Comments on: The Bible According to Google Earth

By: Father E

Father E — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:15:38 +0000

These are great … as to the number of people at the crucifixion, that depends on the time of day and this shows some rather long shadows suggesting late afternoon getting close to sundown. The Jewish crowds would certainly have left by this time of day so that they could be home for the beginning of Shabbat at sundown, and Scripture doesn’t record too many Romans hanging around. I think it’s an effective rendering.

By: kybrdgal

kybrdgal — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:17:50 +0000

How about …

the Titanic hitting an iceberg or else sinking, surrounded by lifeboats (altho that happened in the evening)

the Bataan Death March in the Philippines

Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay at the summit of Mt. Everest

the Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk

the Trojan Horse being pulled into the city of Troy

the chariot race in Ben Hur

About the crucifixion, it’s actually the shadows that are long. Remember that these images were “taken” from overhead. So this might be already late in the afternoon when most of the people had left–which might explain why there isn’t a crowd.

By: FDF

FDF — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 02:18:08 +0000

The oddity about the cruxifiction is that the crosses cast shadows as if the sun were overhead and the spectators have much longer shadows.

By: magic

magic — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:41:15 +0000

The D-Day landings aren’t fictional, and if you google, you can find photos taken mid-landing,from the recon planes overhead. About the only thing you could add with photoshop is colorising them

By: Jerry

Jerry — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:21:14 +0000

The Oklahoma Land run.

By: hannah

hannah — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 18:06:57 +0000

The Battle of Hogwarts

The first crossing of the Atlantic by Columbus

Ankh-Morpork

Rivendel

Arrakis

By: teachymom

teachymom — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:20:02 +0000

I agree it would be so cool to see a battle for Middle Earth, or any scene from Lord of the Rings.

By: Arche

Arche — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 14:57:45 +0000

The Big Bang?

By: chet

chet — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:54:07 +0000

How about showing the moment of impact for the asteroid that caused the mass extinction of the dinosaurs?

By: Denise

Denise — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 03:46:17 +0000

Samson toppling the arena.
The Great Pyramid mid-construction.
Mongol hordes attaching the Great Wall.
The Lighthouse at Alexandria. (It was Alexandria, wasn’t it?)