Basketball Overload - Google Maps Game - Page 10

MJ4H · 03-22-2010, 10:25 PM

Indeed it is. Had to give the hint because I have to hit the sack. Enjoy.

Marmel · 03-22-2010, 10:25 PM

Saddledome

Scoobz0202 · 03-22-2010, 10:28 PM

Shiet. I was looking up the hockey arena of canada's hockey teams..

sterlingice · 03-22-2010, 10:30 PM

It's probably way too easy but I love the picture in Google

SI

DaddyTorgo · 03-22-2010, 10:32 PM

london eye

digamma · 03-22-2010, 10:32 PM

golden anniversary ferris wheel or whatever they call that thing.

sterlingice · 03-22-2010, 10:33 PM

I knew it was a layup but it just looks so neat

DT gets the freebie

SI

Tigercat · 03-22-2010, 10:33 PM

Millennium pier in london

Tigercat · 03-22-2010, 10:35 PM

I'm waiting for someone to do a satellite view of the wormhole machine from contact.

sterlingice · 03-22-2010, 10:36 PM

I tried to find some overhead views of Mars and the Moon but didn't find ones that weren't way too obvious

SI

DaddyTorgo · 03-22-2010, 10:41 PM

try this one

sterlingice · 03-22-2010, 10:50 PM

I ran out of famous bridges that I knew to google

SI

DaddyTorgo · 03-22-2010, 10:52 PM

hehe...excellent

illinifan999 · 03-22-2010, 10:55 PM

the bridge to nowhere?

DaddyTorgo · 03-22-2010, 10:56 PM

digamma · 03-22-2010, 11:04 PM

I-10 Bridge across Lake Pontchartrain?

Tigercat · 03-22-2010, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by digamma

I-10 Bridge across Lake Pontchartrain?

Where I-10 goes over the Lake spillway is right nearby me, if it was that I would have to hang my head in shame. (Random trivia 4 of the 5 longest bridges in America are in Louisiana, that is one of them.)

digamma · 03-22-2010, 11:09 PM

I think you're ok...on second look, I think this one is too short.

DaddyTorgo · 03-22-2010, 11:11 PM

nope...not it.

and it's longer than that digamma - see how zoomed it is.

i could throw out hints if you guys want

Tigercat · 03-22-2010, 11:11 PM

It looks like those road/dams in Holland, but I haven't been able to pinpoint it there or on similiar creations.

sterlingice · 03-22-2010, 11:11 PM

I think it's actually in Europe, but I could be wrong (the Europa copyright)

SI

DaddyTorgo · 03-22-2010, 11:13 PM

it's non-US

Tigercat · 03-22-2010, 11:29 PM

I'm pretty sure you stumped the band DT.

Mustang · 03-22-2010, 11:30 PM

One of the many long bridges in Japan?

DaddyTorgo · 03-22-2010, 11:31 PM

mebbe.

should i give it until i go to bed, or maybe until the morning for the day crowd? or start hinting? or what?

DaddyTorgo · 03-22-2010, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mustang

One of the many long bridges in Japan?

rather than be an ass and say "well that's not specific enough to judge on" and make you go dig up specific names, i'll just say "it's not in japan"

Mustang · 03-22-2010, 11:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

rather than be an ass and say "well that's not specific enough to judge on" and make you go dig up specific names, i'll just say "it's not in japan"

*L* Well, I was getting ready to dig up names.

Shkspr · 03-22-2010, 11:43 PM

Whatever it is, it's about four miles long.

DaddyTorgo · 03-22-2010, 11:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shkspr

Whatever it is, it's about four miles long.

8km

sterlingice · 03-22-2010, 11:56 PM

Well, I'm stumped

SI

DaddyTorgo · 03-22-2010, 11:58 PM

wooo!

i'll be up for another hour...i can tell you guys before i go to bed, or i can leave it for the morning folks and reveal it sometime after 8am...

k0ruptr · 03-23-2010, 12:24 AM

i cant figure it out. damn

sterlingice · 03-23-2010, 12:28 AM

I ran out of bridges to check on wikipedia and I went from about 6km-10km so maybe it's not a bridge

SI

sterlingice · 03-23-2010, 12:31 AM

So, apparently a Super Class Star Destroyer is 8km long. Is it the Executor?

SI

DaddyTorgo · 03-23-2010, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

So, apparently a Super Class Star Destroyer is 8km long. Is it the Executor?

SI

lmao

nope

k0ruptr · 03-23-2010, 12:35 AM

maybe its a tunnel

bhlloy · 03-23-2010, 12:55 AM

a dam or barrage of some kind? Unless that's a turntable bridge in the bottom center, it doesn't look like it's a connected road or tunnel. that thing almost looks like a sluice to let a limited amount of water in/out of the harbor

Mustang · 03-23-2010, 01:04 AM

Namp'o (Nampho) Dam in Korea?

bhlloy · 03-23-2010, 01:19 AM

Nailed it. Very nicely done. Spent an absolute age staring at Hong Kong and the chinese coastal cities but didn't even think of North Korea. Now I can go to bed in peace

Mustang · 03-23-2010, 01:19 AM

I'm pretty confident, but I'll wait til the morning since everyone probably went to bed.

wade moore · 03-23-2010, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mustang

I'm pretty confident, but I'll wait til the morning since everyone probably went to bed.

