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vinnyb76
November 2nd, 2007, 03:06 PM
hi all,
I came across this sitehttp://www.flashearth.com/by accident, its an amazing way to look around our planet you can also zoom into any part of the planet to the extent of looking at your house,enjoy

please note when you enter the site click on to the large title (flashearth)

you can enter coordinates or postcodes(zip codes) in the search bar

dammit
November 3rd, 2007, 09:12 PM
It's a great tool mate.... but posted here long ago and I guess most here know about it. ;)

English Bob
November 3rd, 2007, 09:55 PM
Yeah I made the mistake of posting my lat & long with a picture of my house here awhile back and dammit threaten to launch a missile at me. :hmm:

dammit
November 3rd, 2007, 09:59 PM
Yeah I made the mistake of posting my lat & long with a picture of my house here awhile back and dammit threaten to launch a missile at me. :hmm:
I must have missed. :rotflmao:

English Bob
November 3rd, 2007, 10:04 PM
That you did mate, but not by much.

vinnyb76
November 3rd, 2007, 10:31 PM
It's a great tool mate.... but posted here long ago and I guess most here know about it.

sorry didnt realise, guess i should of checked first:happy:
out of interest did anybody type in area 51 into the search bar because surprisingly it works(with google map selected and space between area and 51)thats the last place id thought youd be able to zoom in on:confused::happy:

English Bob
November 3rd, 2007, 10:38 PM
Area 51 has pretty much been abandoned.
They moved most of what it was to that place in Utah where they use to test nerve gas.

dammit
November 3rd, 2007, 10:43 PM
They moved most of what it was to that place in Utah where they use to test nerve gas.

I thought that was Arkansas.. but I may be wrong...... :rotflmao:

English Bob
November 3rd, 2007, 10:47 PM
You would think from the postings from that state but I'm quite positive it's in Utah now, amongst all the dead sheep and cattle from the gas testing.