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Title: Google Maps Reveals Strange Patterns in Gobi Desert
Post by: Ben on November 15, 2011, 10:20:51 AM
Some interesting stuff for conspiracy theorists (though not having made a comparison, the "DC streets" one is pretty good):

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/11/15/google-maps-reveals-strange-patterns-in-china-desert/?test=faces
Title: Re: Google Maps Reveals Strange Patterns in Gobi Desert
Post by: Jamie B on November 15, 2011, 10:46:26 AM
Well, color me stoopid, as it looks like a cheap overlay to me......
Title: Re: Google Maps Reveals Strange Patterns in Gobi Desert
Post by: TechMan on November 15, 2011, 10:53:39 AM
Links that take you to the actual images.
http://gizmodo.com/5859081/why-is-china-building-these-gigantic-structures-in-the-middle-of-the-desert (http://gizmodo.com/5859081/why-is-china-building-these-gigantic-structures-in-the-middle-of-the-desert)


ETA:  Some of these images were discovered back in 2006.  http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/07/huge_scale_mode.html (http://www.gearthblog.com/blog/archives/2006/07/huge_scale_mode.html)  Look at the other interesting locations.
Title: Re: Google Maps Reveals Strange Patterns in Gobi Desert
Post by: Ben on November 15, 2011, 12:03:44 PM
In the Gizmodo link one image is described as a "complex" that is 5x10 miles, but they only show one big building. They must mean the area of the building. What would you store in a 5x10 mile building if you were the Chinese? Your clone army, or your dormant Terminators?
Title: Re: Google Maps Reveals Strange Patterns in Gobi Desert
Post by: MillCreek on November 15, 2011, 12:06:48 PM
On some of the other sites with other pictures, the grid is conjectured to be for aerial/space targeting tests and blast damage assessment.  There are pictures of bombed out buildings and damaged aircraft parked around a bullseye.
Title: Re: Google Maps Reveals Strange Patterns in Gobi Desert
Post by: Nick1911 on November 15, 2011, 12:11:39 PM
Military projects of some sort.
Title: Re: Google Maps Reveals Strange Patterns in Gobi Desert
Post by: Harold Tuttle on November 15, 2011, 02:35:59 PM
(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgooglepixel.com%2Fpictars%2Fphoto.jpg&hash=01475b8df9a31855ac55e76e8cb0a525ce5fa602)

Giant roombazamboni test track is giant
Title: Re: Google Maps Reveals Strange Patterns in Gobi Desert
Post by: roo_ster on November 15, 2011, 03:10:51 PM
(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fgooglepixel.com%2Fpictars%2Fphoto.jpg&hash=01475b8df9a31855ac55e76e8cb0a525ce5fa602)

Giant roombazamboni test track is giant

Roombazonius Rex:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AwIY4PRIp4s
Title: Re: Google Maps Reveals Strange Patterns in Gobi Desert
Post by: Gowen on November 15, 2011, 08:18:58 PM
Looks like roads designed by the CA dept of transportation. =D

I seem to remember the old MX missile system having a network of roads similar to this.  The only kicker is that the area isn't that large.
Title: Re: Google Maps Reveals Strange Patterns in Gobi Desert
Post by: Ben on November 15, 2011, 08:25:14 PM
Looks like roads designed by the CA dept of transportation. =D

As a Californian I take umbrage. You are completely wrong. The roads on the Google images look like they've been maintained.
Title: Re: Google Maps Reveals Strange Patterns in Gobi Desert
Post by: Lee on November 16, 2011, 09:22:32 PM
It obviously a Walmart reeducation or distribution center.
Title: Re: Google Maps Reveals Strange Patterns in Gobi Desert
Post by: TechMan on November 17, 2011, 03:41:18 PM
Update
http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/curious-china-pics-2185/ (http://www.lifeslittlemysteries.com/curious-china-pics-2185/)
Title: Re: Google Maps Reveals Strange Patterns in Gobi Desert
Post by: AJ Dual on November 17, 2011, 03:56:15 PM
(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi156.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ft33%2FAJ_Dual%2Fancient-aliens-guy1.jpg&hash=ea1010208b5d02b08f1d8ce1238a46a29c866c4b)
Title: Re: Google Maps Reveals Strange Patterns in Gobi Desert
Post by: coppertales on November 17, 2011, 07:33:30 PM
I heard they were built to calibrate the spy sattelites the Chinese have sent up.....chris3
Title: Re: Google Maps Reveals Strange Patterns in Gobi Desert
Post by: TommyGunn on November 17, 2011, 07:35:35 PM
(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi156.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Ft33%2FAJ_Dual%2Fancient-aliens-guy1.jpg&hash=ea1010208b5d02b08f1d8ce1238a46a29c866c4b)


Ewwww.  "Hair Guy" from "Ancient Aliens."   The Epsilan Iridanians should gift him a comb .....
Title: Re: Google Maps Reveals Strange Patterns in Gobi Desert
Post by: rcnixon on November 18, 2011, 09:25:58 PM
They appear to be segments of street/highway maps, clearly a test target.  I have been mulling this over for a while and recently I saw a section of a Google maps photo of an area in NC that looked remarkably like the Gobi patterns.

Russ