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03-07-2006 10:55pm

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Folks ,
Sorry if im cutting in on hill_billys topic of anomolies ( mod's feel free to merge / etc ) .
But has anyone just ever been browsing google earth and just found something weird or strange looking that is obviouslly been man made .
My one at he mo has to be one I came accross a few months ago in Libya.
libya.jpg
which seems to tie in some what to this , quadaffi's bizzare plan to irragate the desert !!

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#2 04-07-2006 4:47pm

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found this in middle of nevada desert, very strange , guess its some kind of irrigation for crops ,

any idea ?

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#3 06-07-2006 9:07am

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Irrigation it is.
Here's another example from Nasa:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17006

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#4 06-07-2006 9:22am

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Hill Billy wrote:

Irrigation it is.
Here's another example from Nasa:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=17006

cheers for that , they certainly look a bit strange !

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#5 06-07-2006 10:18am

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Folks heres another one I found last night

Its pretty self explanatory .. also if you open the link and move west a mile or two you will see another inscription carved on a mountain

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#6 11-07-2006 2:27pm

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#7 11-07-2006 3:47pm

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Wacko Jacko?

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#8 23-07-2006 8:58pm

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oprah winfrey

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#9 24-07-2006 9:27am

goods

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correct

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#10 27-07-2006 2:00pm

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Who is correct?
It could be either of them.

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#11 27-07-2006 2:17pm

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I am of course :-)

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#12 27-07-2006 5:32pm

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im...LOST wrote:

Who is correct?
It could be either of them.

I read, "Arizona(heart image) Oprah", over the face. Would THAT be significant?

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#13 30-08-2006 7:10am

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Some of the best ones I've found are the Hoover Dam, Roswell (Area 51) and Luca in Italy (city walls).

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#14 09-09-2006 11:15pm

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#15 10-10-2006 7:45am

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Those pesky North Koreans are up to no good again - hiding stuff in big boxes.

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