Weird Google Earth

Turns out it’s neither, but a digital imaging phenomenon known as “blooming.” The highly reflective, white-painted structures of the lighthouse bounced so much sunlight back into space that it completely oversaturated the red channel on the satellite’s sensor. Name: Blood or Algae? What’s in the Water? Lat, Long: 55.274876,-5.5832594 Location: Campbeltown, United Kingdom

Perectly lined green trees, glossy streets, and the quiet hum of a gloomy afternoon on Viale Kennedy. Proof that an overcast sky is sometimes the best filter. A rare, picturesque capture of Google Street View! Name: A Rainy Day on Google Maps Lat, Long: 40.8231311,14.1907404 Location: Naples, Italy

This guy doesn’t follow no rules when it comes to coolness on the highway. Name: Main Character Energy on I-93 Lat, Long: 44.1601801,-71.6762548 Location: Lincoln, New Hampshire, USA

These lighthouses are literally for knowledge, as the Farol do Saber are an iconic network of municipal public libraries in Brazil. Name: Lighthouse of Knowledge Lat, Long: -25.442163,-49.2057298 Location: Curitiba, Brazil submitted by: Bryn

This building complex near Gulliver Mall looks like a perfect asterisk. Name: Asterisk Building Lat, Long: 50.4378019,30.5209813 Location: Kyiv, Ukraine submitted by: Bryn

Don’t be alarmed — this isn’t blood! These are industrial evaporation ponds. The red hue comes from algae or microorganisms that love high-salinity environments. Name: Blood-red Ponds Lat, Long: 24.8123276,-112.0824123 Location: Baja California Sur, Mexico

Have you seen a turkey this big? Name: World’s Largest Turkey Lat, Long: 46.7230023,-95.7104675 Location: Frazee, Minnesota, USA

What’s the ground trying to say? Name: Message Bubble from Nowhere Lat, Long: 54.5938615,-6.2948836 Location: Crumlin, United Kingdom Submitted by: Vinnii

Take a virtual tour through this fascinating Science Museum in London! Name: Science Museum Lat, Long: 51.4972216,-0.1767283 Location: South Kensington, London

This lake looks like it’s seen some things in this lifetime Name: Screaming Lake Lat, Long: 29.9412546,-82.2800944 Location: Hampton, Florida, USA

Not a lake nor a pool made by humans, but a ‘cenote’, which is a natural sinkhole that fills with crystal-clear water, due to the bedrock collapsing. Name: Water in the Middle of the Forest Lat, Long: 21.4596244,-73.0272867 Location: Inagua, The Bahamas

Who wrote this call for help on this island? What had happened to them? Name: SOS Signal Lat, Long: -0.6597333,73.2156536 Location: Addu City, Maldives

The owner of the hotel in front decided to decorate the central separator of this street in front of his business, with dinosaurs built in cement and iron. Name: Jurassic ‘Park’ Lat, Long: 3.4287548,-76.5174199 Location: Cali, Colombia Submitted by: Henry Bill Sanchez

These cute, giant ‘bugs’ are a welcome attraction in this area in Ris-Orangis. Name: Giant Bugs’ in a Park Lat, Long: 48.6473831,2.4179197 Location: Île-de-France, France

A very ominous warning in these backrooms in Aptos, California! Name: Don’t Search or You’ll Sink Lat, Long: 37.0364265,-121.8788986 Location: Aptos, California, USA

This island looks like a microbe under a microscope; a little thing in the vastness of the ocean, just like a little microbe in the vastness of our bodies. Nature mirrors itself! Name: The Island that Looks Like a Microbe Lat, Long: -14.4316723,135.87176 Location: Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia

This strange, many-wheeled barrow-slash-low-truck is an innovative but weird looking thing. Name: A New Kind of Vehicle Lat, Long: 36.0927253,-94.1971299 Location: Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA