Air Force One

Air Force One is the callsign for any aircraft that has the President of the United States on board, most commonly one of two specially adapted Boeing 747s. One of them is seen here in Yuma, Arizona, where the President…

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Wednesday, 9th January 2008

Please welcome our newest writer!

It's special day here at GSS, as we're letting one of our most loyal readers join us as a member of the writing team! We'd like you to all welcome Rob Witherow, who we're sure you'll already know, as he's…

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Wednesday, 9th January 2008

World’s Largest Saw [Updated]

Clearly visible thanks to an enormous shadow, this huge saw in Tokyo looks to be attempting to cut the city in half. Unfortunately it seems that the person using it has gotten off to a slow start, and must have…

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Monday, 7th January 2008

The Mysterious Abandoned Pod City of San Zhi

On the very northernmost coast of Taiwan lies the spookily bizarre San Zhi resort, which consists entirely of circular, multi-coloured pods stacked on top of one another. Furthermore, these strange habitats have been completely abandoned for a number of years,…

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Friday, 4th January 2008

Maglev Test Track

Between the cities of Lathen and Dörpen, Germany, lies the Emsland Transrapid Test Facility - a 31.5 km long elevated track built to test trains propelled by magnetic levitation - a form of transportation that suspends, guides and propels vehicles…

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Thursday, 3rd January 2008

Welcome to Google Sightseeing!

Google Sightseeing takes you on a tour of the world as seen from satellite or street views using Google Maps. Our team of authors present weird and wonderful sights as suggested by readers.

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