Where are we? (Google Earth Quiz)

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Where are we? (Google Earth Quiz)

Unread post by machinebacon » Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:20 pm

So, guess:
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Unread post by rhowaldt » Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:37 pm

...sea port?
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Unread post by machinebacon » Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:37 pm

Nope :)

Edit: two ways to find it out - either via location or via function. Google/Wiki is allowed of course.
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Unread post by dura » Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:49 pm

I'm wrong: Istanbul
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Unread post by machinebacon » Wed Jan 16, 2013 7:58 pm

Wrong continent.

Of course you can ask like: Is it a factory? And I'd answer: yeah.
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Unread post by rhowaldt » Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:06 pm

is it in America? (based on the straight lines of buildings)
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Unread post by machinebacon » Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:06 pm

It is. Now just find out which :shore: :D
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Unread post by dura » Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:12 pm

East Coast. World's biggest dry dock.
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Unread post by machinebacon » Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:13 pm

Nope, sorry. It's "like East" but not really. And not a dock.
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Unread post by gurtid » Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:17 pm

it's chicago
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Unread post by machinebacon » Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:18 pm

(quote: 'It's Chicago.')

Wow, yes ;) Zoom in.

(BTW: Happy Birthday, Al: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Capone )
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Unread post by dura » Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:29 pm

Nice one gurtid. It would have taken me all night to scour the American coastline to find out it was Chicago. I was at Florida. What is it then- world's biggest key?
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Unread post by dura » Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:30 pm

World's biggest pier.


No! That's Southend on Sea!
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Unread post by machinebacon » Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:32 pm

Not a pier. It's even more useful.
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Unread post by gurtid » Wed Jan 16, 2013 8:36 pm

bratwurst

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Re: Where are we? (Google Earth Quiz)

Unread post by dura » Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:01 pm

Well, gurtid should be up for next earth scrot, but since he's offline:

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Unread post by rhowaldt » Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:03 pm

^ is it the Amazon river?
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Re: Where are we? (Google Earth Quiz)

Unread post by dura » Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:08 pm

Yes. The town is the question.
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Unread post by machinebacon » Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:13 pm

Sorry to spoil the party: #1 -> the world's largest _____ ?
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Re: Where are we? (Google Earth Quiz)

Unread post by machinebacon » Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:15 pm

dura wrote:Yes. The town is the question.
A town which was more famous in the past (or for its past) than it is now?
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