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Moonliner
04-02-2012, 04:26 PM
I just wanted to post that this year's XKCD (https://xkcd.com/) April fools comic is epic.

Cadaverous Pallor
04-02-2012, 04:30 PM
Heh, I learned something new today.

Moonliner
04-02-2012, 04:34 PM
And what was that?

Ghoulish Delight
04-02-2012, 04:44 PM
Anyone have the full set anywhere? I only have 4 browsers readily available and don't feel like installing/hunting down more.

Moonliner
04-02-2012, 04:48 PM
Anyone have the full set anywhere? I only have 4 browsers readily available and don't feel like hunting down more.

You'll need a lot more than that. There are different ones based on your domain (.mil, .edu), some states and countries, specific schools, mobile browsers, and lord knows what else. Not to mention that at least some of them change depending on your screen size..... The XKCD forms (http://forums.xkcd.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=82442) seem to have the most comprehensive list.

Ghoulish Delight
04-02-2012, 04:57 PM
Holy crap (https://docs.google.com/document/d/10WDDDDy_nDGULMOzm3bRMgq6s9s_Iu3tXaEAIdmZu0E/preview?pli=1&sle=true), he must have started last year!

BarTopDancer
04-02-2012, 07:02 PM
I'm either dense or Chrome is broked cause it just shows me a puzzle piece.

LSPoorEeyorick
04-02-2012, 08:25 PM
Does the puzzle piece say anything? A ton of the variations are puzzle-piece jokes. (The Opera one is my favorite.)

Is your javascript disabled for any reason?

LSPoorEeyorick
04-02-2012, 08:26 PM
BTW, I think the best collection of links is on Reddit.

http://www.reddit.com/r/xkcd/comments/rnpym/xkcd_umwelt_nonpermalink/c479h3s

BarTopDancer
04-02-2012, 08:44 PM
Does the puzzle piece say anything? A ton of the variations are puzzle-piece jokes. (The Opera one is my favorite.)

Is your javascript disabled for any reason?

In XKCD font it says "Chrome is looking for this piece [piece is clearly a a center]. Have you seen it? Chrome thinks it links up with a corner."

LSPoorEeyorick
04-03-2012, 10:08 AM
Heh.

Try another browser! It's different for each one. It's also location-based.

€uroMeinke
04-03-2012, 12:33 PM
I got what BTD got.

And still don't get it

lashbear
04-03-2012, 04:14 PM
My Chrome and IE both show up a different panel comic. One is a tortoise joke and one is about a snake.

Alex
04-03-2012, 05:04 PM
If you got the snake, play with resizing your window.

Stan4dSteph
04-04-2012, 01:38 PM
At work, I get a newspaper with the headline, "Scientists Create Life in Lab," with a caption under a drawing that reads, "The trick was f***in'."

Moonliner
04-04-2012, 02:34 PM
At work, I get a newspaper with the headline, "Scientists Create Life in Lab," with a caption under a drawing that reads, "The trick was f***in'."

Ooh! Yeah you. That's a rare one. It's based on your domain. I'd guess you are at some type of lab, research facility or university.

Betty
04-04-2012, 03:31 PM
http://www.explainxkcd.com/

Moonliner
04-04-2012, 04:22 PM
At work, I get a newspaper with the headline, "Scientists Create Life in Lab," with a caption under a drawing that reads, "The trick was f***in'."

http://www.explainxkcd.com/


Ahh. From the link, you can also get the "Newspaper" if you clicked on a link to the XKCD comic from Googledocs.

Sadly, there is not a special one for linking via LoT.

Prudence
04-06-2012, 09:27 AM
I got DC-related ones at work. Shock and amazement, I know. Abraham Lincolon and nanobots in one browser, the one about east coasters being earthquake wusses and west coasters being hurricane wusses in the other.

JWBear
09-19-2012, 09:35 PM
Today' XKCD comic (http://xkcd.com/1110/) is, in many meanings of the word, epic.

According to this site (http://www.comicmix.com/webcomics-you-should-be-reading/2012/09/19/xkcd-click-and-drag-the-biggest-comic-ever/):
At 165888 x 79872 pixels, or 1.3 terapixels, the image would fill the screens of 4212 iPads with retina displays in an 81 x 52 grid. The grayscale image is 12.3 gigabytes in size. If it was printed at a size big enough that you could see the people, it would cover a football end zone.

It's "click and drag" viewable. Have fun.

Morrigoon
09-19-2012, 11:37 PM
I made the mistake of following the Mario tunnel. Eventually had to give up.

Moonliner
09-20-2012, 03:45 AM
Given how over the top this one is and the fact that the next comic is #1111, there is speculation it's a swan song.

lashbear
09-20-2012, 05:33 AM
Over the top, and I was over it in about a minute.

Alex
09-20-2012, 06:28 AM
There's a page out there that converts it into a google maps interface with scroll zoom. Must faster.

JWBear
09-20-2012, 08:23 AM
Given how over the top this one is and the fact that the next comic is #1111, there is speculation it's a swan song.

The balloon guy shows up again near the extreem right edge, saying something to the effect of "I wonder where I'll go now." Could be a hint.

Ghoulish Delight
09-20-2012, 08:47 AM
I doubt it's anything of the sort. Dude is just obsessive. Hardly his first large scale, work intensive comic. Hell, just look at the amount of effort he puts into the calculations he does for the weekly what-if's. No way he's done.

Alex
09-20-2012, 08:49 AM
Here's the zoomable version:

http://xkcd-map.rent-a-geek.de/#10/1.0999/0.2005

Betty
09-21-2012, 10:36 AM
weekly what-if's.

And on this day I learned about an entire part of a website I'd somehow missed.

Moonliner
09-21-2012, 10:37 AM
And the Friday strip is up with no sign off, so that's a good thing.

Alex
09-21-2012, 10:44 AM
The balloon guy shows up again near the extreem right edge, saying something to the effect of "I wonder where I'll go now." Could be a hint.

Apparently that was a call back to his very first strip.

Moonliner
04-10-2013, 05:11 PM
Can I just say how awsome I think XKCD "Time" is?

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/time.png

Alex
04-10-2013, 09:52 PM
You can say it.

Kevy Baby
04-11-2013, 06:56 PM
"It"

Moonliner
05-21-2013, 05:02 PM
Based on the current XKCD (http://xkcd.com/1214/)

Anyone want to play? (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTc5MzMsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyJdLFsxLDUzLjE0MDMwNiwyMS4zNz E4NjI5OTk5OTk5NjIsNTEuMjYxOTE0ODUzMDg0NTEsMjIuNjc1 NzgxMjVdLFsyLDQ4LjUxMjY5LC0xMTAuOTY0Mjk1OTk5OTk5OT ksNDguMjgzMTkyODk1NDgzNDksLTExMC45Mzk5NDE0MDYyNV0s WzMsNDMuMjQ4OTI1LC0xMDQuMjkyMzQ4LDQyLjgxMTUyMTc0NT A5Nzg4LC0xMDcuNDAyMzQzNzVdLFs0LDQxLjMxMTQ1NCwtODMu NTE1NTI3MDAwMDAwMDIsMzguODkxMDMyODI2NDg4NDYsLTkwLj cwMzEyNV0sWzUsNDIuNTU4OTc5LC04Mi44NTkyODQsNDIuNjk0 NTQ4NjYyMDc2OTIsLTgyLjc3NjQ4OTI1NzgxMjVdXX0%3D)

Ghoulish Delight
05-21-2013, 05:05 PM
I messed with it. Is it cheating to navigate around a little, use google, and get it right every time?

Moonliner
05-21-2013, 05:09 PM
I messed with it. Is it cheating to navigate around a little, use google, and get it right every time?

It's possible I might have done that, just a little. :D

Would you like to have a challenge round (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6OTg5Mywidm Vyc2lvbiI6MSwicm91bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxu ZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnTG5nIl0sWzEsNDYuMzA4MywzNS4zMTc0Nj I5OTk5OTk5NzUsNDIuOTQwMzM5MjMzNjMxODMsNC4wNDI5Njg3 NV0sWzIsNTUuNTE3Nzg2LC00LjE4NzUwMzk5OTk5OTk5LDQ3Lj E1OTg0MDAxMzA0NDMyLC02OS45NjA5Mzc1XSxbMywtMjIuMDA2 NzksLTU2LjQ5MjcyOSwtMjMuODg1ODM3Njk5ODYxOTksLTU5Lj U4OTg0Mzc1XSxbNCwzNi45ODExNDMsLTc2LjEwNjQxMDk5OTk5 OTk4LDQ3LjIxOTU2ODExMjMxNTUsMTEuNzc3MzQzNzVdLFs1LD M3LjM5NjIyNCwxMzYuOTAyNTQ4MDAwMDAwMDIsMzYuMTczMzU2 OTM1MjIxNiwxMzguMTY0MDYyNV1dfQ%3D%3D) with no movement and no Google?

