# Fun features you'd like to see added to Google Earth....

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**Created:** [January 13, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-features-youd-like-to-see-added-to-google-earth/339824 "2006-01-13T15:31:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-features-youd-like-to-see-added-to-google-earth/339824/1 "2006-01-13T15:31:37Z")

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these features will operate only from within Google Earth, and will not influence the Mind-Control-Laser Satellites (MCLS)

I’d like to see an “Orbital Death-Ray Cannon” or “1920’s style Death Ray” option, maybe just a plain “La-ser”

type in the coordinates of a place you’d like to see, like, oh, lets say… micro$oft headquarters or starsucks, warm up the targeting lasers and _fire_, Google Earth will display the appropriate power up/firing/power down graphics and sound, then substitute a prerendered impact crater graphic on top of the target

how about control of the MCLS, causing virtual “sims” to do crazy things, like all of a sudden start dancing the Lambada, or suddenly performing a football tackle on another “sim”

control over the weather/natural disasters would be fun, how about a blizzard in the Sahara Desert, they could sure use the rain…

what fun features would you like to see added to G.E.?

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**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-features-youd-like-to-see-added-to-google-earth/339824/2 "2006-01-13T15:33:26Z")

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err… make that they could sure use the _snow_ (that would then melt anyway)

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**Author:** ![Mooney252](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7c8e57/32.png) [@Mooney252](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooney252)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-features-youd-like-to-see-added-to-google-earth/339824/3 "2006-01-13T15:43:00Z")

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It’s not Google Earth but rather Google Maps. However, this blog tracks what clever things people are doing with the interface, like finding a beer or webcams:  
[http://coolgooglemaps.blogspot.com/](http://coolgooglemaps.blogspot.com/)

Best regards,

Mooney252