Blimp Over The Florida Coast

Posted by , Monday, 25th April 2005

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Please note that some or all of the objects mentioned in this post are no longer visible on Google Earth or Google Maps.

Here is a great shot of a blimp over the beaches of Clearwater Beach, Florida.

blimp over florida

Thanks: MTBguy

Wrigley Field, Chicago

Posted by James Turnbull, Monday, 25th April 2005

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Wrigley Field is home to the Chicago Cubs and was built in 1914 (making it the second-oldest ballpark in the majors). The historic structure at Clark & Addison maintains its original 1937 scoreboard where the score-by-innings and the pitchers’ numbers are still changed by hand.

Wrigley Field

Thanks: Deanna Peters

The Manicouagan Impact Crater

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Sunday, 24th April 2005

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Wow. The Manicouagan impact crater is huge. Apparently it’s one of the largest impact craters still preserved on the surface of the Earth, and was formed during a tremendous impact about 200 million years ago. The annular lake that shows the perimeter is 70 kilometers (43 miles) in diameter. Solarviews.com says:

Although the original rim has been removed, the distribution of shock metamorphic effects and morphological comparisons with other impact structures indicates an original rim diameter of approximately 100 kilometers (62 miles).

Manicouagan Impact Crater

Thanks to Mike Scher, Philippe, Keith, Stuart Reid, Andy M, Markus and many others.

Calgary Tower

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Sunday, 24th April 2005

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This is Calgary Tower in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. At 190 metres, slightly taller than the Space Needle, so I’m told.

Calgary Tower

Thanks to Jordon and Jonathan Wilkins.

Naval Air Station, Alameda

Posted by James Turnbull, Sunday, 24th April 2005

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The runways are painted like a street at the former Naval Air Station at Alameda, CA to create a temporary freeway built for the big chase in The Matrix: Reloaded. There’s also some ground level shots of the freeways construction (scroll down to “behind the scenes”).

Matrix

Thanks: Dan Wood & Tim Smith