Archive for October 24th, 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

Oil Leaking Ship

Tuesday, 24th October 2006 by James

The last time we posted an apparently leaky ship, there was a little debate about whether or not there was oil in the water, but I doubt you can deny that there is certainly a oily haze around this container ship in Galveston Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.

And, it might just be me, but can anyone else see Munch’s The Scream in this thumbnail shot?

Thanks: Frank Taylor

George W. Bush’s Texas Ranch

Tuesday, 24th October 2006 by Alex

CNBC: “I’m curious, have you ever googled anybody? Do you use Google?”

President George W. Bush: “Occasionally. One of the things I’ve used on the Google is to pull up maps. It’s very interesting to see — I’ve forgot the name of the program — but you get the satellite, and you can — like, I kinda like to look at the ranch. It remind me of where I wanna be sometimes.”

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(Watch the video)

Via Andy Baio’s Waxy.org, and thanks to punk floyd, Joey, Kyle Maxwell, Jason, Markus, Benjamin, Larry, rob schimmel, Tony, Gut, Rick Second and Greg Askins.