Comments on: Google unveils Street View imagery from Antarctica, including South Pole Telescope, Shackleton sites http://boingboing.net/2012/07/17/google-unveils-street-view-ima.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: dantobias http://boingboing.net/2012/07/17/google-unveils-street-view-ima.html#comment-1482395 dantobias Thu, 19 Jul 2012 21:00:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171592#comment-1482395 Since when are there any streets to view on Antarctica? Since when are there any streets to view on Antarctica?

]]> By: Spam http://boingboing.net/2012/07/17/google-unveils-street-view-ima.html#comment-1480294 Spam Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171592#comment-1480294 If all the lines on a Mercator map continued to the South Pole, all you would see would be a big black dot, with fuzzy edges.  Ruin it for other tourists.   Tsk, tsk.   If all the lines on a Mercator map continued to the South Pole, all you would see would be a big black dot, with fuzzy edges.  Ruin it for other tourists.   Tsk, tsk.  

]]> By: MrWoods http://boingboing.net/2012/07/17/google-unveils-street-view-ima.html#comment-1480204 MrWoods Wed, 18 Jul 2012 07:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171592#comment-1480204 Cool pictures, but flipping to the map view reminds you why Mercator is a terrible view for the poles.  Heck the South Pole marker appears to be at 88' S, you can't even show 90' S with Mercator. I'd love a map with a better projection for exploring Antarctica. Cool pictures, but flipping to the map view reminds you why Mercator is a terrible view for the poles.  Heck the South Pole marker appears to be at 88′ S, you can’t even show 90′ S with Mercator. I’d love a map with a better projection for exploring Antarctica.

]]> By: BombBlastLightingWaltz http://boingboing.net/2012/07/17/google-unveils-street-view-ima.html#comment-1479938 BombBlastLightingWaltz Tue, 17 Jul 2012 22:57:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171592#comment-1479938 Shekelton was never on Antarctica mainland, isolated on the Shetland Island.  Tragic story of Shekelton crew, which survived the 2 winter chills thanks to Capt. Shekelton, were put in regular service immediately on return to England. 80 percent died in first 6 months of WWI. Shekelton was never on Antarctica mainland, isolated on the Shetland Island. 

Tragic story of Shekelton crew, which survived the 2 winter chills thanks to Capt. Shekelton, were put in regular service immediately on return to England. 80 percent died in first 6 months of WWI.

]]> By: MarcVader http://boingboing.net/2012/07/17/google-unveils-street-view-ima.html#comment-1479706 MarcVader Tue, 17 Jul 2012 19:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171592#comment-1479706 Still no 3D-Smell-o-vision though. Or pictures from inside an exploding volcano. Or of the Theatre of Pompey, Rome on March 15, 44 BC...   Meh. Still no 3D-Smell-o-vision though. Or pictures from inside an exploding volcano. Or of the Theatre of Pompey, Rome on March 15, 44 BC…   Meh.

]]> By: Robert Ludlow http://boingboing.net/2012/07/17/google-unveils-street-view-ima.html#comment-1479609 Robert Ludlow Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:07:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171592#comment-1479609  Mostly missing is the development of hard sites like McMurdoe which appear decidedly less idyllic and pristine, but no less fascinating to me.  Mostly missing is the development of hard sites like McMurdoe which appear decidedly less idyllic and pristine, but no less fascinating to me.

]]> By: Romeo Vitelli http://boingboing.net/2012/07/17/google-unveils-street-view-ima.html#comment-1479508 Romeo Vitelli Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171592#comment-1479508 No Elder city?   No Mountains of Madness?  What are you hiding, Google? No Elder city?   No Mountains of Madness?  What are you hiding, Google?

]]> By: Jellodyne http://boingboing.net/2012/07/17/google-unveils-street-view-ima.html#comment-1479479 Jellodyne Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:11:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171592#comment-1479479 Or am I missing the /sarcasmherderp tag  *squints* Or am I missing the /sarcasmherderp tag  *squints*

]]> By: Jellodyne http://boingboing.net/2012/07/17/google-unveils-street-view-ima.html#comment-1479478 Jellodyne Tue, 17 Jul 2012 16:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=171592#comment-1479478 Um. We've seen representations of penguins in the Antarctic before -- some of them in moving video, even. Um. We’ve seen representations of penguins in the Antarctic before — some of them in moving video, even.

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