World’s Largest Paper Planes

Well, unfortunately the world's largest real paper planes aren't usually kept outside, so today we'll have to make do with sculptures of extremely large paper planes. in Mukilteo, Washington, Dillion Works (who specialise in creating large 3D architectural elements), claim…

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Monday, 26th February 2007

The World’s Largest Thermometer

Built to commemorate the highest temperature ever recorded in the United States, the World's Largest Thermometer in near Death Valley, California is a whopping 134 feet tall. Why? There's one foot for every degree - yes, it really did reach…

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Thursday, 22nd February 2007

Autumn

There's a nice story on Vanity Fair about how the author, Nick Tosches, spent more than a year attempting to track down the shot location of a desktop picture called Autumn that came with his copy of WIndows. Eventually Nick…

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Wednesday, 21st February 2007

A Huge Patch of Completely Empty Ocean

Whilst passing over the Atlantic, it seems the satellite has managed to capture an image of a huge patch of completely empty ocean! Yes, this high-resolution patch right in the middle of the Atlantic contains absolutely nothing. Except a small…

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Friday, 16th February 2007

Happy Valentine’s Day!

It's still the 14th of February for another hour in some time zones, so we'd like to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day with this heart-shaped swimming pool in Belgium! Yes okay, that's a stretch. In reality the only places…

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Thursday, 15th February 2007

World’s Largest Spermatozoa

Yes people, this pair of spermatozoon spermatozoa are each nearly half a mile long! At least, I think they're sperm cells hugely magnified - it's that or some sort of crazy elongated guitar art? Thanks to James Bonnette

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Friday, 9th February 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.

Like this site? We published a photo book of the best entries, you should buy a copy.