Archive for April 10th, 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

Mysterious Floating Disc?

Monday, 10th April 2006 by Alex

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

Is this a mysterious floating disc in Egypt? It certainly shares characteristics with the Australian Flying Car, but this time the ’shadow’ looks too… dense? And maybe too sharp around the edges as well I think.

Maybe this is actually the world’s largest manhole cover!

Thanks to Hide Kuwa

Double Shadow

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No, it’s not the name of a ninja. In this shot of the bell tower at the University of Dallas, Google have obviously combined two images taken at different times. This had led to two shadows being cast from the tower. It almost looks like the hands on a clock face.

The one to the east is longer so it’s just about 10:15.

:-)

two shadows

Thanks: notmrjohn