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Contest #33

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May 16th, 2008 Posted by Gary | Uncategorized | no comments

Contest #32 Answer

Sorry for the delay in getting this up. I’ve been in Papua New Guinea which, believe it or not, is not a very wired country. Even when I could find an internet connection, I was usually connected with a 14.4kb modem. Barely good enough to use Gmail, let alone Google Earth.

Anyway…

This was a pretty easy one. The correct answer is the Nazca Lines in Peru. I think it is self evident that this is proof that aliens have visited Earth. Who else but ET could draw crude lines in the desert?

Getting this one right:

  • Stephen Hope
  • David S
  • LMG
  • Josh Cheong
  • Peter L
  • Enrique S
  • Ben Bayer
  • Chris Christensen
  • ACG
  • Che Lyn
  • Kevin
  • Karel
  • Skip

May 16th, 2008 Posted by Gary | Uncategorized | no comments

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UPDATEThe XML of the RSS feed is now showing all posts. If you still have problems, try to resubscribe. Let me know if you still have issues.

May 5th, 2008 Posted by Gary | Uncategorized | one comment

Contest #32

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May 4th, 2008 Posted by Gary | Uncategorized | 14 comments

Contest #31 Answer

Wow. Contest #30 was really a stumper. All-time low for correct answers. A whopping two people got this one right. The correct answer is the Lonar Crater in India. It was created abotu 55,000 years ago and is partially filled with salt water. It is the only salt water crater lake in the world and one of the only craters made in basalt. Because of this (the basalt part) some scientists think it might be the best example on Earth of the type of craters found on Mars.

Skip from Austin and Karel get gold stars this week and a letter from the teacher to put on the fridge.

Aurangabad - Lonar Impact Crater (by John R Kerr)
Image by John Kerr

May 4th, 2008 Posted by Gary | Uncategorized | 4 comments

Contest #31

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A brand new leader board starts with contest #31.

April 30th, 2008 Posted by Gary | Uncategorized | 2 comments

Contest #30 Answer

The answer to contest #30 is Brazil’s Congresso Nacional (National Congress) building. It was designed in the 1960s by Oscar Niemeyer. I have a feeling the Brazilian felt they would be the leaders in a future which had flying cards and jet packs and needed a building to reflect that. But as the saying goes, “Brazil is the country of the future….and always will be”.

  • Enrique s
  • Skip
  • Ben Bayer
  • David S
  • ACG
  • Brian T
  • Karel

National Congress Building - Brasilia - Brazil (by Luiz Castro)
Image by Luiz Castro

The National Congress of Brazil (by visionshare)
Image by Visionshare

April 30th, 2008 Posted by Gary | Uncategorized | no comments

Contest #30

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This is the last contest for this group of 10. The leaderboard resets after this one

April 26th, 2008 Posted by Gary | Uncategorized | 7 comments

Contest #29 Answer

The correct answer is…..Goa. The smallest state in India and the former Portuguese colony. Today is it best known for its endangered hippie population. The Goa hippies are one of the largest remaining on Earth.

Getting this one right

  • Che-Lyn
  • David S
  • Brian T
  • Ben Bayer
  • Skip
  • Karel
  • Peter L
  • ACG
  • Matt Manolides

Goa, the Paradise (by alessandro pucci)

Nude beach in Goa, India. (by PhotoFusion)

April 26th, 2008 Posted by Gary | Uncategorized | no comments

Contest #29

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April 22nd, 2008 Posted by Gary | Uncategorized | 9 comments