you know, that red pool of water in Iraq reminded me of one of two things: either Mr. Hankie (sp?), the talking excrement from "South Park"...or Freddy the Flute, the magical talking flute Witchie Poo was always trying to steal in "HR Pufnstuff"
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 1:14:52 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] 22 Most Unusual Google Earth Photos 22 Most Unusual Google Earth Photos Written by WDCore Editorial Google Earth lets you fly anywhere on the Earth to view satellite images, maps, terrain, 3D buildings, from galaxies in outer space to the canyons of the ocean. You can explore rich geographical content, save your toured places and share with others. This amazing software allows you to search the whole planet right from your comfortable rooms. Fans of Google Earth have been on a virtual searching chase looking for anything interesting and amazing. Here we have collected some of the mind blowing and spectacular sights to mesmerize you. Enjoy and feel free to share it with others. Terrain Face in Google Maps The terrain in Alberta, Canada accidentally forms what looks like a human face when viewed from the air or when viewing the satellite pic in Google Maps . Osmington White Horse The Osmington White Horse, outside Sutton Poyntz, UK. This prehistoric figure is carved into the white chalk of the hillside – such horse carved shapes are called “Leucippotomy”. Google Escher Effect pic from Houston Here’s another weird satellite pic from Google Maps of some downtown Houston skyscrapers. This effect has become known as the “Escher Effect”, or the “Google Escher Effect”. Heart-shaped island highlighted by Google Earth becomes hit with lovers The 130,000 square yard islet of Galesnjak came to prominence after its unusual shape was highlighted on Google Earth. Land Art near Munich Airport Land Art or “Earth Art” appearing in a field near the airport in Munich, Germany. KFC space logo Yum! Brands Inc created the logo near Rachel, Nevada, and claimed it’s the first ad that can be seen from space. If you recall, the same company had previously wanted to beam a laser ad up onto the moon for Pizza Hut, but had later scaled back to buying ad placement on the side of a Russian rocket. Firefox Logo Crop circle art made in the shape of the iconic Firefox Logo near Portland, Oregon, Where’s Waldo in Google Maps? Canadian artist Melanie Coles built a large image of the iconic “Waldo” onto a rooftop at an undisclosed location in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Will U Marry Me Marriage proposal seen on a rooftop via Google Maps. Lips Bunny in Google Maps Giant Pink Bunny created by a group of artists near Artesina, Italy as seen in Google Maps. Coca Cola Logo in Google Maps This Coca-Cola logo in Google Maps was apparently created out of coke bottles just outside of Arica in Chile. Portrait of Ghenghis Khan in Google Maps Out of some sort of fear that they might forget who he was, the people of Mongolia have carved the likeness of Ghenghis Khan onto a hillside outside of Ulaanbaatar. (See it in Google Maps.) The Vitruvian Man by Da Vinci Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man – one of the world’s most recognizable illustrations – is rendered here in crop art in Germany. Man-Shaped Lake in Brazil The Palm Islands of Dubai The Palm Islands are artificial islands in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on which major commercial and residential infrastructure will be constructed. They are being constructed by Nakheel Properties, a property developer in the United Arab Emirates, who hired Belgian and Dutch dredging and marine contractor Jan De Nul and Van Oord, some of the world’s specialists in land reclamation. The islands are the Palm Jumeirah, the Palm Jebel Ali and the Palm Deira. Oprah Maze She’s got a massive syndicated show and a magazine called O, and she was dubbed the most powerful celebrity in the world by Forbes. Why shouldn’t Oprah get her own corn maze? An Arizona farmer created this 2004 tribute to the TV talk-show host. Iraq’s Bloody Lake This blood-red lake outside Iraq’s Sadr City garnered a fair share of macabre speculation when it was noticed in 2007. One tipster told the tech blog Boing Boing that he was “told by a friend” that slaughterhouses in Iraq sometimes dump blood into canals. No one has offered an official explanation, but it’s more likely that the color comes from sewage, pollution or a water-treatment process. World’s Largest Fingerprint Mystery Stone Arrow Guitar-Shaped Mansion I lOVE u -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
