Outsmarting Google Maps...

[Luvian]

What are you guys arguing about? This is an official google website, and you can zoom out of that picture as much as you want and see the whole world.

Are you saying google faked this or what?

[Ilander]

I'm saying that google didn't fake it...that some local yokels wrote an explicit message to the "aliens" who sent them a message with the nearby crop circle.

I'm also saying the letters are in NEGATIVE, or, to use the more proper art-term, RELIEF. Thus, the shadows would point in the right direction (NW), as they are shadows of the rims of the letters.

Look a little more carefully, Felix...

[Harkoliar]

i have google earth.. waay cool. i can see my place in aussie and in philippines (although in philippines its really really bad resolution)

my place in sydney


and in manila


note: of course i wouldnt show you exactly where i live [img]tongue.gif[/img] but in sydney .. i live right beside school which is quite visible.

.. now if you want to see something really interesting:



came out in several news. apparently, some google earth fanatics of the paranormal actually found that and posted it in the net.

link: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/01/23/flying_car/

a more likely explanation in this link:
http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archi...g_car_not.html

There's no question this satellite photo described with the "Flying Car" title certainly looks like a flying car. However, if I described the photo as "Black car parked next to white car in parking lot",

you guys should get google earth and post where you live

[Iron Greasel]

I found it from Google Earth.



Felix, only Google and possibly whoever owns the satellite could possibly fake that. And both have better things to do. I say it's real.