NYC From Above
May 7, 2009 9:10 AM Subscribe
Aerial Virtual Tour of New York City -- navigate with your arrow keys (or the embedded controls). Change views on the lower left. [via Gothamist]
Everybody on the ground was pointing up at me and screaming.
You could've avoided that by informing people of the photo-op, dickhead.
posted by gman at 9:17 AM on May 7, 2009 [2 favorites]
You could've avoided that by informing people of the photo-op, dickhead.
posted by gman at 9:17 AM on May 7, 2009 [2 favorites]
I was thinking of posting this. Nice. Could anyone figure out how to pause it? I found it really annoying that it just keeps spinning.
posted by ocherdraco at 9:19 AM on May 7, 2009
posted by ocherdraco at 9:19 AM on May 7, 2009
I liked finding the picture of the guy looking out the window of the skyscraper.
posted by not_on_display at 9:31 AM on May 7, 2009 [2 favorites]
posted by not_on_display at 9:31 AM on May 7, 2009 [2 favorites]
You could've avoided that by informing people of the photo-op, dickhead.
BTW -- $328,000 Photo: White House Will Release Picture from Air Force One NYC Fiasco.
posted by ericb at 9:41 AM on May 7, 2009
BTW -- $328,000 Photo: White House Will Release Picture from Air Force One NYC Fiasco.
posted by ericb at 9:41 AM on May 7, 2009
Now imagine if they made one of those fancy 360-degree cameras small enough to fit in your mouth or maybe even your ear...
posted by Acey at 9:42 AM on May 7, 2009
posted by Acey at 9:42 AM on May 7, 2009
Could anyone figure out how to pause it? I found it really annoying that it just keeps spinning.
Always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.
I like that in the "downtown" view, the camera is next to a mirrored glass wall. I spun the view to look into the mirror to see if I could see the camera, and found myself face to face with a bemused dude looking out the window.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 10:03 AM on May 7, 2009
Always twirling, twirling, twirling towards freedom.
I like that in the "downtown" view, the camera is next to a mirrored glass wall. I spun the view to look into the mirror to see if I could see the camera, and found myself face to face with a bemused dude looking out the window.
posted by ricochet biscuit at 10:03 AM on May 7, 2009
I found it really annoying that it just keeps spinning.
That's actually you revolving around New York.
posted by gman at 10:14 AM on May 7, 2009
That's actually you revolving around New York.
posted by gman at 10:14 AM on May 7, 2009
Yeah, you'd BETTER keep your invisible flying fishbowl out of Queens, bitch!
posted by Oddly at 10:58 AM on May 7, 2009
posted by Oddly at 10:58 AM on May 7, 2009
That's actually you revolving around New York.
Oh. I thought New York revolved around me.
posted by ocherdraco at 11:02 AM on May 7, 2009 [1 favorite]
Oh. I thought New York revolved around me.
posted by ocherdraco at 11:02 AM on May 7, 2009 [1 favorite]
Man. That is really cool.
And that's nothing like Google Earth.
posted by eyeballkid at 12:39 PM on May 7, 2009
And that's nothing like Google Earth.
posted by eyeballkid at 12:39 PM on May 7, 2009
Holy browser crashing, Batman!
No, seriously. It crashed my browser.
Batman wasn't actually involved.
Just accidentally wrote this in the wrong post.
Feel free to favorite there as well!
posted by orville sash at 12:44 PM on May 7, 2009
Hey I can see the Mets suck from up here!
posted by fidgets at 8:25 PM on May 7, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by fidgets at 8:25 PM on May 7, 2009 [1 favorite]
I wish it was really an "aerial virtual tour of the city," as advertised. Instead it's just some pictures from high above that you can spin around? Meh.
posted by papercake at 6:55 AM on May 8, 2009
posted by papercake at 6:55 AM on May 8, 2009
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