[ExI] virtual travel improving all the time

spike spike66 at att.net
Thu Jun 21 20:09:09 UTC 2012


 

Ordinarily I would not forward this kind of thing, but this is the coolest one I have seen in a long time, and has a lot to do with our future and transhumanism (indirectly.)  

I am doing a lot of calculations on energy usage and generation these days, and keep coming up with similar looking answers: we have plenty of potentially viable energy sources which will likely come into play, but the low hanging fruit is all still in technologies to use less power.  There is a lot of low hanging fruit there.

One of the notions I have in mind is the increase and improvement in virtual travel, such as that found in the links below.  Stuff like this didn’t even exist a decade ago, and now it is pretty good.  Extrapolate this into the future, and imagine how good virtual travel could get.  Then, for instance, instead of using up the fuel to travel to that place in Italy where the guy in the pointy white hat lives (can’t recall the name; Ratzinger?) you could bring it to your desktop, and see that place where that guy painted all that stuff on the ceiling.  In some ways it might actually be better than going there in person, because if you are there, you can only stand on the floor and strain your neck.

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I HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS....YOU WOULD NEVER HAVE TO GET ON A PLANE AGAIN........ Mesmerizing!!!  This is just fantastic. 

Pick out any interesting location around the  world and click on it. A page will come up with a photo. In the centre is a circle with a triangle.

Click on the triangle. Now you get a full picture. If it's not a full screen, click on the 4 dots in the lower right corner.

Now with full screen, place your curser anywhere on the screen and slowly drag the picture in any direction you want. Left, right, up, down, slow or stop. 

Try the  Egyptian Pyramids in Egypt or Moscow, Kremlin to get started. 

This is a one e-mail you will want to save. Enjoy. 

Panoramas and 3D Tours of the Most Beautiful Places Around the World! Click on the below City Names & Enjoy ! 

 

Victoria Falls, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Victoria-Falls-Zambia-Zimbabwe>                                   Zambia   •   Venezuela, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Angel>                                   Surroundings of Angel Falls,                                  Venezuela   •   Angel falls, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Angel-Waterfall-Venezuela>                                   Venezuela   •  Kalyan <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=bukhara>                                   Minaret, Bukhara, Uzbekistan   • Miami, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Miami>                                   USA   •   Las Vegas, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Las-Vegas-USA-at-Night>                                   USA   •   Lake Powell, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Lake-Powell-Utah-USA>                                   USA   •   Manhattan, New <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Ground-Zero>                                   York, USA   •   Golden Gate <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=San-Francisco-Golden-Gate-USA>                                   Bridge, San Francisco,                                  USA   •   Millennium UN <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Millennium-UN-Plaza-Hotel-New-York-Night>                                   Plaza Hotel, New York,                                  USA   •   Oahu, Hawaii, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Hawaii-USA>                                   USA   •   Las Vegas, Nevada, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Las-Vegas-USA>                                   USA   •   Millennium UN <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Millennium-UN-Plaza-Hotel-New-York>                                   Plaza Hotel, New York,                                  USA   •   Golden Gate <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=San-Francisco-California-USA>                                   Bridge, USA   •   Statue of Liberty, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Statue-of-Liberty-New-York-USA>                                   New York, USA                                    •   Manhattan, New <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Manhattan-New-York-USA>                                   York, USA   •   Hollywood, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Hollywood-California-USA>                                   California, USA                                    •   San Juan and <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=San-Juan-Colorado-Rivers-Utah-USA>                                   Colorado rivers, USA                                    •   Goosenecks, Utah, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Goosenecks-Utah-USA>                                   USA   •   Mono Lake, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Mono-Lake-California-USA>                                   California, USA                                    •   Millennium UN <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Millennium-UN-Plaza-Hotel-New-York-USA>                                   Plaza Hotel, New York,                                  USA   •  Chicago, Illinois, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Chicago-Illinois-USA>                                   USA   •   Los Angeles, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Los-Angeles-California-USA>                                   California, USA                                    •   Kiev, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Kiev>                                   Ukraine   •   Ay-Petri, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Ay-Petri>                                   Ukraine   •   Dubai, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=UAE-Dubai-City-Virtual-Tour>                                   UAE   •   Dubai, Islands, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=UAE-Dubai-Islands-Virtual-Tour>                                   UAE   •   Palm Jumeirah, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Dubai-Palm-Jumeirah-UAE>                                   Dubai, UAE   •   Bangkok, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Bangkok>                                   Thailand   •   Sankt-Moritz, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Sankt-Moritz-Switzerland-Resort>                                   Switzerland   •   Cape Good Hope, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Cape-Good-Hope-RSA>                                   South Africa                                    •   Cape-Town, South <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Cape-Town-South-Africa>                                   Africa   •   Moscow, MSU, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Moscow-State-University>                                   Russia   •   Moscow, Kremlin, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Moscow-Kremlin>                                   Bolotnaya Square , Russia                                    •   Moscow, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Moscow-Bolotnaya-Square-Rally>                                   Russia   •   Moscow Kremlin, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Around-Kremlin>                                   Russia   •   55.748765;37.540841, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=giga/gorod-stolits_800mm>                                   Russia   •   Moscow City, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Moscow-City>                                   Russia   •   Kremlin, Moscow, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=kremlin_360>                                   Russia   •   Moscow City, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Moscow-City-Stereo>                                   Russia   •   Trinity Lavra of <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Sergiev-Posad-Russia>                                   Sait Sergius, Russia                                    •   Saint-Petersburg, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Saint-Petersburg-HiRes>                                   Russia  •   New Jerusalem <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=New-Jerusalem-Monastery-Russia>                                   Monastery, Russia                                    •   Saint Petersburg, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Saint-Petersburg-Virtual-Tour>                                   Russia   •   Novodevichy <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Moscow-Novodevichy-Convent>                                   Convent. Moscow, Russia                                    •   Ramenki,Moscow, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=karlson>                                   Russia   •   MKAD, Moscow, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=MKAD-Moscow-Russia>                                   Russia   •   Moscow, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Moscow-from-1000m-Russia>                                   Russia   •  Moscow, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Moscow-Virtual-Tour-Russia>                                   Russia   •   Krokus Expo <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Moscow-Krokus-Giga-Panorama>                                   Center, Moscow, Russia                                    •   Moscow Region, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=helicopters>                                   Russia  •  Moeraki Boulders, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Moeraki-Boulders-New-Zealand>                                   New Zealand   •   Fiordland, New <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=fiordland-new-zealand>                                   Zealand   •   Nepal, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Nepal-Airlines>                                   Nepal   •   Maldives, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Maldives>                                   Maldives   •  Kuala-Lumpur, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Kuala-Lumpur-Malaysia>                                   Malaysia   •  Grimsvotn, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Grimsvotn-Iceland>                                   Iceland   •   Amsterdam, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Holland>                                   Holland   •   Neuschwanstein <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Neuschwanstein-Germany>                                   Castle, Germany                                    •   Egyptian Pyramids, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Egypt-Cairo-Pyramids>                                   Egypt   •   Hong Kong, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Honkong>                                   China   •  The Iguassu Falls, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=brasil/iguasu>                                   Brazil   •  Twelve Apostles <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=the-twelve-apostles-australia>                                   Marine National Park,                                  Australia   •   Sydney, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Sydney-Australia>                                   Australia   •   Buenos Aires, <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Tango-Buenos-Aires-Argentina>                                   Argentina   •  

Egyptian <http://www.airpano.com/360Degree-VirtualTour.php?3D=Egypt-Cairo-Pyramids>                                   Pyramids, Egypt

  

  

 

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