Ghoulish Delight
05-21-2013, 05:31 PM
Yeah, I'm useless (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6NjcyNywidm Vyc2lvbiI6MSwicm91bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxu ZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnTG5nIiwiY0xhdCIsImNMbmciLCJwb2ludH MiXSxbMSw0Ni4zMDgzLDM1LjMxNzQ2Mjk5OTk5OTk3NSwyNS4z MjQxNjY1MjU3Mzg0LC0xMDguMDE3NTc4MTI1LDQyLjk0MDMzOT IzMzYzMTgzLDQuMDQyOTY4NzUsMzI5XSxbMiw1NS41MTc3ODYs LTQuMTg3NTAzOTk5OTk5OTksNDAuNDQ2OTQ3MDU5NjAwNDgsLT gxLjU2MjUsNDcuMTU5ODQwMDEzMDQ0MzIsLTY5Ljk2MDkzNzUs MTMzM10sWzMsLTIyLjAwNjc5LC01Ni40OTI3MjksMjEuOTQzMD Q1NTMzNDM4MTgsLTEwMS4yNSwtMjMuODg1ODM3Njk5ODYxOTks LTU5LjU4OTg0Mzc1LDEwODJdLFs0LDM2Ljk4MTE0MywtNzYuMT A2NDEwOTk5OTk5OTgsMzUuNDYwNjY5OTUxNDk1MzA1LC05NS42 MjUsNDcuMjE5NTY4MTEyMzE1NSwxMS43NzczNDM3NSwxOTk1XS xbNSwzNy4zOTYyMjQsMTM2LjkwMjU0ODAwMDAwMDAyLDMwLjUy NDQxMzI2OTkyMzk4NiwxMTkuMjY3NTc4MTI1LDM2LjE3MzM1Nj kzNTIyMTYsMTM4LjE2NDA2MjUsMTk4OF1dLCJpc0NoYWxsZW5n ZSI6dHJ1ZSwiY2hhbGxlbmdlU2NvcmUiOjk4OTN9)

Moonliner
05-21-2013, 07:04 PM
Yeah, I'm useless (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6NjcyNywidm Vyc2lvbiI6MSwicm91bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxu ZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnTG5nIiwiY0xhdCIsImNMbmciLCJwb2ludH MiXSxbMSw0Ni4zMDgzLDM1LjMxNzQ2Mjk5OTk5OTk3NSwyNS4z MjQxNjY1MjU3Mzg0LC0xMDguMDE3NTc4MTI1LDQyLjk0MDMzOT IzMzYzMTgzLDQuMDQyOTY4NzUsMzI5XSxbMiw1NS41MTc3ODYs LTQuMTg3NTAzOTk5OTk5OTksNDAuNDQ2OTQ3MDU5NjAwNDgsLT gxLjU2MjUsNDcuMTU5ODQwMDEzMDQ0MzIsLTY5Ljk2MDkzNzUs MTMzM10sWzMsLTIyLjAwNjc5LC01Ni40OTI3MjksMjEuOTQzMD Q1NTMzNDM4MTgsLTEwMS4yNSwtMjMuODg1ODM3Njk5ODYxOTks LTU5LjU4OTg0Mzc1LDEwODJdLFs0LDM2Ljk4MTE0MywtNzYuMT A2NDEwOTk5OTk5OTgsMzUuNDYwNjY5OTUxNDk1MzA1LC05NS42 MjUsNDcuMjE5NTY4MTEyMzE1NSwxMS43NzczNDM3NSwxOTk1XS xbNSwzNy4zOTYyMjQsMTM2LjkwMjU0ODAwMDAwMDAyLDMwLjUy NDQxMzI2OTkyMzk4NiwxMTkuMjY3NTc4MTI1LDM2LjE3MzM1Nj kzNTIyMTYsMTM4LjE2NDA2MjUsMTk4OF1dLCJpc0NoYWxsZW5n ZSI6dHJ1ZSwiY2hhbGxlbmdlU2NvcmUiOjk4OTN9)

I was just plain lucky on 'C' and then followed that up by guessing a tunnel I've driven through in the past month was in Germany.

Anyone else care to play? (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MzM0MSwidm Vyc2lvbiI6MSwicm91bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxu ZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnTG5nIl0sWzEsNjYuNTM4MTUyLDIwLjUyMT k2MzAwMDAwMDAyOCw0OC4zNzA4NDc3MDIzODM2NiwtMTIwLjA1 ODU5Mzc1XSxbMiw0NS42Mzk2ODgsLTkzLjIwNTA1NzAwMDAwMD AxLDMxLjk1MjE2MjIzODAyNDk3LC04Ni42NjAxNTYyNV0sWzMs LTI2LjY3MzcyMiwxMTMuNzE5MjQwMDAwMDAwMDEsLTE3Ljk3OD czMzA5NTU1NjE1NSwtNjYuNzA4OTg0Mzc1XSxbNCwzMi4zMjYz NCwtMTAzLjQ0NzI4MDk5OTk5OTk4LC0yNS4xNjUxNzMzNjg2Nj M5NDMsMTI3LjI2NTYyNV0sWzUsLTEyLjkzMzY2NiwxMzIuNTQx MTI0OTk5OTk5OTcsMzMuNzI0MzM5NjYxNzQ3NiwtODEuNTYyNV 1dfQ%3D%3D) (This one kicked my ass)

Alex
05-21-2013, 08:34 PM
There aren't really rules. Different people seem to allow everythign from nothing to full navigation for however long and full use of Google. So long as the rules are shared before challenging, all's cool.

My general style of play is no use of anything other than what is in that window. I can move around but only for about a minute before I have to start making my guess.

Alex
05-21-2013, 08:40 PM
Would you like to have a challenge round (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6OTg5Mywidm Vyc2lvbiI6MSwicm91bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxu ZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnTG5nIl0sWzEsNDYuMzA4MywzNS4zMTc0Nj I5OTk5OTk5NzUsNDIuOTQwMzM5MjMzNjMxODMsNC4wNDI5Njg3 NV0sWzIsNTUuNTE3Nzg2LC00LjE4NzUwMzk5OTk5OTk5LDQ3Lj E1OTg0MDAxMzA0NDMyLC02OS45NjA5Mzc1XSxbMywtMjIuMDA2 NzksLTU2LjQ5MjcyOSwtMjMuODg1ODM3Njk5ODYxOTksLTU5Lj U4OTg0Mzc1XSxbNCwzNi45ODExNDMsLTc2LjEwNjQxMDk5OTk5 OTk4LDQ3LjIxOTU2ODExMjMxNTUsMTEuNzc3MzQzNzVdLFs1LD M3LjM5NjIyNCwxMzYuOTAyNTQ4MDAwMDAwMDIsMzYuMTczMzU2 OTM1MjIxNiwxMzguMTY0MDYyNV1dfQ%3D%3D) with no movement and no Google?

No movement, no Googling. Beat you on that one (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTA4NDEsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyIsImNMYXQiLCJjTG5nIiwicG9pbn RzIl0sWzEsNDYuMzA4MywzNS4zMTc0NjI5OTk5OTk5NzUsNTIu NDgyNzgwMjIyMDc4MjA1LDEuNTgyMDMxMjUsNDIuOTQwMzM5Mj MzNjMxODMsNC4wNDI5Njg3NSwxODcwXSxbMiw1NS41MTc3ODYs LTQuMTg3NTAzOTk5OTk5OTksNTQuMjEzODYxMDAwNjQ0OTI2LC 0xLjMxODM1OTM3NSw0Ny4xNTk4NDAwMTMwNDQzMiwtNjkuOTYw OTM3NSwyNzMxXSxbMywtMjIuMDA2NzksLTU2LjQ5MjcyOSwxOS 45NzMzNDg3ODYxMTA2MDIsLTg3LjcxNDg0Mzc1LC0yMy44ODU4 Mzc2OTk4NjE5OSwtNTkuNTg5ODQzNzUsMTMxNF0sWzQsMzYuOT gxMTQzLC03Ni4xMDY0MTA5OTk5OTk5OCw0Mi4zNDIzMDUyNzg1 NzI4MTYsLTcxLjAzNzU5NzY1NjI1LDQ3LjIxOTU2ODExMjMxNT UsMTEuNzc3MzQzNzUsMjI4OV0sWzUsMzcuMzk2MjI0LDEzNi45 MDI1NDgwMDAwMDAwMiwzOC4zNDE2NTYxOTI3OTU5MjQsMTQwLj A5NzY1NjI1LDM2LjE3MzM1NjkzNTIyMTYsMTM4LjE2NDA2MjUs MjYzN11dLCJpc0NoYWxsZW5nZSI6dHJ1ZSwiY2hhbGxlbmdlU2 NvcmUiOjk4OTN9), but not by much.

