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The Arlit Uranium Mine (pictured) is located in Arlit, Niger. French nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons are dependent on the uranium extracted from the mine – more than 3,400 tonnes per year

 

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/3841611700000578-0-image-a-65_1473702784543.jpg

The Mir Mine is an inactive, open-pit diamond mine located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia, Russia. The mine is 1,722 feet (525 m) deep and has a diameter of 3,900 feet (1,200 m), making it the second largest excavated hole in the world. Active for 44 years, the mine had an output of 10 million carats of diamond per year during peak production in the 1960s

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/384165F100000578-0-image-a-66_1473702786277.jpg

Center pivot irrigation is used throughout the Wadi As-Sirhan Basin of Saudi Arabia. Water is mined from depths as great as one kilometer (~3,000 ft), pumped to the surface, and evenly distributed by lines of sprinklers that rotate 360 degrees around a central motor

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/384164E200000578-0-image-a-67_1473702788734.jpg

Waste ponds are seen at the Neves-Corvo Mine in the Castro Verde Municipality in Portugal. Zinc and copper and the primary resources extracted from the mine and the byproducts of that extraction is sent to these basins. Typically, once waste materials are pumped into a tailings pond, they are mixed with water to create slurry

 

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/384160F300000578-0-image-a-64_1473702780575.jpg

The coal terminal at the Port of Qinhuangdao in China is the largest coal shipping facility in the country. From here, approximately 210 million tonnes of coal are transported to power plants throughout southern China every year. In 2015, new data revealed the country has been burning up to 17 per cent more coal each year than previously disclosed

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/384164B500000578-0-image-a-68_1473702793741.jpg

Fruit trees swirl on the hills of Huelva, Spain. The climate here is ideal for this growth with an average temperature of 17.8° C (64° F) and a relative humidity between 60 per cent and 80 per cent

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/3841661000000578-0-image-a-69_1473702795940.jpg

The Port of Hamburg - known as Germany's 'Gateway to the World' - is located on the Elbe River in Hamburg. On an average day, the facility is accessed by 28 ships, 200 freight trains, and 5,000 trucks. In total, the port moves 132.3 million tonnes of cargo each year - that's roughly 1/3 of the mass of all living human beings

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/3841610D00000578-0-image-a-70_1473702801907.jpg

Radiating streets that surround the Plaza Del Ejecutivo in Mexico City, Mexico. In total, the city is home to nearly nine million residents

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/3841654B00000578-0-image-a-71_1473702804281.jpg

Jeongwang-dong is an industrial sector in the city of Ansan, South Korea. The Korean government intensively drove a plan to develop the modern city, particularly in this area, with an emphasis on manufacturing. The striking blue colour that you see here results from the use of aluminum roofing, which is used for its low cost and longevity

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/3841659400000578-0-image-a-73_1473702808575.jpg

Evaporation ponds are visible at the potash mine in Moab, Utah. The mine produces muriate of potash, a potassium-containing salt that is a major component in fertilisers. Salt is pumped to the surface from underground brines and dried in massive solar ponds that vibrantly extend across the landscape

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/3841651F00000578-3785914-Selkirk_Yard_is_a_freight_railroad_yard_located_eight_miles_sout-a-2_1474274350908.jpg

Selkirk Yard is a freight railroad yard located eight miles south of Albany, New York that serves as a gateway to points east of the Hudson River, including New York City. Using computerized controls, the yard can process more than 3,200 cars per day

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/384160C900000578-3785914-The_Jwaneng_Diamond_Mine_in_Botswana_is_the_richest_diamond_mine-a-4_1474274350941.jpg

The Jwaneng Diamond Mine in Botswana is the richest diamond mine in the world with an annual output of as much as 15.6 million carats (2006). Mine richness takes into account the rate of diamond extraction combined with quality of the diamonds that are mined (sale price per weight)

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/384160E500000578-3785914-Princess_Juliana_International_Airport_is_the_main_airport_on_th-a-7_1474274350947.jpg

Princess Juliana International Airport is the main airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The airport is well-known for the approach to Runway 10, seen at the bottom of this Overview. Here arriving aircraft must have a 3° glide slope, flying at a shockingly low altitude over people relaxing on Maho Beach, to land safely

