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Two Billion Pixel Photo of Mount Everest (can you find the climbers?)

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Re: Two Billion Pixel Photo of Mount Everest (can you find the climbers?)

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Post by arscan »

So this is a little off-topic, but I read an article the other week that i haven't been able to shake about the number of people that have died on Everest and whose bodies have never been retrieved (warning, morbid and slightly graphic):

http://sometimes-interesting.com/2011/06/29/over-200-dead-bo...

Just a reminder that those little dots are people who are taking a very real risk by attempting to reach the summit. I'm not sure if I'm envious of their drive, or if I think they are absolutely crazy.

Re: Two Billion Pixel Photo of Mount Everest (can you find the climbers?)

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Post by Trufa »

PhrosTT wrote: post #41
jasonkester wrote: post #20

Looks like there's a few on the icefall. Follow the line of garbage, then up and across the fall. The only hard part is dealing with the inverted mouse movement on the interface. Why would they do that???

For those looking: 1. Of the 3 mountains, look at the peak of the center one (Lhotse). 2. Below that, the right half is big chunky snow, and the left half is smooth, icey looking snow. 3. Look at the line where the smooth left half meets the chunky right half. - Halfway up that you can find CAMP 3. [You'll see little ant people marching up that centerline - follow them to their tents.] Also once you see CAMP 3, you a…

I couldn't find it because I couldn't comprehend the sheer size. I came to the the realization that HUMANS ARE TINY, no really, we're insignificant.

Thanks for the pointers, never would have found them.

Re: Two Billion Pixel Photo of Mount Everest (can you find the climbers?)

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Post by knowaveragejoe »

jasonkester wrote: post #20

Looks like there's a few on the icefall. Follow the line of garbage, then up and across the fall. The only hard part is dealing with the inverted mouse movement on the interface. Why would they do that???

Does inverted mean 'move in the direction you want to go'? I thought it was the other way around.

Re: Two Billion Pixel Photo of Mount Everest (can you find the climbers?)

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Post by johnnymonster »

kstenerud wrote: post #35

Very cool, but the inverted acceleration panning is incredibly difficult and frustrating to use. I gave up after a few attempts to zoom and pan.

I have apple to thank for not making this annoying. I didn't get what all of you were talking about because the movement was normal/intuitive to me...

Re: Two Billion Pixel Photo of Mount Everest (can you find the climbers?)

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Post by jwoldan »

jasonkester wrote: post #20

Looks like there's a few on the icefall. Follow the line of garbage, then up and across the fall. The only hard part is dealing with the inverted mouse movement on the interface. Why would they do that???

You can reverse the mouse controls with the "Change Controlmode" button. I found the defaults tricky to handle as well.

Re: Two Billion Pixel Photo of Mount Everest (can you find the climbers?)

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Post by hiddenfeatures »

PhrosTT wrote: post #41
jasonkester wrote: post #20

Looks like there's a few on the icefall. Follow the line of garbage, then up and across the fall. The only hard part is dealing with the inverted mouse movement on the interface. Why would they do that???

For those looking: 1. Of the 3 mountains, look at the peak of the center one (Lhotse). 2. Below that, the right half is big chunky snow, and the left half is smooth, icey looking snow. 3. Look at the line where the smooth left half meets the chunky right half. - Halfway up that you can find CAMP 3. [You'll see little ant people marching up that centerline - follow them to their tents.] Also once you see CAMP 3, you a…

Got it. The mountain in the background is the one you are talking about

There's also a big camp right at the bottom of the picture on the soil next to the glacier. There are at least two dozen tents there.

Re: Two Billion Pixel Photo of Mount Everest (can you find the climbers?)

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Post by krenoten »

jordan0day wrote: post #25

Wow, I was thinking to myself: "Jeez, look at all that trash those climbers have left on the mountain!" Then I zoomed in some more, and realized the "trash" was actually tents.

Actually, a TON of trash gets left there. Oxygen tanks especially. Also- if you die there, expect to stay put.

Re: Two Billion Pixel Photo of Mount Everest (can you find the climbers?)

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Post by EvanAnderson »

This photo really makes me appreciate the fractal geometry and self-similarity of natural formations. When looking at part of the image w/o any objects of known size for reference I lost all sense of proportion. Tiny "pebbles" were actually boulders, etc.

Re: Two Billion Pixel Photo of Mount Everest (can you find the climbers?)

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Post by hfs »

jasonkester wrote: post #20

Looks like there's a few on the icefall. Follow the line of garbage, then up and across the fall. The only hard part is dealing with the inverted mouse movement on the interface. Why would they do that???

You realize the "garbage" is actually a buttload of tents, right?
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