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The hyper-connected folk of Waubra, Victoria

By Drew Cullen, 11th June 2010
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Google Earth comes up trumps again, this time unearthing the world's biggest USB cable....

Google_Maps_screenshot_of_Waubra, Victoria. Houses and roads look like giant USB cables

Looks like some well connected Australians out there in Waubra

Or maybe it's just a screenshot of Waubra, Victoria.

Check it out yourself at:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Waubra+Victoria+3352,+Australia&sll=-37.571029,143.851835&sspn=0.013912,0.01929&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FUPuxf0dV8aPCA&split=0&hq=&hnear=Waubra+Victoria,+Australia&t=h&ll=-37.326096,143.610835&spn=0.009009,0.022638&z=16

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Bruce 3

Seen bigger.

Fool, thats not a cable. Its a harness.

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Jos

Wind farm?

This looks like the wind farm they pride themselves for under construction, with all the bases (with the circular spots in the center) already completed. Looks cool though :-)

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kwikbreaks

Somebody wants to keep it secret...

It you go in on StreetView all those strange connectors are obscured....

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