Originally posted by jimmyjackblack

Originally posted by LogicalSolution

Not a mapping error. It's just how satellites work. If you don't believe me, e-mail any meteorologist and ask them. I learned this in a basic 100-level meteorology class.

Do a search on google for websites that have real-time weather satellite images of the entire earth, you will see the same thing.

Seriously,
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Trust me, it's a mapping error, the texture stretching and all that, unless there is some new live weather version of google earth that I'm probably unaware of seeing as to how my version is sorta old, then it would be the cloud layer not mapping properly.

-Jimmy

Geostationary satellites (like the one google uses) create 30-second video loops of the area they are scanning. These weather satellites cannot scan the whole earth at once, they can only scan a limited area. This is why there are "blocks" that don't line up right, because they are more recently scanned.

Originally posted by LogicalSolution



Geostationary satellites (like the one google uses) create 30-second video loops of the area they are scanning. These weather satellites cannot scan the whole earth at once, they can only scan a limited area. This is why there are "blocks" that don't line up right, because they are more recently scanned.

So tell me why has it never moved?

I am also experienced in 3D, I know more about modeling than texturing, but I'm pretty sure that this is caused by texturing.

Edit: I think you might be right. The reason why it hasnt moved is because they probably use the same technique everytime to texture, so the hole is always there, also they must use a similar technique to texture the earth too, that's why there is a odd texture shape in the same exact place as the odd cloud shape.



[edit on 4-10-2008 by _Phoenix_]

Originally posted by _Phoenix_

Originally posted by LogicalSolution



Geostationary satellites (like the one google uses) create 30-second video loops of the area they are scanning. These weather satellites cannot scan the whole earth at once, they can only scan a limited area. This is why there are "blocks" that don't line up right, because they are more recently scanned.

So tell me why has it never moved?

Has what never moved?

Originally posted by LogicalSolution

Originally posted by _Phoenix_

Originally posted by LogicalSolution



Geostationary satellites (like the one google uses) create 30-second video loops of the area they are scanning. These weather satellites cannot scan the whole earth at once, they can only scan a limited area. This is why there are "blocks" that don't line up right, because they are more recently scanned.

So tell me why has it never moved?

Has what never moved?

The hole has not moved since this thread.

Why are people so gullible?

Why is the thread title the way it is? Related to October 14th and that other silly thread!?

Why am i even bothering!?

This is :-

A) An error of some sort.
B) A prank by google who are all laughing at this thread right now.
C) A publicity stunt, how many more people do you think have downloaded google earth today?

Please use some common sense! There will be no hexagon shaped mothercraft on oct 14th, There will be no intagalactic klingons from the 542342425 dimension. It will be a normal day!

If anyone fancies putting there money where there mouth is and filling up my paypal account then be my guest and message me

My goodness.....OP are you serious?...........






[edit on 4-10-2008 by Seaman_Richie]



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I'm amazed it took 6 pages for this to be debunked. Even I could see from the first images posted that it was some sort of satelite malfunction/ lack of data error, and i've never used google earth.

If they show on the 14th I will eat any hat of the OP's choice, but please let me choose my own condiments... but maybe, just maybe it might be the start of D4rkNights prediction.

What ever happened to that guy anyway? He should write a screen play because his posts had me transfixed.

What i am gathering from this is either:

a. They dont want us seeing what is going on over there because Canada, the US and Russia are all deploying troops to the Arctic to secure land and resources. We do know that Canada intends to beef up military presence in the area.

or

b. The sea ice is completely gone and they dont want us to know about it just yet. Seriously, aside from the clouds you should at least be able to see the sea ice. All i can see is the detail of the ocean floor, how would they be able to have a satellite picture of that with all the sea ice in the way, but not a picture of whats under the antarctic ice under the ross shelf. In fact why does the satellite even have data for the antarctic but not the arctic. It makes no sense.

I bet at some point or another there was data for the arctic. BUt its strange, most people I talk to arent even aware of the true loss of sea ice in the arctic that has actually been confirmed int he media, if global warming is really such the big issue scientists claim to be shouldnt depleting sea ice be a major issue? SOmething strange is definately afoot.