World’s Greatest Cunning Stunt

We've all been there - the camera is on us, and we suddenly feel a burning desire to impress it. Sadly, not everything turns out how we plan. Take for example this cool customer - he spots the Googlemobile cruising…

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Monday, 21st April 2008

HOVEROCEROS

In an incredible stroke of luck, this image of Potsdam, Germany was captured at exactly the same moment by both Google Earth and I Can Has Cheezburger! Ladies and gentlemen I give you, HOVEROCEROS! (If you haven't got a clue…

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Friday, 18th April 2008

Burj Dubai

The Burj Dubai, upon completion, will be the tallest man-made structure on the face of the planet. Here we can see it in a relatively early stage. From the [timeline of pictures] on Wikipedia, this image looks to have been…

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Thursday, 17th April 2008

New Google Earth 4.3 Released

Yesterday Google released an updated version of Google Earth for PC, Mac or Linux. Google Earth blog has posted a (http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2008/04/video_demo_of_google_earth_43.html) highlighting some of the new features, which include: Day/Night mode showing the local time sunrise and sunset. Street Views…

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Wednesday, 16th April 2008

National Botanic Garden of Wales

Near Llanarthney, Wales we find a serene scene of rolling green hills, well pruned gardens and a few grazing sheep. Then, sticking out like a sore thumb is the massive Great Glasshouse of the National Botanic Garden of Wales. Designed…

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Tuesday, 15th April 2008

Ville de Bordeaux

Ville de Bordeaux is a carrier vessel that has been specially designed to transport various pieces of the Airbus A380 around the globe. Given that the A380 is the largest passenger airliner in the world, it's no surprise that the…

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Monday, 14th April 2008

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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