# WTF is this? (Pic from plane) **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [September 17, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069 "2008-09-17T05:47:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/1 "2008-09-17T05:47:50Z")
Somewhere between Chicago and San Diego… Asteroid impact? ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/DSC02003.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/DSC02003.jpg) ![http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/DSC02002.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v516/ctnewman2/DSC02002.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Janus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@Janus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Janus)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/2 "2008-09-17T05:51:31Z")
sink hole? its huge if it is. if its closer to the west coast, it gets flatter out there and i guess theres a better chance thats what it is. ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/3 "2008-09-17T05:51:43Z")
pic from your mom? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/4 "2008-09-17T05:54:23Z")
A really big swimming pool ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/5 "2008-09-17T05:55:12Z")
> [@Janus](#): > > sink hole? its huge if it is. if its closer to the west coast, it gets flatter out there and i guess theres a better chance thats what it is. a sink hole wouldn’t have a raised rim. likely an impact from something. **edit:** Meteor Crater in Arizona: 1.186 km Diameter > **[Meteorite Articles and Photos | Iron, Stone, Stony Iron](https://geology.com/meteorite/)** > > Spectacular photos of iron, stony and stony iron meteorites. ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 5:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/6 "2008-09-17T05:55:55Z")
How close to nevada? Underground nuclear explosion test from back in the day? ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/7 "2008-09-17T05:57:21Z")
Crater in Arizona > **[Meteor Crater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barringer_Crater)** > > Meteor Crater is a meteorite impact crater approximately 37 miles (60 km) east of Flagstaff and 18 miles (29 km) west of Winslow in the northern Arizona desert of the United States. Because the United States Board on Geographic Names commonly recognizes names of natural features derived from the nearest post office, the feature acquired the name of "Meteor Crater" from the nearby post office named Meteor. The site was formerly known as the Canyon Diablo Crater and fragments of the meteorite a Me... [![](https://content.satimagingcorp.com/static/galleryimages/quickbird-barringer-arizona-crater.jpg) ](https://content.satimagingcorp.com/static/galleryimages/quickbird-barringer-arizona-crater.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/8 "2008-09-17T05:57:30Z")
> [@FightinMike](#): > > How close to nevada? > > Underground nuclear explosion test from back in the day? that was another thought… ---
**Author:** ![justa4door](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/justa4door/32/7259_2.png) [@justa4door](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/justa4door)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 5:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/9 "2008-09-17T05:57:54Z")
+1 for nuclear testing ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 6:00am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/10 "2008-09-17T06:00:16Z")
> [@boxxa](#): > > Crater in Arizona > > [Meteor Crater - Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barringer_Crater) > > [http://www.satimagingcorp.com/galleryimages/quickbird-barringer-arizona-crater.jpg](http://www.satimagingcorp.com/galleryimages/quickbird-barringer-arizona-crater.jpg) yup thats exactly what i was thinking of and that is what it is ---
**Author:** ![FightinMike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7bcc69/32.png) [@FightinMike](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/FightinMike)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 6:01am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/11 "2008-09-17T06:01:30Z")
Edit:^^They’ve got it, but these nuke craters are still cool. [http://underground.cityofember.com/2008/07/underground-nuclear-test.html](http://underground.cityofember.com/2008/07/underground-nuclear-test.html) Sounds plausible, some of the craters look the same. ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/12 "2008-09-17T06:02:22Z")
> [@FightinMike](#): > > [http://underground.cityofember.com/2008/07/underground-nuclear-test.html](http://underground.cityofember.com/2008/07/underground-nuclear-test.html) > > Sounds plausible, some of the craters look the same. except its not what it is though ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/13 "2008-09-17T06:03:49Z")
I think i saw this same crater on the way to Vegas last week. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 6:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/14 "2008-09-17T06:07:51Z")
In case you want to drive there… [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=barringer+crater,+aZ&ie=UTF8&ll=35.027747,-111.017962&spn=0.030363,0.060596&t=h&z=14](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=barringer+crater,+aZ&ie=UTF8&ll=35.027747,-111.017962&spn=0.030363,0.060596&t=h&z=14) ---
**Author:** ![Jagermeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jagermeister](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jagermeister)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 6:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/15 "2008-09-17T06:13:04Z")
Just Karter got tired and sat down? ---
**Author:** ![LAFENGAS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lafengas/32/7573_2.png) [@LAFENGAS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LAFENGAS)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 6:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/16 "2008-09-17T06:15:51Z")
> [@Jagermeister](#): > > Just Karter got tired and sat down? hahaha…i was thinking montecarlochick ---
**Author:** ![DeusExMachina](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deusexmachina/32/5036_2.png) [@DeusExMachina](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DeusExMachina)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/17 "2008-09-17T06:29:54Z")
Its not excavation? I bet that big hole outside of Buffalo looks pretty similar from the sky. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/18 "2008-09-17T06:35:48Z")
> [@DeusExMachina](#): > > Its not excavation? I bet that big hole outside of Buffalo looks pretty similar from the sky. When you excavate you need to carve roads into the sides to get the trucks in and out. Here’s the dig I think you’re referring to next to the 90: https://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=&daddr=42.947439,-78.658719&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=15&sll=42.952151,-78.661122&sspn=0.013569,0.030298&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=15&ll=42.952151,-78.661122 ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 6:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/19 "2008-09-17T06:36:55Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > When you excavate you need to carve roads into the sides to get the trucks in and out. > > Here’s the dig I think you’re referring to next to the 90: > [Google Maps](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=&daddr=42.947439,-78.658719&mra=mi&mrsp=0&sz=15&sll=42.952151,-78.661122&sspn=0.013569,0.030298&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=15) wow they look real simaler ---
**Author:** ![boxxa](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/boxxa/32/5045_2.png) [@boxxa](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boxxa)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2008, 6:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069/20 "2008-09-17T06:39:15Z")
> [@DeusExMachina](#): > > Its not excavation? I bet that big hole outside of Buffalo looks pretty similar from the sky. Na. I have been there before. You fly over it to Las Vegas since they bring you in from the south and you can see it if you know where to look. Its an old creator. Look in the picture I posted of the creator, you can see the trail leading to it in the same place. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wtf-is-this-pic-from-plane/55069.md?page=2)