This, my friends, is conclusive evidence to suggest that Google is becoming Skynet for all values of "sky", "net" and "Skynet". posted by the cydonian at 12:23 AM on April 8, 2005
My mom looked up her house on the google maps, saw an unusual black speck in the yard. Turns out it was the dog. (He's an 80 pound mutt) posted by idiotfactory at 12:26 AM on April 8, 2005
That site is great. posted by sjvilla79 at 1:12 AM on April 8, 2005
I love these satellite photos. Viewing relatively small objects such as the house I grew up in is kinda boring. What structures are big enough to really enjoy? Stadiums and Ballparks! I checked out almost all the 30 Major League Baseball parks, and some football stadiums as well. Of all the sporting venues I found, only 3Com Park, aka Candlestick Park in San Francisco had a game (49ers) in progress. Angel Stadium in Anaheim appears to be hosting a motocross rally? Of course, we can't see what's happening inside the domed stadiums, but the empty parking lots suggest a lack of activity inside. Here's the rest:
(I think what makes this brilliant is that google makes it so easy to link to the images. The previous versions were always Java or Flash, so you couldn't share cool things you found.) posted by smackfu at 10:39 AM on April 8, 2005
Holy crap, smackfu. Exactly how long is that thing? posted by borkingchikapa at 11:06 AM on April 8, 2005
Maybe we should tell someone about this ... posted by ElvisJesus at 11:18 AM on April 8, 2005
Holy crap, smackfu. Exactly how long is that thing?
I'd pay to have somebody say that to me ... posted by ElvisJesus at 11:19 AM on April 8, 2005
Speaking of ring shaped lakes, I was just motoring, or I guess “satellite-ing” around the region the day they added the imagery, and I came across THIS eye-boggling natural expression of geography at Mt St Helens and Spirit Lake.
p.s. anyone else think Spirit Lake looks strangely like a lion? posted by car_bomb at 11:40 AM on April 8, 2005
It looks like that pier is at least a mile and a half long, judging by lower Manhattan's width (at the top of this image)
I noticed, scrolling north, that for some reason, Massachusetts was meticulously photographed at a different, less-green time of year than the surrounding states:
smackfu: The ship you listed as "helicopter carrier?" is the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu - LHA 5 (which is, as you said, basically a helicopter carrier). posted by NormieP at 12:03 PM on April 8, 2005
NormieP: Nice catch.
I stumbled across that pier while scrolling around NYC, and assumed it was for natural gas loading or something. But then I found this page, which has tons of info on what is actually Naval Weapons Station Earle. The pier is 2.2 miles long. It looks much cooler with ships tied up. And you can follow the train tracks all the way from the pier to the weapons bunkers (which look just like the ones in Iraq, incidentally). posted by smackfu at 12:56 PM on April 8, 2005
So where are the nuke silos? I've been hunting around Cheyenne, WY with no luck. I guess they are too small. posted by Mid at 1:00 PM on April 8, 2005
More weird shit in New Jersey. Although it's only weird when you realize how big those things are. The giant cleared circle (almost a mile across) is a parachute jump site. The not really parallel lines are jet car test tracks (!?!). There's some huge airship hangars around too. The military builds the greatest things.
Closer to home, here's Boston's Zakim Bridge, from when it was still under construction. The Big Dig looks messy from space, too. posted by borborygmi at 5:30 PM on April 9, 2005
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