IT Stories. Scouts. Sports. Free Old Movies, Classic Movies, Black and White Movies. Six ways to never get lost in a city again. 6 October 2011Last updated at 02:00 Many people now rely on their smartphones, sat-navs or other GPS devices to find their way around.
But when these fail us, and there's no-one to ask for directions, there's a more natural way to navigate, says Tristan Gooley. It's not every week that a massive solar flare knocks out the GPS network, but all it takes is a flat battery or a mechanical fault to hobble your automated orientation aids. And if there's no-one around to ask and no paper map on hand, you could be in trouble.
Natural navigation may be just what you need. Mr Thorne Does Phonics. Wookieepedia, the Star Wars Wiki. 15 Coolest Google Earth Finds. Dubbed the "Badlands Guardian" by locals, this geological marvel (Google Earth coordinates 50.010083,-110.113006) in Alberta, Canada, bears an uncanny resemblance to a human head wearing a full Native American headdress--and earphones, to boot.
Of course, The Guardian was produced naturally. A synthetic wonder that can be truly appreciated only from above, this giant man-shaped lake (-21.805149,-49.089977) is located near Bauru, Brazil. This heart-shaped island in the Adriatic became a hit on Google Earth for Valentine's Day. The uninhabited island is only 130,000 square yards and is called Galesnjak. The owner didn't even know how perfectly this island off the Croatian coast was until he was swamped with requests from couples to stay there. Worldometers - real time world statistics.
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