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Blue Marble

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Kahnyl

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Is there a 'blue marble' pic that isn't centered on the US? Maybe Europe? I've never seen one that didn't include America.
 

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Why would you want anything other than the USA?
The thought of it is just rediculous.
Haha, on the real tho, that is kind of funny they only have the US.
 
We see all the important countries there: The United States, Mexico, and Snow Mexico.


All we need to see now is South America, East America, and West America. Then there's Russia, which you can see from Alaska, so whatev.
 
Am I the only one that thinks this is a bit funny because it was posted on Independence Day? 🙄
 
Am I the only one who actually likes the 2nd image a bit better? I don't know, it's just really nice.
 
If it makes you feel any better, I'm a Snow Mexican too. 😉

I only said it because I find the term hilarious.
 
Those are all 3d renderings based on a dataset collected by the Terra and Aqua spacecraft.

Here's a real one, from Apollo 11

http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a11/AS11-36-5337HR.jpg
centered on the US... and some that are not
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a11/AS11-36-5341HR.jpg
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a11/AS11-36-5346HR.jpg
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a11/AS11-36-5349HR.jpg
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a11/AS11-36-5351HR.jpg
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a11/AS11-36-5356HR.jpg
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a11/AS11-36-5355HR.jpg

This is from Apollo 17
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a17/AS17-148-22726HR.jpg

13
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/alsj/a13/AS13-60-8591.jpg

etc etc. The Apollo image archives are stuffed with images, they take some hunting though.
 
wesrk said:
we're all snow mexicans at heart 😀
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Although I'm not upset, it is a very rude thing to say. We may not be a super power like US, but US Citizens are really the last people to mock or give other countries stupid nicknames like "Snow Mexican" when it seems the rest of the world hates US to be begin with.

It's like the most unpopular person in school going around calling other people names or making rude comments, yet he's still the most unpopular person there.

My two cents.
 
fily said:
Although I'm not upset, it is a very rude thing to say. We may not be a super power like US, but US Citizens are really the last people to mock or give other countries stupid nicknames like "Snow Mexican" when it seems the rest of the world hates US to be begin with.

It's like the most unpopular person in school going around calling other people names or making rude comments, yet he's still the most unpopular person there.

My two cents.
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Are you going to cry? It was a joke, surely.
 
fily said:
Although I'm not upset, it is a very rude thing to say. We may not be a super power like US, but US Citizens are really the last people to mock or give other countries stupid nicknames like "Snow Mexican" when it seems the rest of the world hates US to be begin with.

It's like the most unpopular person in school going around calling other people names or making rude comments, yet he's still the most unpopular person there.

My two cents.
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Wait, are you calling us as a country the most unpopular country in the world?

I mean, come on, there's gotta be less unpopular countries than us (no pun intended). If not, why does everybody keep on migrating here (Illegally, and legally)
 
fireshot91 said:
Wait, are you calling us as a country the most unpopular country in the world?

I mean, come on, there's gotta be less unpopular countries than us (no pun intended). If not, why does everybody keep on migrating here (Illegally, and legally)
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No, no. We all know US is still one of the most popular countries to migrate too. I guess my example was a bit too "extreme". I just wanted to use a simple to understand example.

I will never sit here and act like most other countries are better, but US has many faults, but a lot of USers I've dealt with do act as if they have a silver spoon in their bum. I'm not saying that about any of you, but just speaking of past experiences.

Canada may not be the top super power, but we offer a lot, and I'd like for once for that to be noticed, is all.
 
fily said:
but a lot of USers I've dealt with do act as if they have a silver spoon in their bum.
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I actually do have a silver spoon wedged up my ass. I've been meaning to make an appointment with my proctologist for a couple of days now.
 
fireshot91 said:
Wait, are you calling us as a country the most unpopular country in the world?
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Impossible. Nobody likes the French. 😛



@Fily: And again, the person who made the original comment (i.e., me) is Canadian. I think the country is just great, and I'm sorry if the original comment has caused any trauma.

I'm sending over a emogency trauma unit over to your house for counselling.
 
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