Archive for March 3rd, 2006

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.

The editors: James & Alex

Australia Shrunk Shocker!

Friday, 3rd March 2006 by Alex

It seems that some evil genius has invented a shrink-ray, and the first thing he shrunk was the whole of Australia! Well, it was too big anyway.

Thanks to a very tiny Adam Lewis.

Blistering Barnacles!

Friday, 3rd March 2006 by Alex

Perhaps the captain of this barge on the Mississippi has had a little too much to drink, as he appears to have crashed into the river bank. Whoops!

Thanks to Sam Phillips.

Geodesic Dome, Baton Rouge

Friday, 3rd March 2006 by James

A large Geodesic Dome which formerly housed a train servicing and painting operation stands in a state of disrepair in Baton Rouge.

There are efforts to save the dome as architects consider it a fine example of R. Buckminster Fuller’s inventive dome design, which has also been used in the building of Disney’s Epcot Centre. Fuller also designed the Biosphere on Île Sainte-Hélène for Expo ‘67.

Further history of Fuller and the abandoned dome from Gambit Weekly.

Thanks: Cody, Michael & Trey