Alex
05-21-2013, 08:44 PM
Anyone else care to play? (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MzM0MSwidm Vyc2lvbiI6MSwicm91bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxu ZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnTG5nIl0sWzEsNjYuNTM4MTUyLDIwLjUyMT k2MzAwMDAwMDAyOCw0OC4zNzA4NDc3MDIzODM2NiwtMTIwLjA1 ODU5Mzc1XSxbMiw0NS42Mzk2ODgsLTkzLjIwNTA1NzAwMDAwMD AxLDMxLjk1MjE2MjIzODAyNDk3LC04Ni42NjAxNTYyNV0sWzMs LTI2LjY3MzcyMiwxMTMuNzE5MjQwMDAwMDAwMDEsLTE3Ljk3OD czMzA5NTU1NjE1NSwtNjYuNzA4OTg0Mzc1XSxbNCwzMi4zMjYz NCwtMTAzLjQ0NzI4MDk5OTk5OTk4LC0yNS4xNjUxNzMzNjg2Nj M5NDMsMTI3LjI2NTYyNV0sWzUsLTEyLjkzMzY2NiwxMzIuNTQx MTI0OTk5OTk5OTcsMzMuNzI0MzM5NjYxNzQ3NiwtODEuNTYyNV 1dfQ%3D%3D) (This one kicked my ass)

Kind of kicked my ass too, but not nearly so much (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6ODQ2Niwidm Vyc2lvbiI6MSwicm91bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxu ZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnTG5nIiwiY0xhdCIsImNMbmciLCJwb2ludH MiXSxbMSw2Ni41MzgxNTIsMjAuNTIxOTYzMDAwMDAwMDI4LDYw Ljg4NzcwMDA0MjA3Nzg5LDE2LjM0NzY1NjI1LDQ4LjM3MDg0Nz cwMjM4MzY2LC0xMjAuMDU4NTkzNzUsMjMzMF0sWzIsNDUuNjM5 Njg4LC05My4yMDUwNTcwMDAwMDAwMSwzMy41NzgwMTQ3NDYxND M5ODUsLTg0LjAyMzQzNzUsMzEuOTUyMTYyMjM4MDI0OTcsLTg2 LjY2MDE1NjI1LDIwMzVdLFszLC0yNi42NzM3MjIsMTEzLjcxOT I0MDAwMDAwMDAxLC0zMi4zOTg1MTU4MDI0NzQwMiwxMzUuNzAz MTI1LC0xNy45Nzg3MzMwOTU1NTYxNTUsLTY2LjcwODk4NDM3NS wxOTE2XSxbNCwzMi4zMjYzNCwtMTAzLjQ0NzI4MDk5OTk5OTk4 LDM2LjgwOTI4NDcwMjA1OTQsLTExMy42NDI1NzgxMjUsLTI1Lj E2NTE3MzM2ODY2Mzk0MywxMjcuMjY1NjI1LDIxNjFdLFs1LC0x Mi45MzM2NjYsMTMyLjU0MTEyNDk5OTk5OTk3LC0xLjQwNjEwOD gzNTQzNTE0NjgsLTU1LjU0Njg3NSwzMy43MjQzMzk2NjE3NDc2 LC04MS41NjI1LDI0XV0sImlzQ2hhbGxlbmdlIjp0cnVlLCJjaG FsbGVuZ2VTY29yZSI6MzM0MX0%3D) as it kicked yours.

Alex
05-21-2013, 08:50 PM
And to return the favor.

My challenge (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTMzNjQsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyJdLFsxLDQyLjczNzUzLDEwLjE4Nj IxNjAwMDAwMDA1OSwzOC4xMTcyNzE2NTgzMDU0MywxMy40OTEy MTA5Mzc1XSxbMiw2OC4xMjA0NCwyNS41OTAxNTI5OTk5OTk5OD csNTEuNzgxNDM1NjA0NDMxMTk1LC0xMjIuNTE5NTMxMjVdLFsz LDM1LjI0ODcyOCwxMzkuMDQzMDc3MDAwMDAwMDQsMzUuMTgyNz g4MTM4MDAyMjksMTM5LjAxNjg3NjIyMDcwMzEyXSxbNCw2Ny40 MDk5MjMsLTE1MC4xMDc3OTgsMzkuMTY0MTQxMDQ3Njg3NDIsLT EwNi45NjI4OTA2MjVdLFs1LDY0LjI4MzI3NiwtMTM4LjQ4Nzc1 MSw1OS4yNjU4ODA2MjgyNTgwOSwtMTMwLjI1MzkwNjI1XV19) (not a great effort, but but saved by really nailing one)

No Google, no movement other than spinning.

Ghoulish Delight
05-21-2013, 10:20 PM
I was just plain lucky on 'C' and then followed that up by guessing a tunnel I've driven through in the past month was in Germany.

Anyone else care to play? (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MzM0MSwidm Vyc2lvbiI6MSwicm91bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxu ZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnTG5nIl0sWzEsNjYuNTM4MTUyLDIwLjUyMT k2MzAwMDAwMDAyOCw0OC4zNzA4NDc3MDIzODM2NiwtMTIwLjA1 ODU5Mzc1XSxbMiw0NS42Mzk2ODgsLTkzLjIwNTA1NzAwMDAwMD AxLDMxLjk1MjE2MjIzODAyNDk3LC04Ni42NjAxNTYyNV0sWzMs LTI2LjY3MzcyMiwxMTMuNzE5MjQwMDAwMDAwMDEsLTE3Ljk3OD czMzA5NTU1NjE1NSwtNjYuNzA4OTg0Mzc1XSxbNCwzMi4zMjYz NCwtMTAzLjQ0NzI4MDk5OTk5OTk4LC0yNS4xNjUxNzMzNjg2Nj M5NDMsMTI3LjI2NTYyNV0sWzUsLTEyLjkzMzY2NiwxMzIuNTQx MTI0OTk5OTk5OTcsMzMuNzI0MzM5NjYxNzQ3NiwtODEuNTYyNV 1dfQ%3D%3D) (This one kicked my ass)
Beat you. With some horrible guesses (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6NTMxMywidm Vyc2lvbiI6MSwicm91bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxu ZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnTG5nIiwiY0xhdCIsImNMbmciLCJwb2ludH MiXSxbMSw2Ni41MzgxNTIsMjAuNTIxOTYzMDAwMDAwMDI4LDQ3 Ljk4OTkyMTY2NzQxNDE2NiwxNi4xNzE4NzUsNDguMzcwODQ3Nz AyMzgzNjYsLTEyMC4wNTg1OTM3NSwxOTM5XSxbMiw0NS42Mzk2 ODgsLTkzLjIwNTA1NzAwMDAwMDAxLDQzLjA2ODg4Nzc3NDE2OT YyNSwtOTguNDM3NSwzMS45NTIxNjIyMzgwMjQ5NywtODYuNjYw MTU2MjUsMjQzNF0sWzMsLTI2LjY3MzcyMiwxMTMuNzE5MjQwMD AwMDAwMDEsMTIuNTU0NTYzNTI4NTkzNjU2LDI2LjcxODc1LC0x Ny45Nzg3MzMwOTU1NTYxNTUsLTY2LjcwODk4NDM3NSw0NDFdLF s0LDMyLjMyNjM0LC0xMDMuNDQ3MjgwOTk5OTk5OTgsMTEuODY3 MzUwOTExNDU5MzA4LDE1LjQ2ODc1LC0yNS4xNjUxNzMzNjg2Nj M5NDMsMTI3LjI2NTYyNSwyNjNdLFs1LC0xMi45MzM2NjYsMTMy LjU0MTEyNDk5OTk5OTk3LDQ3LjUxNzIwMDY5NzgzOTQxNCwyNy 40MjE4NzUsMzMuNzI0MzM5NjYxNzQ3NiwtODEuNTYyNSwyMzZd XSwiaXNDaGFsbGVuZ2UiOnRydWUsImNoYWxsZW5nZVNjb3JlIj ozMzQxfQ%3D%3D)

I'm assuming that "no moving" at least allows a 360?

Ghoulish Delight
05-21-2013, 10:26 PM
And to return the favor.

My challenge (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTMzNjQsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyJdLFsxLDQyLjczNzUzLDEwLjE4Nj IxNjAwMDAwMDA1OSwzOC4xMTcyNzE2NTgzMDU0MywxMy40OTEy MTA5Mzc1XSxbMiw2OC4xMjA0NCwyNS41OTAxNTI5OTk5OTk5OD csNTEuNzgxNDM1NjA0NDMxMTk1LC0xMjIuNTE5NTMxMjVdLFsz LDM1LjI0ODcyOCwxMzkuMDQzMDc3MDAwMDAwMDQsMzUuMTgyNz g4MTM4MDAyMjksMTM5LjAxNjg3NjIyMDcwMzEyXSxbNCw2Ny40 MDk5MjMsLTE1MC4xMDc3OTgsMzkuMTY0MTQxMDQ3Njg3NDIsLT EwNi45NjI4OTA2MjVdLFs1LDY0LjI4MzI3NiwtMTM4LjQ4Nzc1 MSw1OS4yNjU4ODA2MjgyNTgwOSwtMTMwLjI1MzkwNjI1XV19) (not a great effort, but but saved by really nailing one)

No Google, no movement other than spinning.
Dang, was on you until Alaska fooled me twice in a row.
So did you know where Hakone was, or did you just find it? I gave up zooming in and scrolling and guessed northward based on people being bundled up.