FAIL.

There are a lot of people on early in the morning

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wade moore · 03-23-2010, 07:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solecismic

Had an idea. How 'bout someone posts ten of these, and we have a day to submit ten guesses in PM?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shkspr

Hmmm...Jim's suggestion has merit, given that I think we've hit the last two in a row based on the fact that we're all hitting Google up for our own cool spots. But with the level of images we're posting, it's kind of a lightning round sort of thing. For a daily quiz, we need to get a bit more obscure, but either not so much that we need hints or we give hints at the same time as giving the pics. Any ideas?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shkspr

How about this? Ten images, a day to PM, 100 points per image awarded divided among the people who get it right? Maybe with a tiebreaker of points awarded based on timestamp of PM?

Maybe now is a good time to discuss this some more while people aren't distracted by the pictures.

I like the idea a ton. Some folks are just able to be refreshing the forum more often, so you're seeing a cycle of 5-6 guys getting all of the answers.

I'd say we try it without hints, but all-out google searching is allowed. That you can be obscure, but there has to be some uniquely identifiable landmark. For instance, you wouldn't do Richneck Rd. in Newport News, VA but you could do say the Masonic Temple in Arlington, VA (which is relatively obscure to non-locals, but has a destinguishable Masonic Logo outside of it on the hill leading to it).

So, flesh out rules:

1. Poster posts 10 google map images.
2. They will be from locations with identifiable landmarks. They can be somewhat obscure, but not to the point that there is no identifiable landmark. Variety is encouraged.
3. Contestants have 24 hours to submit their guesses.
4. Posters may use all available resources to identify the location.
5. Each image is worth 100 points. Points will be awarded based on 100/(Correct Entries). For instance, we have 10 contestants. All 10 get image A correct, they each get 10 points. Only 5 get image B right, each of those 5 get 20 points.
6. The winner gets to post the next entry. In the case of a 2-way tie, they each get to post 5 images. In the case of more than 2 tieing, the first two entries get to submit 5 images.

DaddyTorgo · 03-23-2010, 07:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mustang

Namp'o (Nampho) Dam in Korea?

Yep!

Mustang · 03-23-2010, 07:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wade moore

FAIL.

There are a lot of people on early in the morning

.

My bad.

If we are going to do 10 / day, I'm fine with those rules so, who will start off th e 1st 10?

sterlingice · 03-23-2010, 07:52 AM

I guess my issue with the "10 per day" rule is that one person gets to monopolize the whole day so no one else gets to come up with any.

I might be able to pick off a lucky one or two from Quik or KWhit or MJ4H or some of the others who have done a bunch of these but there's no way I'm winning a whole day

SI

wade moore · 03-23-2010, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mustang

My bad.

If we are going to do 10 / day, I'm fine with those rules so, who will start off th e 1st 10?

Quote:

Originally Posted by sterlingice

I guess my issue with the "10 per day" rule is that one person gets to monopolize the whole day so no one else gets to come up with any.

I might be able to pick off a lucky one or two from Quik or KWhit or MJ4H or some of the others who have done a bunch of these but there's no way I'm winning a whole day

SI

I didn't quote the post where I said this yesterday, and I think it got lost in the shuffle of actually images.

I think we treat these as two separate threads. The real-time game, and the 10-per game. The real-time game would be not as difficult as the 10-per and have a different feel.

spleen1015 · 03-23-2010, 08:15 AM

I think I have a good one. You guys hurry up and post one that I can get right.

sterlingice · 03-23-2010, 08:19 AM

Ah, my bad

SI

sterlingice · 03-23-2010, 08:21 AM

So, since mustang is gone- should we just throw up another picture? I've got a couple in the queue

SI

sterlingice · 03-23-2010, 08:23 AM

Ah, hell. Here we go- to get the ball rolling this morning. Mustang can post his when he wakes up

SI

03-22-2010, 10:25 PM	#452
Marmel Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Manchester, CT	Saddledome __________________ 81-78 Cincinnati basketball writer P. Daugherty, "Connor Barwin playing several minutes against Syracuse is like kids with slingshots taking down Caesar's legions."

03-22-2010, 10:30 PM	#454
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	It's probably way too easy but I love the picture in Google SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-22-2010, 10:32 PM	#455
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	london eye __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

03-22-2010, 10:33 PM	#457
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I knew it was a layup but it just looks so neat DT gets the freebie SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 03-22-2010 at 10:33 PM.

03-22-2010, 10:36 PM	#460
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I tried to find some overhead views of Mars and the Moon but didn't find ones that weren't way too obvious SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-22-2010, 10:25 PM	#451
MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	Indeed it is. Had to give the hint because I have to hit the sack. Enjoy.

