Comments on: Cities at Night, an Orbital Tour Around the World http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/19/cities-at-night-an-orbital-tour-around-the-world/ The Neat Side of the Web Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:47:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Vako http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/19/cities-at-night-an-orbital-tour-around-the-world/#comment-565721 Vako Fri, 23 May 2008 04:09:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16346#comment-565721 Regardless of the quality of narration, I feel that it is very fascinating. I agree with the person who said that Human cities, in the way that they expand and spread, resemble micro-organisms or fungus. Fascinating. Regardless of the quality of narration, I feel that it is very fascinating. I agree with the person who said that Human cities, in the way that they expand and spread, resemble micro-organisms or fungus. Fascinating.

]]> By: CheeseDuck http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/19/cities-at-night-an-orbital-tour-around-the-world/#comment-560597 CheeseDuck Tue, 20 May 2008 22:31:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16346#comment-560597 I think Sir David Attenborough should have been the narrator of this video! I think Sir David Attenborough should have been the narrator of this video!

]]> By: Scooter http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/19/cities-at-night-an-orbital-tour-around-the-world/#comment-559952 Scooter Tue, 20 May 2008 14:52:59 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16346#comment-559952 i second the narrators being bad. he sure didn't sound excited about the great images he was showing us. cool video + bad narration = meh i second the narrators being bad. he sure didn’t sound excited about the great images he was showing us.

cool video + bad narration = meh

]]> By: Archbob http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/19/cities-at-night-an-orbital-tour-around-the-world/#comment-559316 Archbob Tue, 20 May 2008 05:33:29 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16346#comment-559316 The cities mainly look like spider webs. The cities mainly look like spider webs.

]]> By: TT http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/19/cities-at-night-an-orbital-tour-around-the-world/#comment-559131 TT Tue, 20 May 2008 02:55:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16346#comment-559131 That was the WORST narration I have ever heard. Would've been so much better with subtitles for the names of the cities, so that we could enjoy the beauties in with music, and not have the experience ruined by the depressed suicidal dude's voice. That was the WORST narration I have ever heard.
Would’ve been so much better with subtitles for the names of the cities, so that we could enjoy the beauties in with music, and not have the experience ruined by the depressed suicidal dude’s voice.

]]> By: Christophe http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/19/cities-at-night-an-orbital-tour-around-the-world/#comment-559068 Christophe Tue, 20 May 2008 02:14:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16346#comment-559068 Awesome indeed. Let's enjoy this. We'll not be able to when oil reaches $300 a barrel... I wonder what brand of power tools they're using up there (or maybe they're unique) Awesome indeed.
Let’s enjoy this. We’ll not be able to when oil reaches $300 a barrel…

I wonder what brand of power tools they’re using up there (or maybe they’re unique)

]]> By: Justin http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/19/cities-at-night-an-orbital-tour-around-the-world/#comment-558832 Justin Mon, 19 May 2008 23:29:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16346#comment-558832 Great post! That was really spectacular. Did anyone else think the narrator sounded a bit like a robot? Great post! That was really spectacular. Did anyone else think the narrator sounded a bit like a robot?

]]> By: Nostra http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/19/cities-at-night-an-orbital-tour-around-the-world/#comment-558799 Nostra Mon, 19 May 2008 22:51:32 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16346#comment-558799 Yup Andrew that's Chicago... I wanted to ask if anyone could guess it but you got it! Yup Andrew that’s Chicago… I wanted to ask if anyone could guess it but you got it!

]]> By: Will http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/19/cities-at-night-an-orbital-tour-around-the-world/#comment-558791 Will Mon, 19 May 2008 22:45:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16346#comment-558791 Astronaut Don Pettit is a cool, nerdy guy. See his other videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgC-ocnTTto http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dimLdczXSE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn_hdADpFlA He's played around a lot more with water bubbles in microgravity, but I can't find those videos on youtube. Astronaut Don Pettit is a cool, nerdy guy. See his other videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgC-ocnTTto
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dimLdczXSE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dn_hdADpFlA

He’s played around a lot more with water bubbles in microgravity, but I can’t find those videos on youtube.

]]> By: andrewdoane http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/19/cities-at-night-an-orbital-tour-around-the-world/#comment-558705 andrewdoane Mon, 19 May 2008 21:42:18 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16346#comment-558705 I recognize that first city as Chicago... unless there is another city in the same position relative to a body of water, in which case I apologize for my ethnocentrism! I recognize that first city as Chicago… unless there is another city in the same position relative to a body of water, in which case I apologize for my ethnocentrism!

]]> By: Adam Stanhope http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/19/cities-at-night-an-orbital-tour-around-the-world/#comment-558681 Adam Stanhope Mon, 19 May 2008 21:31:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16346#comment-558681 Awesome post! Awesome post!

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]]> By: Nick http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/19/cities-at-night-an-orbital-tour-around-the-world/#comment-558622 Nick Mon, 19 May 2008 20:46:09 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16346#comment-558622 The astronaut Story Musgrave used to take using this same technique, but he did it by hand. The astronaut Story Musgrave used to take using this same technique, but he did it by hand.

]]> By: CheeseDuck http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/19/cities-at-night-an-orbital-tour-around-the-world/#comment-558615 CheeseDuck Mon, 19 May 2008 20:42:28 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16346#comment-558615 Why can't Google Earth do this? Why can’t Google Earth do this?

]]> By: sigh http://www.neatorama.com/2008/05/19/cities-at-night-an-orbital-tour-around-the-world/#comment-558589 sigh Mon, 19 May 2008 20:24:11 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/?p=16346#comment-558589 The WorldWide Telescope has an option to view the Earth at night. Unfortunately, they only have low resolution images. Hopefully that will be updated though, if WWT is [will be] everything they say it is. The WorldWide Telescope has an option to view the Earth at night.
Unfortunately, they only have low resolution images. Hopefully that will be updated though, if WWT is [will be] everything they say it is.

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