All sights in Arkansas

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

Trucks pulling trucks

Posted by James Turnbull, Tuesday, 10th April 2007

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When we recently posted a Truck Crash, there was a lot of unexpected discussion in the comments regarding my use of the term “articulated lorry”. I thought it was perfectly normal, but it seems that many of our American readers had never heard the term before, and to them it was rather humorous. This then led to numerous offers of a preferred terminology for that type of truck.

While looking for an answer on the difference between all the names I, of course, visited Wikipedia’s page on what they like to call “Semi-trailer trucks“. It was here that I found this excellent picture of something I never even realised was possible: A truck pulling another truck, pulling another truck!

I was then even more surprised to learn that this is such a common occurrence someone has managed to find a three-way truck piggy back in Google Earth!

Of course, me being far from a trucking expert, my next question is this: is there a world record for number of piggy-backed trucks?

Thanks: SpiderX22

Donald W. Reynolds Stadium, Fayetteville

Posted by James Turnbull, Friday, 6th May 2005

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Another Stadium with Large Type in the end zone is the Donald W. Reynolds Stadium. The south end reads “Razorbacks” as this is the home of the Arkansas Razorbacks but the north end seems to read “SAS” – anyone know why?

Update: As a couple of people noted in the comments the north end zone normally reads “Arkansas”. The photo was probably taken as the text was being repainted.

Razorbacks

Thanks: Weyrleader Zor

IMAX Theater, Little Rock

Posted by James Turnbull, Thursday, 5th May 2005

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The IMAX Theater at the Aero Space Education Center in Little Rock, Arkansas is right next door to the runway of Little Rock National Airport so it’s obvious why they put the “IMAX” logo on the roof but I wonder how much soundproofing that place needs? (The airport is just to the north – spot the blue plane!)

Imax

Thanks: caknuck