Alex
05-21-2013, 10:44 PM
I knew that Hakone is between Tokyo and Osaka (remembered the signs from when on the bullet train), never saw it on the map, just got even luckier in my guessing.

Ghoulish Delight
05-22-2013, 09:59 AM
New challenge (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6OTY3OCwidm Vyc2lvbiI6MSwicm91bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxu ZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnTG5nIl0sWzEsLTM3LjU2NjQyMywxNDkuMT Q5ODYzOTk5OTk5OTgsLTI2LjQzMTIyODA2NDUwNjQyNCwxMzAu MDc4MTI1XSxbMiw1Ny45NTkzNjUsMTkuMzQ4NTk0MDAwMDAwMD UsNDYuMTM0MTcwMDQ2MjQzMjYsLTYzLjEwNTQ2ODc1XSxbMyw1 Ni4zMjk5NTEsNDQuMDA5MTk5OTk5OTk5OTY0LDU1LjcyNzExMD A4NTA0NTk4NiwzNy43OTI5Njg3NV0sWzQsNDUuMzQ3MTExLC02 MS40MzczNDMsNTUuNzc2NTczMDE4NjY3NywyNy40MjE4NzVdLF s1LDQ1LjE3NDIwMSw1LjIxNjkwMjAwMDAwMDAwNSw0OC4zNzA4 NDc3MDIzODM2MywzLjk5OTAyMzQzNzVdXX0%3D). Rotation and zooming only.

Moonliner
05-22-2013, 10:24 AM
And to return the favor.

My challenge (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTMzNjQsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyJdLFsxLDQyLjczNzUzLDEwLjE4Nj IxNjAwMDAwMDA1OSwzOC4xMTcyNzE2NTgzMDU0MywxMy40OTEy MTA5Mzc1XSxbMiw2OC4xMjA0NCwyNS41OTAxNTI5OTk5OTk5OD csNTEuNzgxNDM1NjA0NDMxMTk1LC0xMjIuNTE5NTMxMjVdLFsz LDM1LjI0ODcyOCwxMzkuMDQzMDc3MDAwMDAwMDQsMzUuMTgyNz g4MTM4MDAyMjksMTM5LjAxNjg3NjIyMDcwMzEyXSxbNCw2Ny40 MDk5MjMsLTE1MC4xMDc3OTgsMzkuMTY0MTQxMDQ3Njg3NDIsLT EwNi45NjI4OTA2MjVdLFs1LDY0LjI4MzI3NiwtMTM4LjQ4Nzc1 MSw1OS4yNjU4ODA2MjgyNTgwOSwtMTMwLjI1MzkwNjI1XV19) (not a great effort, but but saved by really nailing one)

No Google, no movement other than spinning.

Damn, despite your success in the orient, I was doing well until the last one. Pooh. You win (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6OTM4Miwidm Vyc2lvbiI6MSwicm91bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxu ZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnTG5nIiwiY0xhdCIsImNMbmciLCJwb2ludH MiXSxbMSw0Mi43Mzc1MywxMC4xODYyMTYwMDAwMDAwNTksNDAu MzA0NjY1MzgyNTkxNzYsMTUuMTE3MTg3NSwzOC4xMTcyNzE2NT gzMDU0MywxMy40OTEyMTA5Mzc1LDI0NDVdLFsyLDY4LjEyMDQ0 LDI1LjU5MDE1Mjk5OTk5OTk4Nyw1Mi41MzYyNzMwNDE0NTk0OC wtMTE4LjY1MjM0Mzc1LDUxLjc4MTQzNTYwNDQzMTE5NSwtMTIy LjUxOTUzMTI1LDEyMTBdLFszLDM1LjI0ODcyOCwxMzkuMDQzMD c3MDAwMDAwMDQsNDEuODQ3MDU4NzEyMTIxOTEsMTQwLjY3NDQz ODQ3NjU2MjUsMzUuMTgyNzg4MTM4MDAyMjksMTM5LjAxNjg3Nj IyMDcwMzEyLDIyODNdLFs0LDY3LjQwOTkyMywtMTUwLjEwNzc5 OCw2MC45MzA0MzIyMDI5MjMzMzUsLTE0My40Mzc1LDM5LjE2ND E0MTA0NzY4NzQyLC0xMDYuOTYyODkwNjI1LDIyNjRdLFs1LDY0 LjI4MzI3NiwtMTM4LjQ4Nzc1MSw1NS41NzgzNDQ2NzIxODIwNT UsMTAuMTk1MzEyNSw1OS4yNjU4ODA2MjgyNTgwOSwtMTMwLjI1 MzkwNjI1LDExODBdXSwiaXNDaGFsbGVuZ2UiOnRydWUsImNoYW xsZW5nZVNjb3JlIjoxMzM2NH0%3D) I do find it curious how close our A and B's were.

Moonliner
05-22-2013, 10:36 AM
New challenge (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6OTY3OCwidm Vyc2lvbiI6MSwicm91bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxu ZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnTG5nIl0sWzEsLTM3LjU2NjQyMywxNDkuMT Q5ODYzOTk5OTk5OTgsLTI2LjQzMTIyODA2NDUwNjQyNCwxMzAu MDc4MTI1XSxbMiw1Ny45NTkzNjUsMTkuMzQ4NTk0MDAwMDAwMD UsNDYuMTM0MTcwMDQ2MjQzMjYsLTYzLjEwNTQ2ODc1XSxbMyw1 Ni4zMjk5NTEsNDQuMDA5MTk5OTk5OTk5OTY0LDU1LjcyNzExMD A4NTA0NTk4NiwzNy43OTI5Njg3NV0sWzQsNDUuMzQ3MTExLC02 MS40MzczNDMsNTUuNzc2NTczMDE4NjY3NywyNy40MjE4NzVdLF s1LDQ1LjE3NDIwMSw1LjIxNjkwMjAwMDAwMDAwNSw0OC4zNzA4 NDc3MDIzODM2MywzLjk5OTAyMzQzNzVdXX0%3D). Rotation and zooming only.

*sigh*
Despite a heroic last guess, I could not make up for what I did on 'A' (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6ODkyMiwidm Vyc2lvbiI6MSwicm91bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxu ZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnTG5nIiwiY0xhdCIsImNMbmciLCJwb2ludH MiXSxbMSwtMz****Y2NDIzLDE0OS4xNDk4NjM5OTk5OTk5OCw1 MC4yODkzMzkyNTMyOTE3NywtMTA1LjgyMDMxMjUsLTI2LjQzMT IyODA2NDUwNjQyNCwxMzAuMDc4MTI1LDExNl0sWzIsNTcuOTU5 MzY1LDE5LjM0ODU5NDAwMDAwMDA1LDMzLjk0MzM1OTk0NjU3OD gyLC04MC43NzE0ODQzNzUsNDYuMTM0MTcwMDQ2MjQzMjYsLTYz LjEwNTQ2ODc1LDk3MV0sWzMsNTYuMzI5OTUxLDQ0LjAwOTE5OT k5OTk5OTk2NCw1Mi42OTYzNjEwNzgyNzQ0ODUsMTkuMTYwMTU2 MjUsNTUuNzI3MTEwMDg1MDQ1OTg2LDM3Ljc5Mjk2ODc1LDIwMT ddLFs0LDQ1LjM0NzExMSwtNjEuNDM3MzQzLDQ2LjkyMDI1NTMx NTM3NDUxLC0xMjIuNjk1MzEyNSw1NS43NzY1NzMwMTg2Njc3LD I3LjQyMTg3NSwxNTM2XSxbNSw0NS4xNzQyMDEsNS4yMTY5MDIw MDAwMDAwMDUsNDUuNTIxNzQzODk2OTkzNjM0LDUuMzYxMzI4MT I1LDQ4LjM3MDg0NzcwMjM4MzYzLDMuOTk5MDIzNDM3NSw0Mjgy XV0sImlzQ2hhbGxlbmdlIjp0cnVlLCJjaGFsbGVuZ2VTY29yZS I6OTY3OH0%3D)

Alex
05-22-2013, 06:55 PM
New challenge (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6OTY3OCwidm Vyc2lvbiI6MSwicm91bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxu ZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnTG5nIl0sWzEsLTM3LjU2NjQyMywxNDkuMT Q5ODYzOTk5OTk5OTgsLTI2LjQzMTIyODA2NDUwNjQyNCwxMzAu MDc4MTI1XSxbMiw1Ny45NTkzNjUsMTkuMzQ4NTk0MDAwMDAwMD UsNDYuMTM0MTcwMDQ2MjQzMjYsLTYzLjEwNTQ2ODc1XSxbMyw1 Ni4zMjk5NTEsNDQuMDA5MTk5OTk5OTk5OTY0LDU1LjcyNzExMD A4NTA0NTk4NiwzNy43OTI5Njg3NV0sWzQsNDUuMzQ3MTExLC02 MS40MzczNDMsNTUuNzc2NTczMDE4NjY3NywyNy40MjE4NzVdLF s1LDQ1LjE3NDIwMSw1LjIxNjkwMjAwMDAwMDAwNSw0OC4zNzA4 NDc3MDIzODM2MywzLjk5OTAyMzQzNzVdXX0%3D). Rotation and zooming only.

