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Title: What the crap Google
Post by: Zorchenhimer on November 15, 2007, 01:57:13 PM: How is this physically possible?

(http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/8617/whatthecrapgoogleeq7.jpg)
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: KnacK on November 15, 2007, 01:59:30 PM: url?
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: KiLo on November 15, 2007, 01:59:55 PM: What exactly are we looking at here?
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: Zorchenhimer on November 15, 2007, 02:08:52 PM: Quote from: KnacK on November 15, 2007, 01:59:30 PM
url?

http://maps.google.com/maps?num=100&hl=en&rlz=1B3GGGL_enUS217US217&resnum=0&q=12+Harmon+Cove+Towers,+Secaucus,+NJ&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: KnacK on November 15, 2007, 02:15:23 PM: Look at the geometry of the buildings...
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: XtremeBain on November 15, 2007, 02:18:47 PM: m.c. escher
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: KnacK on November 15, 2007, 02:21:45 PM: THan you Bain, that's it.

Now... How did they do it?
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: sk89q on November 15, 2007, 02:53:29 PM: That link doesn't work for me.
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: KnacK on November 15, 2007, 03:05:21 PM: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=12+Harmon+Cove+Towers&ie=UTF8&near=Secaucus,+NJ&ll=40.783194,-74.078375&spn=0.001901,0.005295&t=k&z=18&om=1
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: XtremeBain on November 15, 2007, 03:11:49 PM: Maybe this will help... http://www.emporis.com/images/6/2004/04/256819.jpg (http://www.emporis.com/images/6/2004/04/256819.jpg)
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: Zorchenhimer on November 15, 2007, 04:16:59 PM: Quote from: XtremeBain on November 15, 2007, 03:11:49 PM
Maybe this will help... http://www.emporis.com/images/6/2004/04/256819.jpg (http://www.emporis.com/images/6/2004/04/256819.jpg)

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Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: Apocalypse on November 15, 2007, 04:48:56 PM: Click the link it shows Zorch.
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: sk89q on November 15, 2007, 04:58:15 PM: I think I've seen this before. Wasn't it built that way on purpose?
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: Zorchenhimer on November 15, 2007, 04:59:24 PM: Quote from: Apocalypse on November 15, 2007, 04:48:56 PM
Click the link it shows Zorch.

Showoff. :P
Haha.
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: jitspoe on November 15, 2007, 09:30:04 PM: Quote from: XtremeBain on November 15, 2007, 02:18:47 PM
m.c. escher
Haha, that was my first thought as well. Looks like the building just happens to be right on the dividing lines between the photographs that are spliced together to make the map.
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: sk89q on November 15, 2007, 09:57:16 PM: It seems blended together too well though... even the shadows are largely consistent.
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: y00tz on November 15, 2007, 10:02:53 PM: It appears to be a victim of coincidental layovers from the shots taken on the same day.
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: lekky on November 16, 2007, 01:53:28 PM: Quote from: Zorchenhimer on November 15, 2007, 01:57:13 PM
How is this physically possible?

I think the real issue here is how much free time you have :D
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: Playah on November 16, 2007, 04:32:53 PM: haha well put lekky. seconded.
Title: Re: What the crap Google
Post by: Zorchenhimer on November 16, 2007, 04:39:35 PM: Quote from: lekky on November 16, 2007, 01:53:28 PM
I think the real issue here is how much free time you have :D

You see, the thing is, I have to go there Monday for my job. :P