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Strange | 483 hits | Nov 16 10:26 am | Posted by: stemmer

Are unknown lines being used for military training?

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  1. Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:39 pm
    Wired has a good article too, with more photos:

    http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/11/china-gigantic/

  2. Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:21 pm
    Interesting...

  3. Wed Nov 16, 2011 8:51 pm
    This one intrigues me.



    It's almost fractal in nature, but I'd bet there are no two angles in it the same. But it still fits in the rectangular confines.

    I wonder if they are just trying out engineering and surveying techniques.

  4. by avatar Wada
    Wed Nov 16, 2011 10:20 pm
    Reminds me of their olympic pool design. :)

  5. Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:09 am
    China apparently likes Christo? :lol:

  6. Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:36 am
    "DrCaleb" said
    This one intrigues me.



    It's almost fractal in nature, but I'd bet there are no two angles in it the same. But it still fits in the rectangular confines.

    I wonder if they are just trying out engineering and surveying techniques.


    There are a few that are the same, but you are right, for the most part the angles are completely random.

  7. Thu Nov 17, 2011 12:53 am


    Interesting. Likely calibration points for Chinese spy satellites.

  8. Thu Nov 17, 2011 1:53 am
    "Gunnair" said


    Interesting. Likely calibration points for Chinese spy satellites.


    As good an explanation as any. As to the size.

    The calibration targets are larger than might have been expected, he said, suggesting that the satellite cameras they are being used to calibrate have surprisingly poor ground resolution.

  9. Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:35 am
    Some photo hacker has been playing with pictures. They're false.

    If you copy any of those pictures then increase the exposure of them on a photo editing program you can see they're all pictures of other things in other places that have been laid over top of the google maps pictures.

    Clever, but the person who did it should be horsewhipped for their malicious interference.

    .

  10. Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:38 am
    "Nuggets" said
    Some photo hacker has been playing with pictures. They're false.

    If you copy any of those pictures then increase the exposure of them on a photo editing program you can see they're all pictures of other things in other places that have been laid over top of the google maps pictures.

    Clever, but the person who did it should be horsewhipped for their malicious interference.

    .

    Uhh.... Doubt it.

  11. Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:50 am
    "Mr_Canada" said
    Some photo hacker has been playing with pictures. They're false.

    If you copy any of those pictures then increase the exposure of them on a photo editing program you can see they're all pictures of other things in other places that have been laid over top of the google maps pictures.

    Clever, but the person who did it should be horsewhipped for their malicious interference.

    .

    Uhh.... Doubt it.

    Whatever. Suit yourself but I suggest you do it yourself first before doubting it. Let your own eyes by the judge instead of what some hacker posts on internet to fool you.

    .

  12. Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:53 am
    It's on Google Earth. What possible reason would there be to do this? Just to screw with people? if there was a hole in Google Earth that let people cram in their own imagery I don't know why this would be what they did. You'd think it would be something like pornography or expletives or something.

    You would also think it would be everywhere and constant; not a one time case of some desert in China.

  13. Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:00 am
    "Mr_Canada" said
    It's on Google Earth. What possible reason would there be to do this? Just to screw with people? if there was a hole in Google Earth that let people cram in their own imagery I don't know why this would be what they did. You'd think it would be something like pornography or expletives or something.

    No. Whoever did it is some clever fearmongerer who isn't going to bother with stupid juvenile stuff like that. They did it to mess with the minds of people wearing tinfoil hats who are eager to believe all kinds of conspiracy theories and believe the worst of China. Guess who that might be that would take the bait hook, line and sinker. LOL.

    Edit the pictures and see for yourself. They're just obscure images laid over top of google earth images.

    .

  14. Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:02 am
    "Nuggets" said
    It's on Google Earth. What possible reason would there be to do this? Just to screw with people? if there was a hole in Google Earth that let people cram in their own imagery I don't know why this would be what they did. You'd think it would be something like pornography or expletives or something.

    No. Whoever did it is some clever fearmongerer who isn't going to bother with stupid juvenile stuff like that. They did it to mess with the minds of people wearing tinfoil hats who are eager to believe all kinds of conspiracy theories and believe the worst of China. Guess who that might be that would take the bait hook, line and sinker. LOL.

    Edit the pictures and see for yourself.

    .

    All those news services and science websites are suckers. Guess you told 'em. :lol:



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