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/384164F800000578-3785914-The_Grande_Dixence_Dam_in_the_canton_of_Valais_in_Switzerland_is-a-1_1474274350906.jpg

The Grande Dixence Dam in the canton of Valais in Switzerland is the tallest gravity dam in the world with a height of 935 feet (285 m). A gravity dam resists the horizontal thrust of the contained water, in this case the Dixence River, entirely by its own weight. The Grand Dixence took 14 years to construct and contains approximately six million cubic meters of concrete

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/3841610500000578-3785914-The_largest_aircraft_storage_and_preservation_facility_in_the_wo-a-3_1474274350909.jpg

The largest aircraft storage and preservation facility in the world is located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, US. The boneyard – run by the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group – contains more than 4,400 retired American military and government aircrafts

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/3841E89D00000578-3785914-Colourful_metal_roofed_industrial_buildings_line_the_coast_of_To-a-5_1474274350944.jpg

Colourful, metal-roofed industrial buildings line the coast of Tokai, Japan. The city's economy is dominated by a massive steel mill - a portion of which is seen at the bottom of this Overview. Nippon Steel, the company that owns the mill, has an annual production of more than 47 million tons of steel across its various facilities

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/3841E89300000578-3785914-Frankfurt_Airport_is_the_busiest_airport_in_Germany_averaging_1_-a-6_1474274350945.jpg

Frankfurt Airport is the busiest airport in Germany, averaging 1,365 flights per day and 65 million passengers per year. With more than 70,000 employees, the airport is also the single largest workplace in the country

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/3841E8DB00000578-3785914-Tahoe_Keys_is_an_incorporated_community_in_El_Dorado_County_Cali-a-8_1474274350954.jpg

Tahoe Keys is an incorporated community in El Dorado County, California. Built in the 1960s, the community consists of more than 1,500 homes built on a series of canals that connect to Lake Tahoe

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/3841E8B300000578-3785914-A_cloverleaf_interchange_is_constructed_on_the_outskirts_of_Doha-a-10_1474274350974.jpg

A cloverleaf interchange is constructed on the outskirts of Doha, Qatar. The objective of a cloverleaf is to allow two highways to cross without the need to stop traffic

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/3841E8C900000578-3785914-This_Overview_captures_salt_evaporation_ponds_in_San_Francisco_C-a-9_1474274350972.jpg

This Overview captures salt evaporation ponds in San Francisco, California. Here, water is channeled into massive basins where it begins a transformation into brines. Over five years, the brines evaporate, concentrate, and travel several miles before they are collected as pure salt crystals. The massive ponds get their vibrant red colors from Dunaliella algae

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I love these photos of, I think it it's Iceland, that are on the coast somewhere. BTW check out Chris Burkard who took the photos. He's one of my favourite photographers :)

 

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The Nazca Lines in south Peru - the largest being 1,200 feet long ( that is the length of 4 football fields )

 

Dates of creation are subject to a lot of debate, but estimated between 500BC and 500AD - in other words, long before airplanes ;)

 

http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/360/cache/nasca-lines-peru_36094_600x450.jpg

 

the-hummingbird.jpg

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The Nazca Lines in south Peru - the largest being 1,200 feet long ( that is the length of 4 football fields )

 

Dates of creation are subject to a lot of debate, but estimated between 500BC and 500AD - in other words, long before airplanes ;)

 

http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/360/cache/nasca-lines-peru_36094_600x450.jpg

 

the-hummingbird.jpg

Chariots of the Gods?
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The Nazca Lines in south Peru - the largest being 1,200 feet long ( that is the length of 4 football fields )

 

Dates of creation are subject to a lot of debate, but estimated between 500BC and 500AD - in other words, long before airplanes ;)

 

http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/360/cache/nasca-lines-peru_36094_600x450.jpg

 

the-hummingbird.jpg

Chariots of the Gods?

I have a signed copy of Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock. A bit more in depth.

 

 

I just realized my landlord's name is Graham Hancock...... :scared: .....cue Twilight Zone music..... :AlienSmiley:

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The Nazca Lines in south Peru - the largest being 1,200 feet long ( that is the length of 4 football fields )

 

Dates of creation are subject to a lot of debate, but estimated between 500BC and 500AD - in other words, long before airplanes ;)

 

http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/360/cache/nasca-lines-peru_36094_600x450.jpg

 

the-hummingbird.jpg

Chariots of the Gods?

