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Have you ever heard of the term 'knolling?' I hadn't, but it is apparently one of the hottest Instagram trends out there right now, and even emergency services are getting involved!

So knolling is a type of flat-lay photography, where different objects are arranged at 90-degree angles from each other, then photographed from above. The look is symmetrical and pleasing to the eye and allows people to see a variety of objects in a single picture; perfect for demonstrating equipment or an inventory, for example. The process has been further popularized through LEGO, where builders carefully arranged their bricks by shape, style and color before getting to work on construction.

Various emergency services around the world, from ambulance to police and rescue teams, are showing all the gear that they carry in their vehicles using this technique, and it is both informative and really cool! Scroll down below to check them out in action for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments!

Bored Panda spoke to Zuger Police, a Swiss police department based in the Canton of Zug, for a little insight on their daily lives fighting crime in this famously neutral and peaceful nation.

"Most of the equipment in our picture can be found in all of our police vehicles," a spokesperson told us. "For example forensic kits, breathalyzer test, photo case, 7 triopans, tourniquet, fire blanket, breathing mask, shoulder pads, helmet, luminous vest, first aid box, measuring tape, marking spray or a tow rope."

"In our 'doggy bus' there is also a dog bowl, a dog handler vest, a dog backpack and a dog cage which is installed in the back of the police vehicle."

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    "The police officers in the picture are both working for the security police. One of the police officers is also a dog handler. He's responsible for the training of the police dog Ike (in the picture). Ike is a guard dog."

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    "Currently 8 operational dogs are part of our police force. They are specialized as guard dogs, tracking dogs, narcotics-detection dogs or money-detecting dogs."


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    Zuger Police tell us that, on the whole, Zug is a peaceful Canton (a Canton is like the Swiss version of a state), and that crime levels are low. Swiss police do carry weapons however - part of all police equipment includes a pistol.

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    Isidien Gudmundsdottir
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be exact: From the province of Friesland which is in the North-East of The Netherlands.

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    Brick
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Specifically a highway patrol car, they are painted red over here

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    Miss D
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wonder how long it took them to lay everything out like this. ... and to put it all back in it's proper place!

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    Tarryn Louise
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Much respect for all, but this one would be a whole world of difficult.

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    Shawn
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wow!! They fit a police bike in the police car? World class tetris players right there.

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone else being bothered by how they sorted the number cards 1-20?

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    Ellen
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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh, of course my brain thought about Breaking Bad when this image came up

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    5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What are the grenades below the bulletproof vest? I reckon those with the red stripe are tear gas, but what are the others?

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