Global Google Streetview Coverage [1346×616]
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#handy tips for playing GeoGuessr #(Street View is patchier than this makes it look) #(my village mostly doesn’t have Street View) #(but in broad strokes this looks to be pretty accurate) #next time you’re playing and land in Russia remember this map
Worldwide map of the driving orientation [720×400]
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#the more you know #handy tips for playing GeoGuessr #(I will resist temptation and use my newfound knowledge *after* my English work)
The Oldest Known Map: The Map of Nippur
This ancient clay tablet dates to the 14th-13th century BC. It shows a map of the countryside around the Mesopotamian city of Nippur, located in the middle of the southern Mesopotamia floodplain, near the modern city of Diwaniyah, Iraq. The inscription on the tablet is in cuneiform.
The University of Pennsylvania was excavating in Nippur from 1889 until 1900 and during that time they discovered thousands of clay tablets. This map may have been discovered at that time, but its importance was not recognized until quite some time later.
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#awesome #for some reason the names of Kish and Nippur #got stuck in my head when I was learning about Mesopotamia #good to see you again Nippur
Current state maximum speed limits in the USA [922×693]
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So that’s why the Mythbusters use 70 as their “highway” test speed.
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#I’d assumed 65 was America-wide #and figured they were accounting for mild speeding #but no California actually lets you do that #the more you know
Good morning! Perspective – even after 5 months off the planet, this map looks odd to me. Subtle bias.
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#maps #neat #I’m not so sure about Hudson Bay #it looks awfully big #I mean even if you turn your laptop upside down it *still* looks awfully big #still neat though
Brinens and Things 