Comments on: The Gotland Ring under construction http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/21/the-gotland-ring-under-construction/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:32:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Richswe http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/21/the-gotland-ring-under-construction/comment-page-1/#comment-205476 Richswe Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:52:40 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5929#comment-205476 Nice to finally se a good post from my beautiful homecountry. Although it's been ages since I have been to Gotland. A little know fact/fiction is that the gothic historian, i.e. he lived during the 6th cenutry, Jordanes claims that the gotic tribe originated on the island of Gotland. Nice to finally se a good post from my beautiful homecountry. Although it’s been ages since I have been to Gotland.

A little know fact/fiction is that the gothic historian, i.e. he lived during the 6th cenutry, Jordanes claims that the gotic tribe originated on the island of Gotland.

]]> By: Alex Turnbull http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/21/the-gotland-ring-under-construction/comment-page-1/#comment-205463 Alex Turnbull Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:18:23 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5929#comment-205463 The population of the World is at time of writing, around <strong>6.77 billion</strong>. The <a href="https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/print/xx.html" rel="nofollow">CIA world factbook estimates</a> that by July of this year, the population will stand at around <strong>6.9 billion</strong>. There are lots of graphs on the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_population" rel="nofollow">World population</a> Wikipedia page, but I think this one illustrates best the kind of growth we're dealing with: <img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Population_curve.svg" width="350" /> I also found a <a href="http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_the_worlds_population_fit_onto_the_Isle_of_Wight" rel="nofollow">wiki.answers.com</a> page, which says the following: <blockquote>The Isle of Wight is 380 million square metres. The Earth's population is about 6,500 million people. You would need 17.1 people on each square meter to fit the world's population on the island.</blockquote> Gotland by comparison is 3,140 million square metres, so given today's population of 6,770 million, we'd only have to squeeze in <strong>2.16 people per square metre</strong> to fit everybody on Gotland. Far from the first time since starting this site, it looks like we <strong>all</strong> need to update our awkward-silence repository! The population of the World is at time of writing, around 6.77 billion. The CIA world factbook estimates that by July of this year, the population will stand at around 6.9 billion. There are lots of graphs on the World population Wikipedia page, but I think this one illustrates best the kind of growth we’re dealing with:

I also found a wiki.answers.com page, which says the following:

The Isle of Wight is 380 million square metres. The Earth’s population is about 6,500 million people. You would need 17.1 people on each square meter to fit the world’s population on the island.

Gotland by comparison is 3,140 million square metres, so given today’s population of 6,770 million, we’d only have to squeeze in 2.16 people per square metre to fit everybody on Gotland.

Far from the first time since starting this site, it looks like we all need to update our awkward-silence repository!

]]> By: nova72 http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/21/the-gotland-ring-under-construction/comment-page-1/#comment-205458 nova72 Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:47:24 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5929#comment-205458 So I looked at the details on the public driving... It requires a yearly membership to the Gotlam Ring Club. Plus either a fee for each public driving period or you can get a seasons pass. Sounds expensive right? Actually is surprisingly affordable! In US Dollars it's ONLY about $38.00 for the yearly club membership. Each public driving event is about $107.00. As much fun as this would be I would go ahead and go all out and get a season pass for about $1,070.00, a savings of about $1,300 if you plan to participate in all 23 of the events offered for the year. *other drivers, passengers, instructor lessons, safety equipment for rent all cost a bit extra. So I looked at the details on the public driving…

It requires a yearly membership to the Gotlam Ring Club. Plus either a fee for each public driving period or you can get a seasons pass.

Sounds expensive right? Actually is surprisingly affordable!

In US Dollars it’s ONLY about $38.00 for the yearly club membership. Each public driving event is about $107.00. As much fun as this would be I would go ahead and go all out and get a season pass for about $1,070.00, a savings of about $1,300 if you plan to participate in all 23 of the events offered for the year.

*other drivers, passengers, instructor lessons, safety equipment for rent all cost a bit extra.

]]> By: tbh http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/21/the-gotland-ring-under-construction/comment-page-1/#comment-205453 tbh Wed, 22 Apr 2009 16:43:42 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5929#comment-205453 Oh, I always thought that was the case for the Ilse of Wight, which is rather smaller than Gotland. Surely world population hasn't grown that much of late? Might have to revise my interesting-fact-for-awkward-silence repository! Oh, I always thought that was the case for the Ilse of Wight, which is rather smaller than Gotland. Surely world population hasn’t grown that much of late? Might have to revise my interesting-fact-for-awkward-silence repository!

]]> By: Hoschi http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/21/the-gotland-ring-under-construction/comment-page-1/#comment-205450 Hoschi Wed, 22 Apr 2009 12:47:26 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5929#comment-205450 Of course he wouldn't! He did it in 0:59,98. He stated that he will be a little faster, when they finish laying the tarmac... Of course he wouldn’t!
He did it in 0:59,98. He stated that he will be a little faster, when they finish laying the tarmac…

]]> By: Alex Turnbull http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/21/the-gotland-ring-under-construction/comment-page-1/#comment-205449 Alex Turnbull Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:32:11 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5929#comment-205449 It's obvious that it's this English translation that's been the source of the content for the Wikipedia article! It’s obvious that it’s this English translation that’s been the source of the content for the Wikipedia article!

]]> By: NicStQ http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/21/the-gotland-ring-under-construction/comment-page-1/#comment-205448 NicStQ Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:17:08 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5929#comment-205448 The Gotland Ring official site is available in English so no translation required! The Gotland Ring official site is available in English so no translation required!

]]> By: Micke http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/21/the-gotland-ring-under-construction/comment-page-1/#comment-205446 Micke Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:42:51 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5929#comment-205446 Interesting fact about the island of Gotland: It's just big enough to be able to fit in all 6 billion of us humans if we were all standing up straight. Interesting fact about the island of Gotland:
It’s just big enough to be able to fit in all 6 billion of us humans if we were all standing up straight.

]]> By: dr.R. http://googlesightseeing.com/2009/04/21/the-gotland-ring-under-construction/comment-page-1/#comment-205443 dr.R. Tue, 21 Apr 2009 23:27:44 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/?p=5929#comment-205443 28 km! Even the Stig wouldn't do that in a minute... 28 km! Even the Stig wouldn’t do that in a minute…

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