03-22-2010, 10:28 PM	#453
Scoobz0202 Pro Rookie Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dayton, Ohio	Shiet. I was looking up the hockey arena of canada's hockey teams..

03-22-2010, 10:32 PM	#456
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	golden anniversary ferris wheel or whatever they call that thing.

03-22-2010, 10:33 PM	#458
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	Millennium pier in london

03-22-2010, 10:35 PM	#459
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	I'm waiting for someone to do a satellite view of the wormhole machine from contact.

03-22-2010, 10:50 PM	#462
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I ran out of famous bridges that I knew to google SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-22-2010, 10:52 PM	#463
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	hehe...excellent __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

03-22-2010, 10:55 PM	#464
illinifan999 Pro Rookie Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: VA	the bridge to nowhere? __________________ Chicago Eagles 2 time ZFL champions We're "rebuilding"

03-22-2010, 10:56 PM	#465
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	nope __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

03-22-2010, 11:04 PM	#466
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	I-10 Bridge across Lake Pontchartrain?

03-22-2010, 11:09 PM	#468
digamma Torchbearer Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On Lake Harriet	I think you're ok...on second look, I think this one is too short.

03-22-2010, 11:11 PM	#469
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	nope...not it. and it's longer than that digamma - see how zoomed it is. i could throw out hints if you guys want __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature. Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 03-22-2010 at 11:11 PM.

03-22-2010, 11:11 PM	#470
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	It looks like those road/dams in Holland, but I haven't been able to pinpoint it there or on similiar creations.

03-22-2010, 11:11 PM	#471
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I think it's actually in Europe, but I could be wrong (the Europa copyright) SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-22-2010, 11:13 PM	#472
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	it's non-US Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 03-22-2010 at 11:21 PM.

03-22-2010, 11:29 PM	#473
Tigercat College Starter Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Federal Way, WA	I'm pretty sure you stumped the band DT.

03-22-2010, 11:30 PM	#474
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	One of the many long bridges in Japan? __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

03-22-2010, 11:31 PM	#475
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	mebbe. should i give it until i go to bed, or maybe until the morning for the day crowd? or start hinting? or what? __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

03-22-2010, 11:43 PM	#478
Shkspr College Benchwarmer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Amarillo, TX	Whatever it is, it's about four miles long.

03-22-2010, 11:56 PM	#480
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Well, I'm stumped SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-22-2010, 11:58 PM	#481
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	wooo! i'll be up for another hour...i can tell you guys before i go to bed, or i can leave it for the morning folks and reveal it sometime after 8am... __________________ Get bent whoever hacked my pw and changed my signature.

03-23-2010, 12:24 AM	#482
k0ruptr Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Las Vegas	i cant figure it out. damn __________________ Xbox Live Gamertag: k0ruptr My Favorite Teams : Chicago White Sox - Carolina Panthers - Orlando Magic - Phoenix Suns - Anaheim Ducks - Hawaii Warriors - Oregon Ducks

03-23-2010, 12:28 AM	#483
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I ran out of bridges to check on wikipedia and I went from about 6km-10km so maybe it's not a bridge SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-23-2010, 12:31 AM	#484
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	So, apparently a Super Class Star Destroyer is 8km long. Is it the Executor? SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

03-23-2010, 12:35 AM	#486
k0ruptr Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Las Vegas	maybe its a tunnel __________________ Xbox Live Gamertag: k0ruptr My Favorite Teams : Chicago White Sox - Carolina Panthers - Orlando Magic - Phoenix Suns - Anaheim Ducks - Hawaii Warriors - Oregon Ducks

03-23-2010, 12:55 AM	#487
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	a dam or barrage of some kind? Unless that's a turntable bridge in the bottom center, it doesn't look like it's a connected road or tunnel. that thing almost looks like a sluice to let a limited amount of water in/out of the harbor

03-23-2010, 01:04 AM	#488
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	Namp'o (Nampho) Dam in Korea? __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its... Last edited by Mustang : 03-23-2010 at 01:08 AM.

03-23-2010, 01:19 AM	#489
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	Nailed it. Very nicely done. Spent an absolute age staring at Hong Kong and the chinese coastal cities but didn't even think of North Korea. Now I can go to bed in peace

03-23-2010, 01:19 AM	#490
Mustang Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Wisconsin	I'm pretty confident, but I'll wait til the morning since everyone probably went to bed. __________________ You, you will regret what you have done this day. I will make you regret ever being born. Your going to wish you never left your mothers womb, where it was warm and safe... and wet. i am going to show you pain you never knew existed, you are going to see a whole new spectrum of pain, like a Rainboooow. But! This rainbow is not just like any other rainbow, its...

03-23-2010, 07:52 AM	#495
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	I guess my issue with the "10 per day" rule is that one person gets to monopolize the whole day so no one else gets to come up with any. I might be able to pick off a lucky one or two from Quik or KWhit or MJ4H or some of the others who have done a bunch of these but there's no way I'm winning a whole day SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!" Last edited by sterlingice : 03-23-2010 at 07:54 AM.