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<blockquote data-quote="unknown" data-source="post: 2363016" data-attributes="member: 1935"><p><img src="http://images.pcworld.com/opinion/graphics/134186-07_indianFace.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Only From the Sky</p><p>Dubbed The Badlands Guardian by locals, this geological marvel (Google Earth coordinates 50.010083,-110.113006) in Alberta, Canada, bears an uncanny resemblance to a human head wearing a full Native American headdress--and earphones, to boot. Of course, The Guardian was produced naturally. For a more synthetic wonder that can be truly appreciated only from above, check out the giant man-shaped lake (-21.805149,-49.089977) near Bauru, Brazil.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://images.pcworld.com/opinion/graphics/134186-03_BunnyHuge.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Finding huge and unique things via Google Earth is one of the most popular activities within the Google Earth community. This giant pink bunny (Google Earth coordinates 44.244273,7.769737) in Prata Nevoso, Italy, was built by a group of artists from Vienna, according to published accounts. It's 200 feet long and answers to the name "Hare."</p><p></p><p><img src="http://images.pcworld.com/opinion/graphics/134186-12_starCircle.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Crop Circles</p><p>Without a doubt, the best thing that ever happened to crop circles is Google Earth. This</p><p></p><p>circle in the desert just outside Beatty, Nevada (Google Earth coordinates 37.401437,-116.86773), is one of hundreds spotted with the software. If you're hoping that looking at enough crop circles will give you clues about the arrival of our alien overlords, download this set of Placemarks to crop circles.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://images.pcworld.com/opinion/graphics/134186-09_oprahMaze.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Celebrity Obsession</p><p>As if Oprah Winfrey's celebrity weren't big enough already, an Arizona farmer built a 10-acre homage to the talk show host (Google Earth coordinates 33.225488,-111.5955). Visitors can tell their friends, "I got lost inside Oprah's head." The celebrity-obsessed can also visit Google Earth Hacks, which has a Google Earth-style map of Hollywood stars' homes.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://images.pcworld.com/opinion/graphics/134186-08_miniChina.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Open Secrets</p><p>If you're in the intelligence business, Google Earth makes hiding big things nearly impossible. This image is believed to be of a 1.8-square-mile scale model of a disputed region on the border of China and India. Google Earth spotters found it in a remote area in north central China (Google Earth coordinates 38.265652,105.9517). One theory on why this model exists comes from the Australian publication The Age, which reported that the scale model is used to train tank drivers.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://images.pcworld.com/opinion/graphics/134186-04_carParkedOnWall.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Auto Antics</p><p>Think parking is tough where you live? In Westenbergstraat, Netherlands, drivers apparently have to park on the sides of walls (Google Earth coordinates 52.069207,4.3139865).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="unknown, post: 2363016, member: 1935"] [IMG]http://images.pcworld.com/opinion/graphics/134186-07_indianFace.jpg[/IMG] Only From the Sky Dubbed The Badlands Guardian by locals, this geological marvel (Google Earth coordinates 50.010083,-110.113006) in Alberta, Canada, bears an uncanny resemblance to a human head wearing a full Native American headdress--and earphones, to boot. Of course, The Guardian was produced naturally. For a more synthetic wonder that can be truly appreciated only from above, check out the giant man-shaped lake (-21.805149,-49.089977) near Bauru, Brazil. [IMG]http://images.pcworld.com/opinion/graphics/134186-03_BunnyHuge.jpg[/IMG] Finding huge and unique things via Google Earth is one of the most popular activities within the Google Earth community. This giant pink bunny (Google Earth coordinates 44.244273,7.769737) in Prata Nevoso, Italy, was built by a group of artists from Vienna, according to published accounts. It's 200 feet long and answers to the name "Hare." [IMG]http://images.pcworld.com/opinion/graphics/134186-12_starCircle.jpg[/IMG] Crop Circles Without a doubt, the best thing that ever happened to crop circles is Google Earth. This circle in the desert just outside Beatty, Nevada (Google Earth coordinates 37.401437,-116.86773), is one of hundreds spotted with the software. If you're hoping that looking at enough crop circles will give you clues about the arrival of our alien overlords, download this set of Placemarks to crop circles. [IMG]http://images.pcworld.com/opinion/graphics/134186-09_oprahMaze.jpg[/IMG] Celebrity Obsession As if Oprah Winfrey's celebrity weren't big enough already, an Arizona farmer built a 10-acre homage to the talk show host (Google Earth coordinates 33.225488,-111.5955). Visitors can tell their friends, "I got lost inside Oprah's head." The celebrity-obsessed can also visit Google Earth Hacks, which has a Google Earth-style map of Hollywood stars' homes. [IMG]http://images.pcworld.com/opinion/graphics/134186-08_miniChina.jpg[/IMG] Open Secrets If you're in the intelligence business, Google Earth makes hiding big things nearly impossible. This image is believed to be of a 1.8-square-mile scale model of a disputed region on the border of China and India. Google Earth spotters found it in a remote area in north central China (Google Earth coordinates 38.265652,105.9517). One theory on why this model exists comes from the Australian publication The Age, which reported that the scale model is used to train tank drivers. [IMG]http://images.pcworld.com/opinion/graphics/134186-04_carParkedOnWall.jpg[/IMG] Auto Antics Think parking is tough where you live? In Westenbergstraat, Netherlands, drivers apparently have to park on the sides of walls (Google Earth coordinates 52.069207,4.3139865). [/QUOTE]
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