Crazy land art

Post by **sound world** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:29 am

Go to Google Maps
Type in:- Artesina,Italy
Pan right once
Pan down once
Change to Satellite view
Notice something odd??
You can zoom in on it

More info-
http://www.show.me.uk/site/news/STO1166.html

blue · Post by **blue** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:59 am

Hehe, that'll confuse any passing aliens.

I love the pic in the snow.

blue · Post by **blue** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:02 am

More land art - did everyone see this?

Post by **sound world** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:00 pm

Oh,that's appalling.Sacrilege.Desecration.
They should rub out the guy with the erection straightaway.

Post by **RobB** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:22 pm

Is Homer still there?
The rain was supposed to have washed him away and we've sure had plenty of that.

Post by **sound world** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:29 pm

Google satellite image:-
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en ... iwloc=addr

Post by **RobB** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:49 pm

Gone but not forgotten.

No doubt the kids are going to be dragging me screaming to the new Simpsons movie in the coming weeks.

Post by **sound world** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:31 pm

I don't know how recently the sat images are taken...?
I remember,in about 1990,Durex did a stunt where they tried to land a hot-air balloon on the Giant's willy

Google maps/satellite is amazing for land art etc.A few English highlights:-

Here's the Uffington White Horse (pan in):-
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en ... &z=16&om=1

Stonehenge:-
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en ... &z=15&om=1

Long Man of Wilmington:-
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en ... &z=15&om=1

Avebury:-
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en ... &z=17&om=1
(If you click six times South from here,you get to Silbury Hill)