Superjumbo

Here in Toulouse, France, Google Earth finally gets its first glimpse of the largest passenger airliner in the world, the Airbus A380 "Superjumbo". The A380 is a double-decker, four-engined aircraft which provides seating for 525 people in standard three-class configuration…

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Friday, 10th August 2007

Horrific Multi-Vehicle Accident

This double-decker bus appears to have crashed and then toppled over, actually crushing a car underneath itself! (Look carefully at the roof of the bus and you'll see part of a car protruding.) Worse still, at the same location a…

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Wednesday, 8th August 2007

Welcome to Cleveland

In a classic example of large type on Google Earth, here's a roof where someone has written 'Welcome to Cleveland' in 6-foot-high letters. Usually we'd assume that this was a kind message welcoming air passengers to Ohio's second largest city…

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Tuesday, 7th August 2007

Strategically Positioned Crop Circles

Here's a nice new crop circle we haven't seen before, south of Leeds, England, and handily for drivers who might be fans of crop art, this is right next to the M1 motorway. Funnily enough, the M1 seems to be…

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Saturday, 4th August 2007

Another Whale! Or is it a Rock?

I'm going with Whale. No wait, rock! What do you think? See our previous whale posts for more dubious whale sightings! Thanks: Joshk.

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Friday, 3rd August 2007

House in the Clouds

This is the fantastic House in the Clouds in Thorpeness, England, which was built in 1923 and functioned as the town's water tower1 for the next 40 years. It originally held 189 kilolitres (~50,000 gallons) of water, and was designed…

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Friday, 3rd August 2007

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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