Came out ahead (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTEzMTIsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyIsImNMYXQiLCJjTG5nIiwicG9pbn RzIl0sWzEsLTM3LjU2NjQyMywxNDkuMTQ5ODYzOTk5OTk5OTgs LTI2Ljc0NTYxMDM4MjE5OTAwOCwxNTIuNDAyMzQzNzUsLTI2Lj QzMTIyODA2NDUwNjQyNCwxMzAuMDc4MTI1LDIxMDddLFsyLDU3 Ljk1OTM2NSwxOS4zNDg1OTQwMDAwMDAwNSw1Ny41MTU4MjI4Nj U1Mzg4MiwxMy4wMDc4MTI1LDQ2LjEzNDE3MDA0NjI0MzI2LC02 My4xMDU0Njg3NSwyNTQ2XSxbMyw1Ni4zMjk5NTEsNDQuMDA5MT k5OTk5OTk5OTY0LDU0LjIxMzg2MTAwMDY0NDkyNiw0MC41MTc1 NzgxMjUsNTUuNzI3MTEwMDg1MDQ1OTg2LDM3Ljc5Mjk2ODc1LD I2MDhdLFs0LDQ1LjM0NzExMSwtNjEuNDM3MzQzLDQ2LjE5NTA0 MjEwODY2MDE1NCwtMTIxLjgxNjQwNjI1LDU1Ljc3NjU3MzAxOD Y2NzcsMjcuNDIxODc1LDE1NDJdLFs1LDQ1LjE3NDIwMSw1LjIx NjkwMjAwMDAwMDAwNSw0NC4wNTYwMTE2OTU3ODUyNSwwLjE3NT c4MTI1LDQ4LjM3MDg0NzcwMjM4MzYzLDMuOTk5MDIzNDM3NSwy NTA5XV0sImlzQ2hhbGxlbmdlIjp0cnVlLCJjaGFsbGVuZ2VTY2 9yZSI6OTY3OH0%3D) but slightly unfair on my part. I've had C before. Not just kind of that place but that exact starting location.

So I guess the selections aren't entirely random from all of Google streetview.

Alex
05-22-2013, 06:56 PM
And my challenge back (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTA1NDYsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyJdLFsxLDU2LjgzODIwNiw2MC41OT Y5ODUwMDAwMDAwMiw1OS41Nzg4NTEwNDY2MzE4NiwzMC45Mzc1 XSxbMiwzMy40OTM1NDUsLTEwMS4zOTg0OTMwMDAwMDAwMywzOC 45NTk0MDg3OTI0NTQyMywtOTguNjEzMjgxMjVdLFszLC0zNy4x MDA1OTksMTQ3LjU5MTIxNTAwMDAwMDAzLC0yOC44NDQ2NzM2OD A3NzE3OCwxMzMuNDE3OTY4NzVdLFs0LDQzLjQzNDUwNSwtNzQu NDg3NzI2MDAwMDAwMDEsNDcuMzM4ODIyNjk0ODIxOTksLTEyMy 40ODYzMjgxMjVdLFs1LDUyLjM5MzczNCwtNi40NjgzMzkwMDAw MDAwMTQ1LDUzLjY5NjcwNjQ3NTMwMzIzLC0wLjc5MTAxNTYyNV 1dfQ%3D%3D) for the day. Sadly, being able to read all of the signs in A didn't help a lick.

Ghoulish Delight
05-22-2013, 08:12 PM
And my challenge back (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTA1NDYsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyJdLFsxLDU2LjgzODIwNiw2MC41OT Y5ODUwMDAwMDAwMiw1OS41Nzg4NTEwNDY2MzE4NiwzMC45Mzc1 XSxbMiwzMy40OTM1NDUsLTEwMS4zOTg0OTMwMDAwMDAwMywzOC 45NTk0MDg3OTI0NTQyMywtOTguNjEzMjgxMjVdLFszLC0zNy4x MDA1OTksMTQ3LjU5MTIxNTAwMDAwMDAzLC0yOC44NDQ2NzM2OD A3NzE3OCwxMzMuNDE3OTY4NzVdLFs0LDQzLjQzNDUwNSwtNzQu NDg3NzI2MDAwMDAwMDEsNDcuMzM4ODIyNjk0ODIxOTksLTEyMy 40ODYzMjgxMjVdLFs1LDUyLjM5MzczNCwtNi40NjgzMzkwMDAw MDAwMTQ1LDUzLjY5NjcwNjQ3NTMwMzIzLC0wLjc5MTAxNTYyNV 1dfQ%3D%3D) for the day. Sadly, being able to read all of the signs in A didn't help a lick.
Neither did not being able to read them (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6NjA3OSwidm Vyc2lvbiI6MSwicm91bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxu ZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnTG5nIiwiY0xhdCIsImNMbmciLCJwb2ludH MiXSxbMSw1Ni44MzgyMDYsNjAuNTk2OTg1MDAwMDAwMDIsNTku NzEyMDk3MTczMzIyOTI0LDMwLjQxMDE1NjI1LDU5LjU3ODg1MT A0NjYzMTg2LDMwLjkzNzUsMTk5MV0sWzIsMzMuNDkzNTQ1LC0x MDEuMzk4NDkzMDAwMDAwMDMsNy4wMTM2Njc5Mjc1NjY2NDIsMT guOTg0Mzc1LDM4Ljk1OTQwODc5MjQ1NDIzLC05OC42MTMyODEy NSwyMjddLFszLC0zNy4xMDA1OTksMTQ3LjU5MTIxNTAwMDAwMD AzLDMyLjU0NjgxMzE3MzUxNTE0LC05Mi4xMDkzNzUsLTI4Ljg0 NDY3MzY4MDc3MTc4LDEzMy40MTc5Njg3NSw5NV0sWzQsNDMuND M0NTA1LC03NC40ODc3MjYwMDAwMDAwMSw2NS45NDY0NzE3NzYx NTczOCwxNi44NzUsNDcuMzM4ODIyNjk0ODIxOTksLTEyMy40OD YzMjgxMjUsMTMyMF0sWzUsNTIuMzkzNzM0LC02LjQ2ODMzOTAw MDAwMDAxNDUsNTIuMDUyNDkwNDc2MDAwOTksMC43MDMxMjUsNT MuNjk2NzA2NDc1MzAzMjMsLTAuNzkxMDE1NjI1LDI0NDZdXSwi aXNDaGFsbGVuZ2UiOnRydWUsImNoYWxsZW5nZVNjb3JlIjoxMD U0Nn0%3D)

I did really poorly that time. Yikes.

Ghoulish Delight
05-22-2013, 08:21 PM
Challenge! (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTA1MjAsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyJdLFsxLDQyLjU3MzE3OCwyMi40OD U3ODA5OTk5OTk5NzQsNjcuNjA5MjIwNjA0OTYzODIsMjAuMzkw NjI1XSxbMiwyNC4xNzEwOTEsLTExMC4zMDc1Mjg5OTk5OTk5OS wyMC42MTIyMTk1NzM4ODEwNDIsLTEwNS4yNDkwMjM0Mzc1XSxb MywzMC41ODcxODgsLTExMS40ODE2NjYwMDAwMDAwMiwzNC44OD U5MzA5NDA3NTMxNywtMTA3LjU3ODEyNV0sWzQsLTIyLjE0NjU4 MSwxMTMuODc0MzI3OTk5OTk5OTksLTM2LjczODg4NDEyNDM5ND MxLDE0Ny4zMDQ2ODc1XSxbNSw0OS40NDQ0MTIsMzIuMDYwMjU1 OTk5OTk5OTgsNTQuMzY3NzU4NTI0MDY4NDEsMzkuMTk5MjE4Nz VdXX0%3D)

All my guesses were on the correct continent!

Alex
05-22-2013, 08:22 PM
I did really poorly that time. Yikes.

Ah, you made the mistake I almost did on C (https://maps.google.com/?ll=-37.100642,147.591225&spn=0.002079,0.004699&t=m&z=19&layer=c&cbll=-37.100642,147.591225&panoid=PN_syJc2e7Qsq4aKBpxsng&cbp=12,119.17,,0,6.91).


I was initially thinking Southwest too, but then I noticed that all the cars are parked on the left side of the street.

Ghoulish Delight
05-22-2013, 08:31 PM
I was initially thinking Southwest too, but then I noticed that all the cars are parked on the left side of the street.


