Stardust

BBC News today has a spectacular video clip of Las Vegas' Stardust casino imploding as the final part of a controlled demolition. Of course, being Las Vegas, the demolition is done in an over-the-top style with a giant countdown clock,…

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Tuesday, 13th March 2007

National Geographic African Megaflyover Project

News has spread across the internet over the last day or two of a "hack" that allows you much more zooming on Google Maps. Unfortunately for all the people who've wasted hours scanning the earth, this is really nothing new.…

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Thursday, 8th March 2007

Nessie

Finally, after years of searching, we've found the Loch Ness Monster! And the reason it has taken so long to find conclusive proof of the monster's existence is we've been looking in entirely the wrong place. You see, rather than…

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Wednesday, 7th March 2007

Parachute In Flight

As Google Earth is getting higher and higher resolution images, there's much more to see in flight that the odd aeroplane, and today we can see a skydiver in flight over a French drop-zone. It looks like the skydiver is…

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Tuesday, 6th March 2007

Missile attack on Utah

I awoke this morning to find my email inbox bursting with messages along the lines of "OMFG! On Digg there's a Google Map showing a CRUISE MISSILE in flight!!!!!!!!!one". And it was true! While I was asleep over 2500 people…

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Sunday, 4th March 2007

The White Houses

The White House is, as we all know, the official residence of the President of the United States. But did you also know that the White House is the official residence of an Iranian immigrant? Of course, I'm not talking…

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Wednesday, 28th 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.

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