 

Or a fantastic picture of a humming bird?

 

 

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The Nazca Lines in south Peru - the largest being 1,200 feet long ( that is the length of 4 football fields )

 

Dates of creation are subject to a lot of debate, but estimated between 500BC and 500AD - in other words, long before airplanes ;)

 

http://images.nationalgeographic.com/wpf/media-live/photos/000/360/cache/nasca-lines-peru_36094_600x450.jpg

 

the-hummingbird.jpg

Chariots of the Gods?

 

Or a fantastic picture of a humming bird?

Which is the more plausible explanation...?

 

:codger: the Ingenuity of Humankind :coy:

 

- or -

 

:dweez: Alien Intervention :dweez:

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http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/384160E500000578-3785914-Princess_Juliana_International_Airport_is_the_main_airport_on_th-a-7_1474274350947.jpg

Princess Juliana International Airport is the main airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The airport is well-known for the approach to Runway 10, seen at the bottom of this Overview. Here arriving aircraft must have a 3° glide slope, flying at a shockingly low altitude over people relaxing on Maho Beach, to land safely

 

Anyone ever been to the beach at the end of this runway? It's awesome when airliners come in.

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The Arlit Uranium Mine (pictured) is located in Arlit, Niger. French nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons are dependent on the uranium extracted from the mine – more than 3,400 tonnes per year

 

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/3841611700000578-0-image-a-65_1473702784543.jpg

The Mir Mine is an inactive, open-pit diamond mine located in Mirny, Eastern Siberia, Russia. The mine is 1,722 feet (525 m) deep and has a diameter of 3,900 feet (1,200 m), making it the second largest excavated hole in the world. Active for 44 years, the mine had an output of 10 million carats of diamond per year during peak production in the 1960s

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/384165F100000578-0-image-a-66_1473702786277.jpg

Center pivot irrigation is used throughout the Wadi As-Sirhan Basin of Saudi Arabia. Water is mined from depths as great as one kilometer (~3,000 ft), pumped to the surface, and evenly distributed by lines of sprinklers that rotate 360 degrees around a central motor

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/384164E200000578-0-image-a-67_1473702788734.jpg

Waste ponds are seen at the Neves-Corvo Mine in the Castro Verde Municipality in Portugal. Zinc and copper and the primary resources extracted from the mine and the byproducts of that extraction is sent to these basins. Typically, once waste materials are pumped into a tailings pond, they are mixed with water to create slurry

 

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/384160F300000578-0-image-a-64_1473702780575.jpg

The coal terminal at the Port of Qinhuangdao in China is the largest coal shipping facility in the country. From here, approximately 210 million tonnes of coal are transported to power plants throughout southern China every year. In 2015, new data revealed the country has been burning up to 17 per cent more coal each year than previously disclosed

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/384164B500000578-0-image-a-68_1473702793741.jpg

Fruit trees swirl on the hills of Huelva, Spain. The climate here is ideal for this growth with an average temperature of 17.8° C (64° F) and a relative humidity between 60 per cent and 80 per cent

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/3841661000000578-0-image-a-69_1473702795940.jpg

The Port of Hamburg - known as Germany's 'Gateway to the World' - is located on the Elbe River in Hamburg. On an average day, the facility is accessed by 28 ships, 200 freight trains, and 5,000 trucks. In total, the port moves 132.3 million tonnes of cargo each year - that's roughly 1/3 of the mass of all living human beings

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/3841610D00000578-0-image-a-70_1473702801907.jpg

Radiating streets that surround the Plaza Del Ejecutivo in Mexico City, Mexico. In total, the city is home to nearly nine million residents

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/3841654B00000578-0-image-a-71_1473702804281.jpg

Jeongwang-dong is an industrial sector in the city of Ansan, South Korea. The Korean government intensively drove a plan to develop the modern city, particularly in this area, with an emphasis on manufacturing. The striking blue colour that you see here results from the use of aluminum roofing, which is used for its low cost and longevity

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/12/18/3841659400000578-0-image-a-73_1473702808575.jpg

Evaporation ponds are visible at the potash mine in Moab, Utah. The mine produces muriate of potash, a potassium-containing salt that is a major component in fertilisers. Salt is pumped to the surface from underground brines and dried in massive solar ponds that vibrantly extend across the landscape