I ALWAYS check that - but got distracted by the setting on that one

Alex
05-22-2013, 08:34 PM
Challenge! (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTA1MjAsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyJdLFsxLDQyLjU3MzE3OCwyMi40OD U3ODA5OTk5OTk5NzQsNjcuNjA5MjIwNjA0OTYzODIsMjAuMzkw NjI1XSxbMiwyNC4xNzEwOTEsLTExMC4zMDc1Mjg5OTk5OTk5OS wyMC42MTIyMTk1NzM4ODEwNDIsLTEwNS4yNDkwMjM0Mzc1XSxb MywzMC41ODcxODgsLTExMS40ODE2NjYwMDAwMDAwMiwzNC44OD U5MzA5NDA3NTMxNywtMTA3LjU3ODEyNV0sWzQsLTIyLjE0NjU4 MSwxMTMuODc0MzI3OTk5OTk5OTksLTM2LjczODg4NDEyNDM5ND MxLDE0Ny4zMDQ2ODc1XSxbNSw0OS40NDQ0MTIsMzIuMDYwMjU1 OTk5OTk5OTgsNTQuMzY3NzU4NTI0MDY4NDEsMzkuMTk5MjE4Nz VdXX0%3D)

All my guesses were on the correct continent!

I win again (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTQxMjYsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyIsImNMYXQiLCJjTG5nIiwicG9pbn RzIl0sWzEsNDIuNTczMTc4LDIyLjQ4NTc4MDk5OTk5OTk3NCw0 Mi42ODI0MzUzOTgzODYyMywyNC4xNjk5MjE4NzUsNjcuNjA5Mj IwNjA0OTYzODIsMjAuMzkwNjI1LDI5NzhdLFsyLDI0LjE3MTA5 MSwtMTEwLjMwNzUyODk5OTk5OTk5LDMyLjg3OTU4NzE3MzA2Nj MwNSwtMTE3LjE1ODIwMzEyNSwyMC42MTIyMTk1NzM4ODEwNDIs LTEwNS4yNDkwMjM0Mzc1LDIxMjVdLFszLDMwLjU4NzE4OCwtMT ExLjQ4MTY2NjAwMDAwMDAyLDMwLjQ0ODY3MzY3OTI4NzU2LC0x MTEuNjIxMDkzNzUsMzQuODg1OTMwOTQwNzUzMTcsLTEwNy41Nz gxMjUsNTEwN10sWzQsLTIyLjE0NjU4MSwxMTMuODc0MzI3OTk5 OTk5OTksLTMwLjYwMDA5Mzg3MzU1MDA3MiwxNDIuMzgyODEyNS wtMzYuNzM4ODg0MTI0Mzk0MzEsMTQ3LjMwNDY4NzUsMTc5OF0s WzUsNDkuNDQ0NDEyLDMyLjA2MDI1NTk5OTk5OTk4LDU5LjQxMT U0ODE2NjQyMzcsMjQuNzYzMTgzNTkzNzUsNTQuMzY3NzU4NTI0 MDY4NDEsMzkuMTk5MjE4NzUsMjExOF1dLCJpc0NoYWxsZW5nZS I6dHJ1ZSwiY2hhbGxlbmdlU2NvcmUiOjEwNTIwfQ%3D%3D)! Extreme luck though.

C looked like American cars, they were driving on the right side and while there was a middle yellow line there was no yellow on the right edge of the road. So I was pretty sure it was Mexico. The road quality and cars pointed me to northern Mexico so I clicked randomly up there and was only 20 km off.

Also, for A I recognized the Bulgarian flag on one of the houses. Fortunately it was actually a house in Bulgaria. I almost picked something in Italy before I remembered the color order of the Italian flag.

For E, the one with all the cars in the square, the Formula 1 car said "Estonia" on the side in Cyrillic. So I hoped it was somewhat local. Sadly, it wasn't.

Ghoulish Delight
05-23-2013, 02:27 PM
This one (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTM1NjgsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyJdLFsxLDU5LjcxNTc1OCwzMC4zOT YzMzQwMDAwMDAwMjQsNTkuODgwNjY4NDczMTkxNDYsMzAuMzM1 OTk4NTM1MTU2MjVdLFsyLDQxLjM5ODU1OSwxNDAuMTk5NTYxMD AwMDAwMDIsMzcuMzM1MjI0MzU5MzA2NDEsMTQxLjEwODM5ODQz NzVdLFszLDU2LjMxNzI0NiwxNi41MzE2MzU5OTk5OTk5MzUsNj IuMzQ5NjA5Mjc1NzMwNDQ0LDE3LjIyNjU2MjVdLFs0LDU4LjI5 OTUsLTEzNC40MDc2OTMsNjEuMTc1MDMyNjYzNTQ4NzgsLTE0OS 44OTc0NjA5Mzc1XSxbNSwtMjAuMDc0MTczLC00Ny40MTcwODkw MDAwMDAwMywxMS45NTMzNDkzOTM2NDM0MTYsLTg1LjgyNTE5NT MxMjVdXX0%3D) is worth doing for the first one alone, but I'm guessing Alex is going to be pretty spot on.

D - I knew it wasn't Anchroage, but thought it seemed like too big a town to be Juneau. Shows what I know about Juneau

Moonliner
05-23-2013, 04:10 PM
This one (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTM1NjgsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyJdLFsxLDU5LjcxNTc1OCwzMC4zOT YzMzQwMDAwMDAwMjQsNTkuODgwNjY4NDczMTkxNDYsMzAuMzM1 OTk4NTM1MTU2MjVdLFsyLDQxLjM5ODU1OSwxNDAuMTk5NTYxMD AwMDAwMDIsMzcuMzM1MjI0MzU5MzA2NDEsMTQxLjEwODM5ODQz NzVdLFszLDU2LjMxNzI0NiwxNi41MzE2MzU5OTk5OTk5MzUsNj IuMzQ5NjA5Mjc1NzMwNDQ0LDE3LjIyNjU2MjVdLFs0LDU4LjI5 OTUsLTEzNC40MDc2OTMsNjEuMTc1MDMyNjYzNTQ4NzgsLTE0OS 44OTc0NjA5Mzc1XSxbNSwtMjAuMDc0MTczLC00Ny40MTcwODkw MDAwMDAwMywxMS45NTMzNDkzOTM2NDM0MTYsLTg1LjgyNTE5NT MxMjVdXX0%3D) is worth doing for the first one alone, but I'm guessing Alex is going to be pretty spot on.

D - I knew it wasn't Anchroage, but thought it seemed like too big a town to be Juneau. Shows what I know about Juneau

*sigh*
Lost by 33 points. (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTM1MzUsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyIsImNMYXQiLCJjTG5nIiwicG9pbn RzIl0sWzEsNTkuNzE1NzU4LDMwLjM5NjMzNDAwMDAwMDAyNCw1 OS45Mzg5MzQyMDE0MDYwOCwzMC4zMTYyNTc0NzY4MDY2NCw1OS 44ODA2Njg0NzMxOTE0NiwzMC4zMzU5OTg1MzUxNTYyNSw0ODY5 XSxbMiw0MS4zOTg1NTksMTQwLjE5OTU2MTAwMDAwMDAyLDM0Lj M5Nzg0NDk0NjQ0OTg2NSwxMzYuNDk0MTQwNjI1LDM3LjMzNTIy NDM1OTMwNjQxLDE0MS4xMDgzOTg0Mzc1LDIyMzldLFszLDU2Lj MxNzI0NiwxNi41MzE2MzU5OTk5OTk5MzUsNTguNzY4MjAwMTU5 MjM5NTc2LDExLjUxMzY3MTg3NSw2Mi4zNDk2MDkyNzU3MzA0ND QsMTcuMjI2NTYyNSwyNTIxXSxbNCw1OC4yOTk1LC0xMzQuNDA3 NjkzLDYxLjIwNjc5ODA0MjYzMDI5LC0xNDkuNzY0MjUxNzA4OT g0MzgsNjEuMTc1MDMyNjYzNTQ4NzgsLTE0OS44OTc0NjA5Mzc1 LDIyMTBdLFs1LC0yMC4wNzQxNzMsLTQ3LjQxNzA4OTAwMDAwMD AzLDguMDU5MjI5NjI3MjAwMTkyLC02NC41MTE3MTg3NSwxMS45 NTMzNDkzOTM2NDM0MTYsLTg1LjgyNTE5NTMxMjUsMTY5Nl1dLC Jpc0NoYWxsZW5nZSI6dHJ1ZSwiY2hhbGxlbmdlU2NvcmUiOjEz NTY4fQ%3D%3D)

By the way, are we using the the "zoom" feature (which does not move you) or not?

Alex
05-23-2013, 05:50 PM
I hadn't been (only because I didn't know I could) but Greg said "rotation and zooming only" above so I have been.

Alex
05-23-2013, 06:34 PM
This one (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTM1NjgsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyJdLFsxLDU5LjcxNTc1OCwzMC4zOT YzMzQwMDAwMDAwMjQsNTkuODgwNjY4NDczMTkxNDYsMzAuMzM1 OTk4NTM1MTU2MjVdLFsyLDQxLjM5ODU1OSwxNDAuMTk5NTYxMD AwMDAwMDIsMzcuMzM1MjI0MzU5MzA2NDEsMTQxLjEwODM5ODQz NzVdLFszLDU2LjMxNzI0NiwxNi41MzE2MzU5OTk5OTk5MzUsNj IuMzQ5NjA5Mjc1NzMwNDQ0LDE3LjIyNjU2MjVdLFs0LDU4LjI5 OTUsLTEzNC40MDc2OTMsNjEuMTc1MDMyNjYzNTQ4NzgsLTE0OS 44OTc0NjA5Mzc1XSxbNSwtMjAuMDc0MTczLC00Ny40MTcwODkw MDAwMDAwMywxMS45NTMzNDkzOTM2NDM0MTYsLTg1LjgyNTE5NT MxMjVdXX0%3D) is worth doing for the first one alone, but I'm guessing Alex is going to be pretty spot on.

