Man’s name in sand visible from space

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July 21, 2011, 08:40:05 AM
By Claudine Zap | The Upshot â€" 5 hrs ago


Here's a big idea: Writing your name in the sand so large that it can be seen from space. Of course, you're much better position to carry off this sort of vanity project if you're Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Ahyan, a super-rich Arab sheikh who is the president of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates. He also happens to own an island--an ideal canvas for what is essentially the world's largest self-referential graffiti tag.

The letters were crafted by a crew who worked for weeks to create them. The inscription measures half a mile high and two miles long--and the letters are dug so deep that they form waterways. The writing won't be immediately washed away, but even Hamad--whose fortune is only surpassed by his monarchial rival in the region, Saudi King Abdullah--can only defy the elements for so long.

Did we mention his name can be seen from outer space?

Hamad, according to Forbes, is a guy who lives large. A member of the Abu Dhabi ruling family, the man known as the Rainbow Sheikh owns 200 cars that are stored in a giant pyramid. (What, you use a garage?) Forbes also noted that Hamad also hand-built a motor home in the shape of a giant globe "one-millionth the size of the Earth."

It should also be noted that the 63-year-old sheikh also has deep pockets when it comes to philanthropy. But don't worry about thanking him -- it seems he's come up with a perfectly good way to give himself a shout-out. -- http://news.yahoo.com/
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#1
July 21, 2011, 08:41:42 AM
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#2
July 21, 2011, 08:44:24 AM

The letters were crafted by a crew who worked for weeks to create them. The inscription measures half a mile high and two miles long--and the letters are dug so deep that they form waterways. The writing won't be immediately washed away, but even Hamad--whose fortune is only surpassed by his monarchial rival in the region, Saudi King Abdullah--can only defy the elements for so long.

A modern-day Ozymandias of sorts... :P
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#3
July 21, 2011, 08:46:17 AM


Latin alphabet jud ang gigamit aron daghan ang makabasa... :P
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#4
July 21, 2011, 08:48:45 AM

He also happens to own an island--an ideal canvas for what is essentially the world's largest self-referential graffiti tag.

Baya pud ning ubang tawo, gustong naay daghang mobilib... :P
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#5
July 22, 2011, 03:19:36 AM
Way lingaw, mao na! Hehehehe  ;D

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#6
July 22, 2011, 10:16:43 AM
He he, lisod ang dato nga way lingaw, maproblema unsaon paggasto sa kwarta...
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#7
July 22, 2011, 10:37:56 AM
cheer up, poorer mortals.  di land siya ang hamad sa kalibotan.  kadaghanan pod makakita ani di makabasa, gawas kun ex-seminarians ang mga guapong langgam sa united arab emirates o alumni sa bohol high ug valencia high school.  still i will honor hamad kay karong adlawa, usa sa bag-ong kittens nako akong nganlan ug hamad. 

(puslan man nga hapit na ko mahutdan ug names, nidangop na lang god kog mga names like 'bullet'--kinasipatan nga kitten--ug 'm-16' ug 'ak-47'.)  glad to have hamad!   
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#8
July 22, 2011, 10:47:09 AM
200 cars? Kita diri bisag kariton, wa! :)
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#9
July 22, 2011, 10:58:39 AM

cheer up, poorer mortals.  di land siya ang hamad sa kalibotan.  kadaghanan pod makakita ani di makabasa, gawas kun ex-seminarians ang mga guapong langgam sa united arab emirates o alumni sa bohol high ug valencia high school.  still i will honor hamad kay karong adlawa, usa sa bag-ong kittens nako akong nganlan ug hamad. 

(puslan man nga hapit na ko mahutdan ug names, nidangop na lang god kog mga names like 'bullet'--kinasipatan nga kitten--ug 'm-16' ug 'ak-47'.)  glad to have hamad!   


ngan sa TB member ang i bunjag sa imong mga iring.......kon cute, nganli'g Hubag... ;) :P ;D
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#10
July 22, 2011, 12:23:26 PM




ngan sa TB member ang i bunjag sa imong mga iring.......kon cute, nganli'g Hubag... ;) :P ;D

Bwahaha! Mosugot ko basta ang island ni Islander iyang pabuhatan og waterways spelling H U B A G... ;D
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#11
July 22, 2011, 07:44:13 PM


ngan sa TB member ang i bunjag sa imong mga iring.......kon cute, nganli'g Hubag... ;) :P ;D

hagbay ra.  naghuwat pa kog kagiron aron nganlan nakog hubag.  tiaw ba god poy hubag, as in hubagang bugsay uy. ;D
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#12
July 22, 2011, 07:49:05 PM

