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Crazy land art
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:29 am
by sound world
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
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:59 am
by blue
Hehe, that'll confuse any passing aliens.
I love the pic in the snow.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:02 am
by blue
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:00 pm
by sound world
Oh,that's appalling.Sacrilege.Desecration.
They should rub out the guy with the erection straightaway.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:22 pm
by RobB
Is Homer still there?
The rain was supposed to have washed him away and we've sure had plenty of that.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 1:29 pm
by sound world
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:49 pm
by RobB
Gone but not forgotten.
No doubt the kids are going to be dragging me screaming to the new Simpsons movie in the coming weeks.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:31 pm
by sound world
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)