Comments as I go just to make myself verbalize what clues I'm running off of.


A. Yes, I know it is Catherine's Palace. Never been there but know it. Unfortunately I have no idea where in St. Petersburg it would be. But because of your comment I didn't settle for just picking a random spot in the city and considering it good enough. I zoomed in and started scrolling all the big parks on the map. Fortunatley got relatively lucky to notice something called Ekaterininskiy Park pretty quickly.

Nailed it to 0.015km.

B. Car driving on the left. Asians in the parking lot so probably Japan. Zoom in on that sign and yep, Japanese. Obviously coastal and mountainous which isn't much help. Based on the shadow direction (since being in Japan shadows probably tend to point northward especially since it appears to be a colder time of year) I'm going to guess it is probably an eastern coastline. But that isn't very reliable for many reasons.

So I'll go random east coast spot north of Tokyo.

And I hit it slightly closer than GD. 383km vs. 459km.

C. First thing is a Swedish flag. Signs on food truck in Scandinavian language make me confident is assuming it is actually in Sweden. Can't really see anything to help me more than that so I'll just pick a random spot on the coast. Since the weather looks nicer (though I honestly have no idea what the weather is like in various parts of Sweden during the summer) I'll go south of Stockholm.

And I miss by 262 km.

D. Well this isn't fair. Pretty sure it is Juneau since A) the store makes it clear it is Alaska and B) I've been to the biggest cities in Alaska and it doesn't really look like Fairbanks, Anchorage, or Kodiak.

Also, that street is just ringing a faint bell so I'm wondering if it is in the area we walked when were there for the Disney cruise.

Zoom in on Juneau first, yep. Egan is main drag along water. There's Egan and Main.

0.009km.

E. Ok, bridge over water. Sign in Spanish. People look more South America than Spain. Mexico or Chile (the only Spanish speaking countries I seem to ever get).

Cars are nicer so I'd guess it is nearer a city or resort area. Can't quite tell if the water looks coastal or more like a big lake. Leaning towards edge of Yucatan region due to the trees.

No. That sign doesn't say "prohibido" it says "proibito." So either it is misspelled or more likely is actually Portuguese and so this is Brazil (I usually rely on extra h's in what looks like Spanish to know I'm looking at Portuguese, so funny that it is a missing h that clues me in if I'm right). Unfortunately that isn't really an improvement in narrowing down space.

No idea where I'd find a mesa like formation in Brazil. So now just to guess something within a couple hundred miles of a big city.

Quick scan shows a lake northwest of Sao Paolo with a bridge over it. Good enough for me.

And it turns out it was another lake about 520km ENE from there but in that same circle around Sao Paulo so I'm pleased with myself.




Result (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MjA2MDMsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyIsImNMYXQiLCJjTG5nIiwicG9pbn RzIl0sWzEsNTkuNzE1NzU4LDMwLjM5NjMzNDAwMDAwMDAyNCw1 OS43MTU4MDg5Mzk2OTUyMiwzMC4zOTY1ODQyNzIzODQ2NDQsNT kuODgwNjY4NDczMTkxNDYsMzAuMzM1OTk4NTM1MTU2MjUsNjQ3 OF0sWzIsNDEuMzk4NTU5LDE0MC4xOTk1NjEwMDAwMDAwMiwzNy 45OTYxNjI2Nzk3MjgxMTYsMTQwLjg5OTY1ODIwMzEyNSwzNy4z MzUyMjQzNTkzMDY0MSwxNDEuMTA4Mzk4NDM3NSwyNTQzXSxbMy w1Ni4zMTcyNDYsMTYuNTMxNjM1OTk5OTk5OTM1LDU4LjY1NzQ3 NzgzNzgxNjk3LDE3LjEwNjc0Mjg1ODg4NjcyLDYyLjM0OTYwOT I3NTczMDQ0NCwxNy4yMjY1NjI1LDI2ODddLFs0LDU4LjI5OTUs LTEzNC40MDc2OTMsNTguMjk5NTU2NDg0Mzg4MDM1LC0xMzQuND A3NTc1MTMwNDYyNjUsNjEuMTc1MDMyNjYzNTQ4NzgsLTE0OS44 OTc0NjA5Mzc1LDY0NzhdLFs1LC0yMC4wNzQxNzMsLTQ3LjQxNz A4OTAwMDAwMDAzLC0yMS43NzgzMTEyNTg2MzEyMzgsLTUyLjE1 Mjc4NjI1NDg4MjgxLDExLjk1MzM0OTM5MzY0MzQxNiwtODUuOD I1MTk1MzEyNSwyNDE3XV0sImlzQ2hhbGxlbmdlIjp0cnVlLCJj aGFsbGVuZ2VTY29yZSI6MTM1Njh9)

Ghoulish Delight
05-23-2013, 08:20 PM
Hmm, I too shall "live tweet"...

Challenge (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTA0NDEsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyJdLFsxLDUyLjQ5Mzc4Niw0LjU4OT I3NjAwMDAwMDA0MSw1My44MDA2NTA4MjYzMzAyMyw4LjgzMzAw NzgxMjVdLFsyLDc4LjIxOTczLDE1LjY0NzkyMjk5OTk5OTk5Mi w4MS44NzM2NDEyNTQ4MjgyNywtNDIuMTg3NV0sWzMsNjUuMzI5 NDc2LDE1LjE5MjM5MTAwMDAwMDA0Myw2MC40ODM1MzA2ODEzNj k4MTQsLTE0OS45NDg5NTkzNTA1ODU5NF0sWzQsNTkuNjQ4NDQ1 LDU2Ljc3MDg3MDAwMDAwMDA2LDU1LjYyNzk5NTk1NDI2NzIzLD M3LjQ0MTQwNjI1XSxbNSwxOS4xMTkzMzcsLTEwNC4zNjU5NjA5 OTk5OTk5NywyMi45MDQwMDg0NDk0MDQ5NywtMTA5Ljg3MDgzND M1MDU4NTk0XV19)

A - cars look Eurpoey. Chuch looks Eurpoey. Lots of peaked roofs, so northern Europey. Huge building in the background looks industrial, so how about Gemany. Sure, northern Germany near the coast....

One country off, darn.

B - Fvck that's cold. Umm, can't make out the flags. Maybe some sort of science post near the pole? Greenland?

Oooooh, Svlabard, of course!

C - Howthefeckshouldiknow. One lane road, no clue on driving side. Trees seem pretty northern. Could even be Alaska. Kenai river? Sure, let's go with that.

Ooooh, so close....not. At least I was in the ballpark latitude-wise. ****

D - Fvck I really should learn to at least phonetically read Cyrillic if I'm going to keep playing this game. Don't see a dash cam, but still probably Russia, right?

Yep. Throw the dart at Moscow...and of course nowhere near.

E - Oh hey, is that Cabo? I think it's Cabo.

It's not Cabo.

Alex
05-23-2013, 09:06 PM
Hmm, I too shall "live tweet"...

Challenge (http://www.geoguessr.com?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTA0NDEsIn ZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJvdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJs bmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ0xuZyJdLFsxLDUyLjQ5Mzc4Niw0LjU4OT I3NjAwMDAwMDA0MSw1My44MDA2NTA4MjYzMzAyMyw4LjgzMzAw NzgxMjVdLFsyLDc4LjIxOTczLDE1LjY0NzkyMjk5OTk5OTk5Mi w4MS44NzM2NDEyNTQ4MjgyNywtNDIuMTg3NV0sWzMsNjUuMzI5 NDc2LDE1LjE5MjM5MTAwMDAwMDA0Myw2MC40ODM1MzA2ODEzNj k4MTQsLTE0OS45NDg5NTkzNTA1ODU5NF0sWzQsNTkuNjQ4NDQ1 LDU2Ljc3MDg3MDAwMDAwMDA2LDU1LjYyNzk5NTk1NDI2NzIzLD M3LjQ0MTQwNjI1XSxbNSwxOS4xMTkzMzcsLTEwNC4zNjU5NjA5 OTk5OTk5NywyMi45MDQwMDg0NDk0MDQ5NywtMTA5Ljg3MDgzND M1MDU4NTk0XV19)
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My same out loud process:


A. The small car and the van combine to make me think Europe. Coastal grasses confirm that it is a coast area and not just a lake in the distance. Steeply sloped roofs suggest somewhere that gets a lot of snow in winter. Could easily see this as Scandinavia, England or Germany. Not a lot for me to go on. Will guess somewhere southern Scandinavia and see what I get.