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/3841651F00000578-3785914-Selkirk_Yard_is_a_freight_railroad_yard_located_eight_miles_sout-a-2_1474274350908.jpg

Selkirk Yard is a freight railroad yard located eight miles south of Albany, New York that serves as a gateway to points east of the Hudson River, including New York City. Using computerized controls, the yard can process more than 3,200 cars per day

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/384160C900000578-3785914-The_Jwaneng_Diamond_Mine_in_Botswana_is_the_richest_diamond_mine-a-4_1474274350941.jpg

The Jwaneng Diamond Mine in Botswana is the richest diamond mine in the world with an annual output of as much as 15.6 million carats (2006). Mine richness takes into account the rate of diamond extraction combined with quality of the diamonds that are mined (sale price per weight)

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/384160E500000578-3785914-Princess_Juliana_International_Airport_is_the_main_airport_on_th-a-7_1474274350947.jpg

Princess Juliana International Airport is the main airport on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. The airport is well-known for the approach to Runway 10, seen at the bottom of this Overview. Here arriving aircraft must have a 3° glide slope, flying at a shockingly low altitude over people relaxing on Maho Beach, to land safely

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/384164F800000578-3785914-The_Grande_Dixence_Dam_in_the_canton_of_Valais_in_Switzerland_is-a-1_1474274350906.jpg

The Grande Dixence Dam in the canton of Valais in Switzerland is the tallest gravity dam in the world with a height of 935 feet (285 m). A gravity dam resists the horizontal thrust of the contained water, in this case the Dixence River, entirely by its own weight. The Grand Dixence took 14 years to construct and contains approximately six million cubic meters of concrete

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/3841610500000578-3785914-The_largest_aircraft_storage_and_preservation_facility_in_the_wo-a-3_1474274350909.jpg

The largest aircraft storage and preservation facility in the world is located at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona, US. The boneyard – run by the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group – contains more than 4,400 retired American military and government aircrafts

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/3841E89D00000578-3785914-Colourful_metal_roofed_industrial_buildings_line_the_coast_of_To-a-5_1474274350944.jpg

Colourful, metal-roofed industrial buildings line the coast of Tokai, Japan. The city's economy is dominated by a massive steel mill - a portion of which is seen at the bottom of this Overview. Nippon Steel, the company that owns the mill, has an annual production of more than 47 million tons of steel across its various facilities

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/3841E89300000578-3785914-Frankfurt_Airport_is_the_busiest_airport_in_Germany_averaging_1_-a-6_1474274350945.jpg

Frankfurt Airport is the busiest airport in Germany, averaging 1,365 flights per day and 65 million passengers per year. With more than 70,000 employees, the airport is also the single largest workplace in the country

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/3841E8DB00000578-3785914-Tahoe_Keys_is_an_incorporated_community_in_El_Dorado_County_Cali-a-8_1474274350954.jpg

Tahoe Keys is an incorporated community in El Dorado County, California. Built in the 1960s, the community consists of more than 1,500 homes built on a series of canals that connect to Lake Tahoe

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/3841E8B300000578-3785914-A_cloverleaf_interchange_is_constructed_on_the_outskirts_of_Doha-a-10_1474274350974.jpg

A cloverleaf interchange is constructed on the outskirts of Doha, Qatar. The objective of a cloverleaf is to allow two highways to cross without the need to stop traffic

 

 

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/09/19/09/3841E8C900000578-3785914-This_Overview_captures_salt_evaporation_ponds_in_San_Francisco_C-a-9_1474274350972.jpg

This Overview captures salt evaporation ponds in San Francisco, California. Here, water is channeled into massive basins where it begins a transformation into brines. Over five years, the brines evaporate, concentrate, and travel several miles before they are collected as pure salt crystals. The massive ponds get their vibrant red colors from Dunaliella algae

 

Me loves the Military Aircraft 'Boneyard'. I can recognise a bunch of the aircraft types!

 

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Which is the more plausible explanation...?

 

:codger: the Ingenuity of Humankind :coy:

 

- or -

 

:dweez: Alien Intervention :dweez:

 

http://i.imgur.com/iF5rxl1.jpg

 

Someone gonna tell me who this dude is? :)

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