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Your teacher may actually believe the myth but that is what it is, a myth. The truck was said to contain certain items and the items were slightly different depending on who was telling the story or perhaps the origin of the particular story being told. The truth is there is nothing in the ball. The items were supposed to provide a means of preventing the enemy from capturing the Flag intact. A knife, razor or other means to cut, matches or lighter or other source of fire to burn the flag and some form of weapon for a final defense of the flag or a means for the commander to commit suicide rather than be taken alive. All of it is bunk. It is just a myth.
I you want to have some fun, ask your teacher what flag, and under what circumstance, can be flown above the American Flag. And yes, there is one.
The Flag Code is the law concerning the Flag, use, display etc. It is not a long document and can be read in its entirety in a few minutes. I listed a source below. If you pay attention to Sec. 7 Para. (c) you will find the answer to the question I have posed for your teacher. Please don't give up the answer too easily, make the teacher squirm a bit. I'm sure s/he makes the students twist in the wind from time to time.
http://suvcw.org/flag.htm
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lol dude shes lying to you also known as sarcasm
There is no orb at the top of the American flag.
There might be an orb on the top of a flagpole, and anyone who owns a flagpole might decide to place objects within of their own choosing.
Oxygen, nitrogen and a trace of argon.
On military bases, there is a myth that the in the orb (I think the term is truck) there is a bullet and a firearm (not sure of the third item). The reason for the bullet and firearm is if that the military base is invaded, the last remaining soldier could somehow get the firearm down as a last resort to defend the base.
Read this: http://www.snopes.com/military/flagball.
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