Amsterdam. Doubled GD's distance.

B. Pretty sure that is a Norwegian flag. There is a sign on a building that might help if it were clearer. One street sign also suggests Europe. General tone of photo suggests to me that this may actually be early spring so I'm go reasonably far north in Norway along the mountain range that forms border with Sweden.

Svalbard. ****, seeing that I now suspect that was on the blurry sign on the building. Didn't go far enough north. But still closer than GD.

C. Almost nothing to go on. Somewhere that gets enough snow to have those tall sticks to mark the edge of the road. Not super snowy area, though based on the height of them. But could still be anywhere in the world. Going to guess somewhere farther south but high mountains. So with nothing else to go on I'm gong to guess in the Cascades but could just as easily be somewhere in Russia.

Yep. Sweden. GD looks farther away in Alaska but benefits from Mercator projection.

D. Cyrillic. So probably Russia, Bulgaria, or Ukraine. Orthodox churches. Let's see, we have a billboard for a 3D Cinema off behind the trees. That building says "Torgovy Center." Which confirms it isn't Bulgaria (also Cyrillic alphabet since for some reason I remember than центр is център in Bulgarian). Still, could be most of the European SSRs. That other building has ads for "financing and credit" as well as taxis. The sign on top of the building says "Gostinitza" which unfortunately is just "hotel". Other end of the building is advertising computers.

Lost of fun straining my faint memories of Russian but no real help. Looks like terrain in the distance is relatively flat. Will go with western Russia to keep Urkaine and Belarus in play. But no real idea.

Slightly beat by GD again. One of these Russian spots will actually give me a benefit for reading Cyrillic.

E. Pretty obviously Mexico but could easily be wrong. Ocean says Pacific more than Caribbean to me but that is a gut thing. Fair sized c shaped inlet. Just because it is the first general match I saw for an inlet with a road right on the beach I'll pick this place at the northern armpit of the Gulf of California.

And GD kicks my but on that one.



I lose by a 1000. (http://www.geoguessr.com?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6OTQyNywidm Vyc2lvbiI6MSwicm91bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxu ZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnTG5nIiwiY0xhdCIsImNMbmciLCJwb2ludH MiXSxbMSw1Mi40OTM3ODYsNC41ODkyNzYwMDAwMDAwNDEsNTcu OTg0ODA4MDE5MjM5ODUsMTEuNjg5NDUzMTI1LDUzLjgwMDY1MD gyNjMzMDIzLDguODMzMDA3ODEyNSwyMjc4XSxbMiw3OC4yMTk3 MywxNS42NDc5MjI5OTk5OTk5OTIsNjUuNzMwNjI2NDkzMTEwMz EsMTQuMjM4MjgxMjUsODEuODczNjQxMjU0ODI4MjcsLTQyLjE4 NzUsMjA3MV0sWzMsNjUuMzI5NDc2LDE1LjE5MjM5MTAwMDAwMD A0Myw0NC43MTU1MTM3MzIwMjEzMzYsLTEyMi4yNTU4NTkzNzUs NjAuNDgzNTMwNjgxMzY5ODE0LC0xNDkuOTQ4OTU5MzUwNTg1OT QsMTAwN10sWzQsNTkuNjQ4NDQ1LDU2Ljc3MDg3MDAwMDAwMDA2 LDU0LjQxODkyOTk2ODY1ODI3LDM0LjgwNDY4NzUsNTUuNjI3OT k1OTU0MjY3MjMsMzcuNDQxNDA2MjUsMjA1OV0sWzUsMTkuMTE5 MzM3LC0xMDQuMzY1OTYwOTk5OTk5OTcsMzEuNTM2NDA4MTI5ND M5NjEsLTExMy43MDMwMDI5Mjk2ODc1LDIyLjkwNDAwODQ0OTQw NDk3LC0xMDkuODcwODM0MzUwNTg1OTQsMjAxMl1dLCJpc0NoYW xsZW5nZSI6dHJ1ZSwiY2hhbGxlbmdlU2NvcmUiOjEwNDQxfQ%3 D%3D)

ETA: Wow, my guess for B was almost perfect for C.

Moonliner
05-24-2013, 09:01 AM
Not having much luck here. (http://www.geoguessr.com/?v=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6OTY2MywidmVyc2lvbiI6MSwicm9 1bmRzIjpbWyJyb3VuZCIsImxhdCIsImxuZyIsImdMYXQiLCJnT G5nIiwiY0xhdCIsImNMbmciLCJwb2ludHMiXSxbMSw1Mi40OTM 3ODYsNC41ODkyNzYwMDAwMDAwNDEsNjAuMTUyNDQyMjE0MzgwN zcsMjQuNzg1MTU2MjUsNTMuODAwNjUwODI2MzMwMjMsOC44MzM wMDc4MTI1LDIwNDddLFsyLDc4LjIxOTczLDE1LjY0NzkyMjk5O Tk5OTk5Miw3MC45ODIyNTI5NTA2MDYyNSwyNS45Njk3OTE0MTI zNTM1MTYsODEuODczNjQxMjU0ODI4MjcsLTQyLjE4NzUsMjIzM 10sWzMsNjUuMzI5NDc2LDE1LjE5MjM5MTAwMDAwMDA0Myw2Mi4 wNjI3MzMyNTg4NDY1NCwtMTIzLjA0Njg3NSw2MC40ODM1MzA2O DEzNjk4MTQsLTE0OS45NDg5NTkzNTA1ODU5NCwxMzc5XSxbNCw 1OS42NDg0NDUsNTYuNzcwODcwMDAwMDAwMDYsNTUuOTQ5MTk5O DIzMzY3NDYsNDkuMTc0ODA0Njg3NSw1NS42Mjc5OTU5NTQyNjc yMywzNy40NDE0MDYyNSwyMzYxXSxbNSwxOS4xMTkzMzcsLTEwN C4zNjU5NjA5OTk5OTk5NywxNy45NzM1MDgwNzkwNjg3OTcsLTY 2LjYxMDEwNzQyMTg3NSwyMi45MDQwMDg0NDk0MDQ5NywtMTA5L jg3MDgzNDM1MDU4NTk0LDE2NDNdXSwiaXNDaGFsbGVuZ2UiOnR ydWUsImNoYWxsZW5nZVNjb3JlIjoxMDQ0MX0%3D)

Notes:

#1: kph road sign, heavy pitch to roof implying snow, large industrial looking building, I guessed Helsinki, too far north.

#2 Polar bear sign, parking lot full of snow mobiles, Norway flag, water to the north, Toursit feel. Searched to find a way up north town with a museam. I guessed too far south.

#3 Crap, another of these stupid middle of nowhere ones. Birch trees, mostly short trees, Orange "snow poles" marking the edge of the road. Rolling hills, I'm going Yukon but edging a bit east just in case. Bang on the monet north/south, not so much east west.

#4 Ahh, I've been here before on Geogueeser. Not that it helps me much, east of Moscow I think.

#5, Not US, Ocean to the South, Spanish signs along with some english, Mid-sized waves, And.... Not Puerto Rico. Gaahhh. I lose again.

Moonliner
07-27-2013, 07:54 PM
Here we are at the end of time (http://geekwagon.net/projects/xkcd1190/?frame=3094).

Moonliner
01-08-2014, 11:33 AM
This!

http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/photos.png

alphabassettgrrl
01-08-2014, 05:47 PM
Ha! I'm the one with a camera, I must admit. Any time I don't have a camera, I always see something that I'm itching to shoot. I see the world through the eye of a camera and in terms of how it would photograph.

Maybe photos are distracting for some people but it works for me.

Alex
01-08-2014, 07:11 PM
I know I've said this to someone on this board before bur I can't remember whom.

But, nothing we're generally better at than judging people for behaving irrationally incorrectly.

Moonliner
02-17-2014, 08:25 AM
Today's XKCD. Memorizing.

Frequency. (http://xkcd.com/1331/)

Ghoulish Delight
02-17-2014, 09:49 AM
Was just staring at that. Turn signal made me laugh.

Alex
02-17-2014, 01:20 PM
He should seasonally and time adjust them. I'm guessing little league players strike out much more frequently on a Saturday afternoon in June than a Monday morning in February.

Moonliner
09-03-2014, 10:32 AM
Gahhhh! How deep does this rabbit hole go! (http://xkcd.com/1416/)

SzczerbiakManiac
09-03-2014, 12:19 PM
keep scrolling!

Alex
09-03-2014, 01:30 PM
It goes at least two layers deep. That's when I said "technically cool, actually boring" and moved on.

But technically cool.

Moonliner
09-03-2014, 01:33 PM
keep scrolling!

I got as far as "MU" I'll have to do more after I get a least a little work done today...

Ghoulish Delight
09-03-2014, 01:51 PM
It gets repetitive very quickly.

SzczerbiakManiac
09-03-2014, 03:12 PM
I heard if you keep scrolling for a full 24 hours and then say, "Savroo atari" in a mirror three times Bill Gates will send you a check for $500!