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Q&A Where's this mountain road, in Kumamoto Japan?

Sam Carter answered my question in the comment. This is "Laputa Road (Japanese: ラピュタの道)". Google did not show me that URL. Olin, I forgot about Google Earth. I shall download it.

posted 2y ago by TextKit‭

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Q&A Where's this mountain road, in Kumamoto Japan?

COVID permitting, I want to travel to Japan. I lighted upon the top and bottom picture on reddit.com/r/RoadPorn. 1. Please pinpoint on Google Maps? This road looks too hazardous and narrow for a...

2 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭

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Q&A What are these hooks on the rear and front tubes, right above the wheels?

My bicycle has a hook on the rear tube and one on the front fork. Both are of the same kind, face outside and upwards, and are positioned just above the wheels, as you can see in the pictures belo...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by Quasímodo‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Quasímodo‭

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Q&A Where are these waterfront houses in Shelton, Connecticut?

https://www.google.com/maps/@41.3365708,-73.1185467,29a,35y,223.04h,78.01t/data=!3m1!1e3 https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=17/41.33485/-73.11792 See RJFerret's comment. This pictures a private c...

posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  edited 2y ago by TextKit‭

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Q&A Was this photo taken near the Snaring River in Jasper National Park, Alberta?

This was pictured at Policeman Creek near Canmore AB. For the avoidance of doubt, this picture ISN'T mine. I don't have Instagram so I can't paste the link here. I Googled this.

posted 2y ago by TextKit‭

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Q&A Is this outdoor fireplace located in the Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis Club, Wyoming?

This picture appears to be a private home at 2520 Trader Road, Gros Ventre North subdivision, West Gros Ventre Butte. The approximate coordinate is 43.51N, -110.8W. The architect's website has mor...

posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  edited 2y ago by TextKit‭

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Q&A Where can you safely park your vehicle, to behold Saskatchewan Crossing, Alberta?

I pinpoint this location, just off Icefields Parkway, on Google Maps. The approximate coordinates are 51.968562725913706, -116.7157763798109.

posted 2y ago by TextKit‭

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Q&A Where can you safely park beside these houses at Kalamalka Lake, BC? [closed]

Unquestionably, the top picture below was taken further south than Kalamaka Lakeview Drive Lookout. I spent an hour looking on Google Maps, and the most similar picture is from High Ridge Road. Bu...

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  closed 2y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Q&A How can I get oil out of my MTB disc brake pads?

This guy knows what he is talking about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXQxLK6z5WA There's also some hints in the video where oil might be coming from. To summarize, use isopropyl or the special...

posted 2y ago by Lundin‭  ·  edited 2y ago by manassehkatz‭

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Q&A How can I get oil out of my MTB disc brake pads?

I went to get something on my mountain bike checked out at the bike shop, and at the same time they told me that my brake pads were absorbing oil. Short of replacing the disc brake pads, is there ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Mithical‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by manassehkatz‭

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Q&A Please ID this indoor plant — with big green leaves — that shrivelled up in Guangzhou China?

Pls see 2 pictures below. Left pic — plant when I bought it from store in Guangzhou, China. Plant is still in Guangzhou where I live. Right pic — plant now, wilted and withered.

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Q&A Jig Radio, Wiesbaden?

I think the image was taken from the Hohe Wurzel mountain (or one of the hills around it) looking over Wiesbaden. If one zooms in, such a viewpoint matches nicely the island in the river Rhine in ...

posted 2y ago by samcarter‭  ·  edited 2y ago by samcarter‭

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Q&A Jig Radio, Wiesbaden?

I found the picture below in a stash of things that belonged to my father. My father served in the US army during WWII in the signal corps. He was referred to unofficially as a "radio repairman" ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Olin Lathrop‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by samcarter‭

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Meta What is our position on picture identification with no research?

I'll borrow one of the points from the existing answer, for voting purposes. Decide they are off-topic and close the ones we have. However, I'm also willing to carve out an exception for ...

posted 2y ago by Canina‭  ·  edited 2y ago by Canina‭

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Meta What is our position on picture identification with no research?

I'm separating this for voting purposes (since the other answer already has votes). In another answer I proposed some options for dealing with picture-identification questions. The "mildest" of t...

posted 2y ago by Monica Cellio‭

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Q&A Where can you safely park your vehicle, to behold Saskatchewan Crossing, Alberta?

I refer to just the bottom pic. I see a road on the left, but no parking. How can you safely access this picture's standpoint? Eugen Kedl, Canada in a thousand pictures 1999, page 187.

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by TextKit‭

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Q&A Where on Google Maps is this road, amidst trees and a mountain? Range Mountains, Newfoundland. [closed]

I forgot to photograph the location printed in the book, but I wrote it down as Range Mountains, Newfoundland. Eugen Kedl, Canada in a thousand pictures 1999, page 104.

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  closed 2y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Q&A Where on Google Maps are these houses on top of a brown sandy cliff, with trees and a rill below — in Lethbridge, Alberta? [closed]

I refer to just the top left picture. Eugen Kedl, Canada in a thousand pictures 1999, pages 96-7.

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  closed 2y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Q&A Where on Google Maps is this golden field with landlocked ponds? — Cudworth, SK [closed]

I refer to just the picture at the top. Eugen Kedl, Canada in a thousand pictures 1999, page 49.

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  closed 2y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Q&A Pinpoint on Google Maps where this was taken? — Flathead River, BC. [closed]

Eugen Kedl, Canada in a thousand pictures 1999, page 39.

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  closed 2y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Q&A Pinpoint on Google Maps where this was taken? — Qu'Appelle Valley, SK. [closed]

I am referring to just the top picture. Eugen Kedl, Canada in a thousand pictures 1999, page 35.

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  closed 2y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Q&A Pinpoint on Google Maps where this was taken — Columbia River, Revelstoke BC, Canada [closed]

Can you please pinpoint on Google Maps where this picture was taken? Eugen Kedl, Canada in a thousand pictures 1999, page 33.

0 answers  ·  posted 2y ago by TextKit‭  ·  closed 2y ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Q&A How safe is pouring gasoline on your maggot infestation?

Possibly safer than keeping the maggots. Gasoline is a fairly toxic substance, which may be why the maggots try to escape it, and not something that should generally be used for cleaning the body....

posted 2y ago by Pastychomper‭

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Q&A Why is the official guidance to entirely detach fall protective gear before moving from a mechanically elevated platform to a tower?

My assumption here is that if you are connected to both the tower and the cherry picker, you have in effect connected the tower to the cherry picker, and were the hydraulics on the cherry picker to...

posted 2y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭

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Q&A Why is the official guidance to entirely detach fall protective gear before moving from a mechanically elevated platform to a tower?

While taking the certification course for working at height, the official recommendation for moving from a cherrypicker / crane device to a tower was to completely detach your fall protective gear ...

1 answer  ·  posted 2y ago by Mithical‭  ·  last activity 2y ago by Charlie Brumbaugh‭