This isn’t really an optical illusion, just an image mismatch on highway I-80 between Lincoln and Omaha, Nebraska, but it looks really freaky! It makes my head hurt.

Thanks to Michelle, and apologies to Joe, who doesn’t like weirdness.

The Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha stakes claim to a couple of “world’s largest” titles. The dome structure houses the world’s largest indoor desert as well as “Kingdoms of the Night”, the world’s largest nocturnal exhibit. The zoo also has the world’s second largest free-flight aviary. This zoo map is rotated 90° but should help you identify the various areas, including the “Elephant and Rhino” pen to the east. Do you think any of those pixels are an elephant?

A little to the west is the very colourful Johnny Rosenblatt Stadium which is the home of the College World Series. The 2005 College World Series runs June 17-27 and will be the tournament’s 59th year.

Thanks: Larry Hammond, seamus, Chad

Especially for Andrew Scott, we’re finally posting some trains

Union Pacific’s classification yard in North Platte, Nebraska is the world’s largest railroad classification yard. The yard is made up of 315 miles of track, and up to 10,000 railroad cars are handled here each day. Wikipedia says:

Because of the enormous amount of products traveling through Bailey yard each and every day, the yard is sometimes referred to as being an “economic barometer of America”

Thanks Jeff Jones and dan.

Props for this one go to Quentin and Peter Grabowsky, who both sent us this pretty darn huge message, which is apparently directed to the airmen flying in and out of Offutt AFB near Omaha, Nebraska.