ORIGINAL: xlr82v2
this is a US flag, so it CANNOT touch the ground...
Huh? Why not? Can the flags of other countries touch the ground? What happens if it does - do you sterilise it, or get a politician to bless it and say three hail marys over it or something? What happens if your plane's painted in US flag colours, do you have to catch it instead of landing it? What if you're wearing a t-shirt with a flag on it and you're at the beach - do you have to hang it from a tree before you can lie on the sand?
There's some really weird customs floating around the world... no offence intended, just seems odd to me.