Underwater Explosion?

Could these be the waves from an underwater explosion? Found in a lagoon in Acapulco, the circular waves could be caused by any number of different events. However, the waves are about 8m peak to peak, and still can be…

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Tuesday, 1st May 2007

Face of [Insert Your Own Messiah] Found in [Insert Your Own Natural Phenomenon]

Free UK daily paper The Metro published an article last week about a YouTube video1 in which someone claimed to have found the shape of Jesus in a cloud, floating over Mount Sinai in Egypt. We thought this was such…

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Monday, 30th April 2007

Area 5

"Area 5" is part of the Nevada Test Site where, along with other more famous areas, America has for decades tested various underground nukes, bombs and maybe even alien spacecraft. A large part of Area 5 is used as storage…

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Friday, 27th April 2007

Plane Shaped Pools

It seems that more than one person has had the idea of theming their swimming pool around aeroplanes... Here's a small private plane-shaped pool in Miami. This is the Flying W Airport in New Jersey, where they have a cool…

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Thursday, 26th April 2007

Feeding Frenzy

At first glance this might appear to be a a blurry cloud above the ocean but it is in fact hundreds of seabirds feeding on fish! News of the feast has spread fast, and you can see more birds approaching…

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Wednesday, 25th April 2007

Keeping Up With The Joneses Part 3 and a Half

Astute readers will point out that we've already had part four of the famous series "Keeping up with the Joneses", but I'm going back to trampolines for the missing part - get ready for the stupidly titled Keeping Up With…

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Tuesday, 24th April 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.