Hoover Dam
I had no idea it looked like this!
Google Sightseeing takes you on tour of the world as seen from satellite, using the free Google Earth program, or Google Maps in your web browser. Each weekday your guides James and Alex present new weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.
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The trick is to zoom out and see just how freaky giant Lake Mead is in comparison to the tiny fingernail rind that is the Hoover Dam.
Interestingly, the force exerted on a dam depends only on the depth of water it holds back, not how much of it there is.