, not only because of its size and scale, but also because I was stretching my skills and trying out new ideas. That resulted in a lot of fails. At times I felt like this project was cursed, that everything was going wrong, and that I was never going to finish. But I persisted and accomplished my goal of building over 50 European domino flags.
Here are the best fails that I caught on camera. I hope you have a good laugh, and can learn from my mistakes.
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Music: From the Wikimedia Commons
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro Ferenc Fricsay Non più andrai, RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester, Renato Capecchi, Irmgard Seefried, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Maria Stader, Hertha Töpper
Date 1 January 1961
Source Deutsche Grammophon
Author Ferenc Fricsay, RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester, Renato Capecchi, Irmgard Seefried, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Maria Stader, Hertha Töpper
This sound recording is not protected because it was published in the European Union more than 50 (Directive 2006/116/EC) or 70 years ago (Directive 2011/77/EU) and the rights of its performers and producers have expired.

[@daneesh3dominoes]

Oof :((( also congratulations on winning the space constraint challenge!!!🎉

[@StayFawnTop]

Thanks!

[@marblominor]

Oof! So many fails! By the way, congratulations for winning the Domino Space Constraint Challenge and the H5 Domino Creations Neon Set. I have a feeling that you’re about to have a blast with more neon orange dominoes.

[@StayFawnTop]

Thanks! I am sure I will have lots of fun with them!

[@marblominor]

@@StayFawnTop :)

[@dominokidsoccerbrawlstars]

Oof:( those were some unlucky fails. Congrats on winning the H5 contest!

[@StayFawnTop]

Thanks!

[@pushkarscorner7597]

At 0:55, 1:21 and 2:23 I was like *Nooooooooo* Did you made them again?? Oh my god.. A lot of fails... Hats off to you.. 👍🏻👏🏻 Also, Congratulations 🎉🎆🎊🎇 you won H5 domino community contest.. Pls pls pls pls make unboxing video of H5 domino creations.. I knew that you will definitely win after watching ur video..

[@StayFawnTop]

Yeah a lot of fails and some other fails that didn’t make it into the video or weren’t captured on camera. I sometimes wondered if I would ever finish. I edited 0:55 and 1:21. For 2:23 the one line doesn’t fall in the main video. But I mislabeled the flag which led to a deletion/re-upload fiasco. Maybe I’ll do an unboxing on Instagram.

[@pushkarscorner7597]

@@StayFawnTop Pls pls pls make a long video of proper unboxing and setups.. Pls it's a request..

[@IansDominos]

Even the best builders fail. It always stinks but is worth it when it finally works in the end!

[@StayFawnTop]

My perspective is that if I’m not failing sometimes, then I’m not pushing myself hard enough. That goes for dominoes and life in general.

[@gioplays223]

The Georgia flag at 1:02 the up part even didn't fall or drop.

[@20LeeBrian1]

Oof. I know I am really late on commenting this, but the domino trick in the Estonian flag is really difficult to setup. And it is also so painful to see that a fail. In case you plan to build that type of trick, I would consider using exact spacings with a ruler. I know it seems obvious, but after conducting a recent analysis on that trick, strict measurements should be considered. I would also recommend keeping the domino stack height consistent, in which you successfully did on the second clip! Anyways, nice video!

[@StayFawnTop]

Thanks! I actually used a yardstick every time I set that one up. I think it was mostly an issue of the first stacks being too short relative to the spacing. And it would’ve helped if I had built the correct colours on each row.

[@epicdominovideos2566]

Great video I liked and subscribed ❤️

[@StayFawnTop]

Thanks and welcome aboard!

[@RaduPetrici]

What app do you use to edit your videos?

[@StayFawnTop]

I use Final Cut Pro.

[@B16Dominoes]

Sad... :( Just a tip for next time, when you're doing a backwimo field, the field starter shouldn't be a Domino line. It should be a backwimo line perpendicular to the field. Make sense?

[@StayFawnTop]

Thanks for the tip! That sounds like it should work better.

[@RaduPetrici]

Congrats on winning h5 contest!! Also these fails are the worst fails ever :((

[@StayFawnTop]

Thanks! The fails were great learning opportunities, but definitely frustrating at the time.

[@Face-BankMan]

2:04 oh 🐁! It became "Esniato" 2:14 That's more like it!

[@StayFawnTop]

“Esniato” is pretty clever! 🐀

[@Face-BankMan]

Esniatonian flag in dominoes

[@crumblyyt3839]

God knows why I keep getting recommended this

[@knurpsel6992]

Congratulations on winning the space constraint challenge. Your flags ware great. I have a question: Are all the red dominoes from Bulk? They seem so inconsistent in color....

[@StayFawnTop]

Thanks! All but 50 of my reds are Bulk. I sometimes mixed in some red H5’s when I ran out of Bulks. But yes, the Bulk red is pretty inconsistent in colour.

[@knurpsel6992]

@@StayFawnTop Thank you for your answer. That's a pity, but I might be a bit too picky with colour consistency. The Swiss flag, however, looks really aweful with all the different shades of red.

[@knurpsel6992]

And just to clarify: I'm not critcising you for that, of course.

[@StayFawnTop]

Yeah, it’s a shame they’re so inconsistent.

[@RyanVexo]

The name of this video looks like it was based on part of my name, and I think you’ll get the point there....

[@micajodomino]

Some of those looked like they were really annoying to rebuild, the fail with the Estonian flag was pretty funny though.

[@StayFawnTop]

Yeah, they were annoying at the time. But now that it’s done it’s fun to look back and laugh.

[@andhergeldres3359]

Oof So many fails! (Game over!)

[@StayFawnTop]

Yep. But I definitely learned a lot from them.

[@manuelalves2139]

The flag in the thumb its cool

[@MathewsTech_]

Watching these falls literally makes me so upset I cannot explain how sad I was )))):

[@StayFawnTop]

Me too at the time, but I can laugh about it now.

[@empie.]

1:30 slowmany 🇩🇪

[@Carriethereal_Estonia]

2:03 estonia looks like blue Yemen lol

[@Jessicanvanuatuvanessa5296]

Oh god that made me goosebumbs 😂😂😂

[@MrJ01]

Haha.

[@esemansebas]

Ted malcolm

[@RothanaksEntertainmentVidz]

Ah yes, 2:22, the flag of Moscow

[@StayFawnTop]

Yeah. I caught that mistake shortly after uploading. I was able to take the video down and reupload in time.

[@kingofdomino2159]

I subscribe to your channel

[@StayFawnTop]

Thanks and welcome aboard!

[@Aviationfan_Luzon7]

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[@suzethperez9633]

Did fali

[@Aviationfan_Luzon7]

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