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Most Complete Topographical Map of Earth Complete
An anonymous reader writes "Kudos to NASA and the Japanese trade ministry for mapping 99% of the Earth's surface, surpassing their previous effort, with which the new data will be amalgamated. Apparently, the data will be free to download and use."
It's the area of land upon which your incredibly fat mamma sits, and is therefor impossible to accurately map.
That's the Cobra secret base.
It's the hole at the North Pole that leads to the center of the Earth.
"Tell me doctor, with all of your defenses, are there any provisions for an attack by killer bees?"
It's the area around the topographical mapping equipment building. if they point the equipment at itself, it creates a paradox and the universe implodes.
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As noted by some. This also has been the most detailed fail.
This error message sums it up pretty well:
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Acess?! Really?!
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The other 1% is what geographers call the "edge"; the area at which the two sides of the flat earth meet. Mapping both sides of a flat object is easy. Unfortunately mapping the edge is much harder. Just be glad the Earth is flat, not round. Otherwise, there'd be no accurate way to project it onto a piece of paper.
10 sq km here, 10 sq km there, pretty soon you're talking about real surface area.
How do these folks break even if the data will be free to download and use? A small nominal charge for use or download would not hurt for sure...or would it?
What are you, some kind of RIAA mobster?
No wonder he's not returning your calls. He can't hear a word your saying on the messages, since your phone is stuck in your rectum.
I think the solution is to just buy a new one. Along with a MacBook Pro and some Apple t-shirts and bumper stickers. Rock on!
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Actually, the data is stored on write-once media, so they've decided to just go out every Dec 31 and push the continental shelves back to their Jan 1 position.
Shhhhh!
You know, posting this sort of comment on a geek site, where you're really expected to not only be able to download files and load them into existing programs, but you're also expected to (in extreme cases at least) be able to hack into the ftp site using a whistle made from old Pringles containers and then write the downloader and application file in 6502 assembly, while creating run on sentences in Slashdot, is likely to get somebody to tell you to go back to Digg.
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
1% would be 5.100.720 km, which is 2258x2258 km
It could be 40075.02km long and 127.28km wide.
In fact I'm guessing its the part of the earth covered by the big red stripe that marks the equator.
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Good plan. So once California falls off the edge of the US, we can watch it over and over and over again!
Anyone know last 1% isn't mapped? Is it just hard to access or is it part of a top secret organization?
It's Barbra Streisand's house.
That's the Cobra secret base.
You mean Dick Cheney's home?
Isn't that always true?
You know, posting this sort of comment on a geek site, where you're really expected to not only be able to download files and load them into existing programs, but you're also expected to (in extreme cases at least) be able to hack into the ftp site using a whistle made from old Pringles containers and then write the downloader and application file in 6502 assembly, while creating run on sentences in Slashdot, is likely to get somebody to tell you to go back to Digg.
So, are you finished with it yet, or should I go back to reading Digg?
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I heard that they had originally mapped 100% of the Earth's surface, but once Chuck Norris found out that they were mapping his house, he went over to NASA and proceeded to roundhouse kick each scientist until they removed the entire state of Texas.
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Fixed that for you...
I believe it's Mt. Sneffels in Iceland. At least that's what Arne Saknussem led me to believe
Some parts of the world use decimals where us Americans use commas. and vice versa,
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... from a nice observation window at The Restaurant at the End of California.
Also did you you forget to post anonymously?
Smidge207 is a troll poster. I believe the real Smidge is Smidge204.
There is no -1 Disagree mod. Slashdot.org/faq defines mod options. USE IT.
What!!!!! YOU had a pringles can to use as a whistle>????? You kids have it EASY now! In MY day, we had nothing but teeth and pursed lips....and now, alas, nothing but pursed lips..
Now....GET OFF MY LAWN
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...your phone is stuck in your rectum.
I think the solution is to just buy a new one...
Do you have any idea how much a new rectum costs?!? Not to mention that the recovery after the grafting procedure is extremely painful. Rectum? Damn near killed 'im.
Surely there's another solution.
I actually started an earth edge-mapping project with grant money, but I cut myself
It's Barbara Streisands Nose
Fixed that for you
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Yes, but how many football stadiums is that?
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