Topic: The ten weirdest places on Earth.

[Clive]

These photos are awesome - assuming they are genuine! 

LINK

[Rik]

Some, at least, are genuine, Clive.

[sam]

cool.. increases my urge to want to go to Antarctica.

[Rik]

Do they have observatories there, Sam, or would this be purely social?

[Simon]

Some great pics there, Clive.

[sam]

Do they have observatories there, Sam, or would this be purely social?

social.. but indeed there are quite a few down there..

[Rik]

Does the cold present special problems, other than to the astronomers?

[Camstop]

I liked the look of Mount Roraima the best though i do prefer modern construction like the Millau Viaduct, Burj al Arab, Taipei 101 or The Oresund Bridge/Tunnel between Sweden and Denmark.

I think modern day construction is underrated.

[Rik]

A lot of it is very elegant, Cammy, made possible by the new materials available to architects and engineers.

[Simon]

That link of the Millau Viaduct says something about "on Schedule, within Budget".  Can someone tell me what the English equivalent of that is, as we obviously don't know the terminology?    I'd love to go in the Oresund Bridge/Tunnel!  

[Rik]

Can someone tell me what the English equivalent of that is, as we obviously don't know the terminology?

Sod off, we're on a break?

[Simon]

[sam]

Does the cold present special problems, other than to the astronomers?

apart from motors freezing the colder the better for telescopes. Keeps the system temp lower and thus less interference.

[Clive]

And there is no, repeat no light pollution at all!  Not much good if you want to study the stars in the Plough.   

[sam]

or the galactic plane.