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08-01-2008, 02:24 AM
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The brightest city in the World
Which city do you think is the brightest (literally)?
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08-01-2008, 08:54 AM
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tumbleweeds are pretty
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The city of Las Vegas is in the middle of nowhere. Pilots and drivers when they approach the city can see a huge dome of light at night from a long distance away.
The Luxor casino emits a light from the top of its pyramid that can be seen from out of space! This casino and the Great Wall are the only two man made things that can be seen.
With all the neon and other lights and over 300 days of sunshine, Las Vegas has to be the brightest city in the world.
Last edited by WildWestDude; 08-01-2008 at 09:32 AM..
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08-01-2008, 11:02 AM
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Proud Anti-Communist
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WildWestDude
The Luxor casino emits a light from the top of its pyramid that can be seen from out of space! This casino and the Great Wall are the only two man made things that can be seen.
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Not exactly true. The Great Wall is not wide enough to be seen from space and only the light from the Luxor can be seen, not the building itself. |
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08-02-2008, 10:48 PM
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shanghais main street has 300 neon lights
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08-03-2008, 03:35 AM
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08-03-2008, 11:39 AM
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tumbleweeds are pretty
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Originally Posted by DutchWriter
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NIce pic, but the Las Vegas 'beacon" I talked about is the brightest light on earth which can be seen from furthest out. |
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08-05-2008, 07:48 AM
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Originally Posted by DutchWriter
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What's with the red light from some regions? |
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08-05-2008, 08:29 AM
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US Astronaut (And Senator) John Glenn, Refered to Perth, Western Australia as the "City Of Light". As he passed over the city, While orbiting aborad the Mercury "Friendship 7" spacecraft in 1962. He questioned NASA, As to what was the cluster of lights that he was seeing? As he approached over the western coastline.
Both John Glenn and the City Of Perth, Repeated the event during his 1998 Discovery space shuttle mission.
Last edited by Kangaroofarmer; 08-05-2008 at 08:46 AM..
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08-05-2008, 01:22 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by awecelot
What's with the red light from some regions?
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Ketchup stains on camera lens? 
Seriously, no clue. |
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08-05-2008, 04:14 PM
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I would of guessed Las Vegas too. Sure looks like Japan would take it for brightest country, do they all wear sunglasses at night there ?
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