# You know when the next satellite photo will be taken. What do you do? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 17, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206 "2008-06-17T14:10:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/1 "2008-06-17T14:10:03Z")
You know exactly when the next satellite image (or series of images) will be taken for the area you’re in. These photos will be used to update Google maps. You have about a week to prepare. What do you do? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/2 "2008-06-17T14:30:57Z")
Paint “Hi, Mom!” in big black letters on the roof. Anything too topical will look stupid(er) too quickly. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/3 "2008-06-17T14:36:58Z")
Umm… you do know that they higher resolution pictures are taken by aircraft, not satellites, don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/4 "2008-06-17T14:43:54Z")
Paint the roof neon green. What about a ‘remote’ area? Maybe a ‘crop circle’ or UFO crash. ---
**Author:** ![hotflungwok](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/edb3f5/32.png) [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/5 "2008-06-17T14:47:14Z")
[QUOTE=Quartz] Umm… you do know that they higher resolution pictures are taken by aircraft, not satellites, don’t you? [/QUOTE] Don’t know, don’t care. Answer the question. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/6 "2008-06-17T14:58:42Z")
Hmm… 30 acres for a back yard. I’d arrange for my own burning man festival. The current image show’s my trampoline with complete clarity so I don’t see a problem pulling that off. ---
**Author:** ![Kuboydal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecb155/32.png) [@Kuboydal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kuboydal)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/7 "2008-06-17T15:07:16Z")
Paint the roof blue. It will act as a blue screen so that whenever anyone views the photo they will see through to the desktop of their monitor. (I admit there might be a few technical issues) ---
**Author:** ![Terminus\_Est](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terminus_est/32/3087_2.png) [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/8 "2008-06-17T15:17:01Z")
[QUOTE=hotflungwok] Don’t know, don’t care. Answer the question. [/QUOTE] I’ll do nothing. Satellites don’t have the capability to resolve writing in a field. ---
**Author:** ![guizot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guizot/32/3636_2.png) [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/9 "2008-06-17T15:20:15Z")
Tin foil. Lot’s of tin foil. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/10 "2008-06-17T15:29:43Z")
Set my house on fire and let the smoke ruin the picture. On second thought, scratch that. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/11 "2008-06-17T15:29:57Z")
Oh, maybe I could rig up a mannequin for the Vow of the Sun ritual (_A Man Called Horse.)_ ---
**Author:** ![phouka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/12 "2008-06-17T15:31:42Z")
I wonder if I could pull off something like the [Cerne Abbas man](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerne_Abbas_giant) in that amount of time. Giant penes rock. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/13 "2008-06-17T15:54:30Z")
I’m disqualified from this thread. You can’t see my house from up. It’s surrounded by big, honking heritage oak trees. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/14 "2008-06-17T16:00:17Z")
Cut an obscene phrase into the grass with the lawn mower. You can see my Dishnetwork antenna. While the photo is credited to NASA, I imagine they did it with an aircraft. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/15 "2008-06-17T16:24:07Z")
The Wave? ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/16 "2008-06-17T16:48:33Z")
Now you post this! :smack: The plane flew over our area last week. ---
**Author:** ![ebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c57346/32.png) [@ebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ebb)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/17 "2008-06-17T17:11:57Z")
I would paint a giant mouse pointer on my roof. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/18 "2008-06-17T18:12:17Z")
see Rock City! ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/19 "2008-06-17T18:19:22Z")
I would lie down in the street with arms and legs outstretched. Then I’d be able to go on google maps and say “That’s me that is” ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-when-the-next-satellite-photo-will-be-taken-what-do-you-do/453206/20 "2008-06-17T19:26:39Z")
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