# So what are these patterns in a remote area of China?

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [November 16, 2011, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-these-patterns-in-a-remote-area-of-china/603107 "2011-11-16T11:55:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-these-patterns-in-a-remote-area-of-china/603107/1 "2011-11-16T11:55:25Z")

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Google maps: 40.452107,93.742118

[News story](http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/11/15/google-maps-reveals-strange-patterns-in-china-desert/?test=faces).

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-these-patterns-in-a-remote-area-of-china/603107/2 "2011-11-16T12:09:04Z")

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They’re the same ones being discussed [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=631466).

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [November 16, 2011, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-these-patterns-in-a-remote-area-of-china/603107/3 "2011-11-16T13:27:03Z")

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Since there’s already a thread I’ll close this one.