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Is this the world's biggest USB cable?

The hyper-connected folk of Waubra, Victoria

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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

Bootnote

Bill Earl is Reg God for a day for this tip.

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Seen bigger.

Fool, thats not a cable. Its a harness.

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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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Somebody wants to keep it secret...

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

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