Where in the world am I?

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Swampy
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Post by Swampy » 02 August 07 10:25 pm

Team Wibble wrote:The Arecibo Observatory, in Puerto Rico.
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Post by murf » 02 August 07 11:16 pm

I hope its not against the "rules" to post a pic without answering one... oh well here goes anyway! :)

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(Not very good) Hint: Southern Hemisphere :twisted:
But based on the history of this thread, I reckon someone will get it easily enough...

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Post by 2dudez » 02 August 07 11:57 pm

Bora Bora, French Polynesia

(This is where Vin Diesel went at the end of xXx)

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Post by Rabbitto » 09 September 08 10:21 pm

It's back - with a twist<p>Image
<p>Where in the world am I?

<p>Using Google Street View - what address is this?

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Post by Bewilderbeest » 10 September 08 8:31 am

In the drivers seat?!?

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gmj3191
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Post by gmj3191 » 10 September 08 5:52 pm

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Given that the last one is pretty impossible, anyone know what this is, and what country it's in?

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Post by Rabbitto » 10 September 08 8:59 pm

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<p>Hint 1 - The whole picture (Should be a give away for those from this neck of the woods)

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Post by roundcircle » 10 September 08 9:43 pm

We'll I'll be blowed, I know the answer to the round building.
It's Blackburn Rd in Melbourne.
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This is where Australian scientists had hoped to end the world with a runaway black hole generated by a high energy collision.
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http://www.synchrotron.vic.gov.au/conte ... ument_ID=1

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Post by gmj3191 » 10 September 08 9:58 pm

Correctamundo !

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Post by roundcircle » 10 September 08 10:08 pm

Cool. They're having an open day on 26th October. Would be pretty interesting. We'll I think it would. Nobody else at my house agrees.
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http://www.synchrotron.vic.gov.au/conte ... nt_id=5412

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I'll let someone else post a new sneaky image.

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Post by Rabbitto » 10 September 08 10:30 pm

Image
<p>Hint 2: And looking the opposite direction

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Post by gibbo003 » 10 September 08 10:52 pm

Mt Lofty Summit Road and I haven't been there since 1983 :D :D :D

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Post by Team Piggy » 11 September 08 12:16 am

Correct and looking at that it has changed heaps in the past couple years!

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Post by Dik: » 11 September 08 1:56 pm

To be precise (or approximate) that would be 64 Mt Lofty Summit Rd.

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Post by Rabbitto » 12 September 08 12:13 am

Absolutely spot on.

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<p>In a different state...

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