200 cars? Kita diri bisag kariton, wa! :)

sige lang.  wa man sad ni si hamad makatindog ug dalan unya bisan unsay iyang parahon mopara.  mas suwerte ta, magwarawara lang ta sa dalan, parahan na tag jeepney, taxi o habal-habal.  babagan pa gani ta aron lang mosakay.  that's how loved we are.  siya?  patindoga na siya sa cpg avenue in his royal robes di ba maglikay tanan. ;D
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#13
July 22, 2011, 07:50:48 PM


Bwahaha! Mosugot ko basta ang island ni Islander iyang pabuhatan og waterways spelling H U B A G... ;D

basta ha... bisag ang akong isla igo rang matungtongan ug size 5 nga islander slippers ha...
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#14
July 22, 2011, 08:44:25 PM

hagbay ra.  naghuwat pa kog kagiron aron nganlan nakog hubag.  tiaw ba god poy hubag, as in hubagang bugsay uy. ;D

Kini maoy angay hinganlag Hubag...





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#15
July 22, 2011, 08:45:30 PM
Pwede pud kini...





:)
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#16
July 22, 2011, 08:48:31 PM
ka-cute!  na, hala.  bugsayang hubag uy. ;D 
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#17
July 23, 2011, 05:01:10 AM


Bwahaha! Mosugot ko basta ang island ni Islander iyang pabuhatan og waterways spelling H U B A G... ;D

Ang HAMAD, basin ma-misspelled ug "SAMAD" nga naay HUBAG.
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#18
July 23, 2011, 10:37:51 AM

Ang HAMAD, basin ma-misspelled ug "SAMAD" nga naay HUBAG.

He he, kon akong mapalit ang isla ni Agaw HAMAD, tulo na lang ka letra ang usbonon... ;D
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#19
July 23, 2011, 10:55:56 AM

He he, kon akong mapalit ang isla ni Agaw HAMAD, tulo na lang ka letra ang usbonon... ;D
Wa hibaw i Toy ikaw ang hatagan ni Hamad ani kay tulo nalang ka letra imoha na .Unsaon man pud nimo ning islaha nga puro man bas way landong
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#20
July 23, 2011, 08:48:27 PM

Wa hibaw i Toy ikaw ang hatagan ni Hamad ani kay tulo nalang ka letra imoha na .Unsaon man pud nimo ning islaha nga puro man bas way landong


He he, mao jud. Ang ako na lang ani kon naay oil sa ilawom...
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#21
July 23, 2011, 10:36:36 PM

He he, mao jud. Ang ako na lang ani kon naay oil sa ilawom...

naa gyod.  baguio edible oil.
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#22
July 23, 2011, 11:24:52 PM

Wa hibaw i Toy ikaw ang hatagan ni Hamad ani kay tulo nalang ka letra imoha na .Unsaon man pud nimo ning islaha nga puro man bas way landong


Pero ang nahabilin nga mga letra kay sa ga spell man pof BUG  ;D

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#23
July 23, 2011, 11:38:15 PM

Pero ang nahabilin nga mga letra kay sa ga spell man pof BUG  ;D


sayon ra himoong bugan, hahaha!
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#24
July 24, 2011, 12:38:00 AM

sayon ra himoong bugan, hahaha!

as in bugsay nga modagan ba!!!  ;D

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#25
July 24, 2011, 12:39:39 AM

sayon ra himoong bugan, hahaha!

pwede pod bug-at nga hubag  :-X

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#26
July 24, 2011, 12:23:31 PM

naa gyod.  baguio edible oil.

Modawat ko basta oil, bisan gani Efficascent Oil... ;D
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#27
July 24, 2011, 12:27:00 PM

pwede pod bug-at nga hubag  :-X

He he, binuangon. Himoon na lang bugol-bugol para duha ka isla...  ;D
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#28
July 24, 2011, 02:20:16 PM

He he, binuangon. Himoon na lang bugol-bugol para duha ka isla...  ;D

maayo pa.  abi pa lang, gibirok kay usa ra. ;D
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#29
July 24, 2011, 02:35:35 PM

maayo pa.  abi pa lang, gibirok kay usa ra. ;D

Aw, maayo na lang kon naay usa lasbig wa jud laktod... ;D
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