GoogleEarthing #145
Instructions:
Use Google Earth to find the image below somewhere on the face of the Earth. When you find it, tell us using the comment feature.
Ripley’s Believe It or Not: 6 of 9
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September 9th, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Could be way off but found places kinda similar to this and 147 around Myrtle Beach where I think the Ripleys Aquarium is. Im also wondering if the aquarium has something to do with the rusty fish clue.
September 9th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
Don’t focus so much on the Ripley’s site. It’s the idea, not the content, that is key. Consider different ways of re-stating “rusty fish”.
September 9th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
“corroded Nemo”?
September 9th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
Lol!
I’m going for ‘red herring’.
September 9th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
Adrian, thanks for the smile!
Adriaan, yup. Lots of those swimming about.
October 8th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
It’s the Thanksgiving long weekend here in Canada, so believe it or not, I’ve added a small clue. But be careful of those ‘rusty fish’.
February 16th, 2011 at 5:33 pm
So the article points to a story about an Oarfish AKA “the king of herrings” It isn’t a herring or a relative but comes from being sighted near shoals of herring. It has a red fin so basically it is just a giant red herring lol
February 16th, 2011 at 6:08 pm
Yep, that’s a lot of sushi
February 16th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
Ultimately, the puzzles on this site are about geography.
February 17th, 2011 at 8:09 am
This one is extremely hard. Seriously, this could be anywhere, even in (dramatic tone) Russia. But my first guess would be somewhere in the Amazon or Orinoco rainforest.
February 17th, 2011 at 8:15 am
I’m not a pro at this, but I see the shadows are slightly pointing to the north. Does this mean the location is in the Northern hemisphere?
February 17th, 2011 at 1:42 pm
Slightly northwards pointing shadows do mean that the location is in the Northern Hemisphere or maybe just south of the equator.
It is not easy to pinpoint the latitude more exactly. You would have to know the season and time of day the picture was taken. Shadows are obviously shorter at noon, when the sun is high in the sky, than in the morning, with a rising sun.
February 17th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
I honestly did NOT know of the connection between oarfish and herring, so that did not influence my choice of words.
Don’t try too hard with the blog clues. This site gives puzzles about geography.
Sometimes when reading the blog clues, think: “geography”. Sometimes, think: “theme”. It will take one or two more solutions for the theme to emerge. Believe me.
February 21st, 2011 at 11:29 am
Ok that was stupid :/ I didn’t even read the blog clue before searching. I think I have a better clue now, thanks Alan
February 21st, 2011 at 2:13 pm
You’re welcome.
It appears to me that the solvers are approaching enlightenment.
May 15th, 2011 at 1:23 pm
This clue might have been prophetic, if you believe in that sort of thing.