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| − | This is a gallery of amazing geohashing achievements, hilariously described catastrophes or otherwise cool adventures that demonstrate the spirit and practice of geohashing. They aren't all events like the first one-legged unicycle ascent of Mount Everest. Many are things anyone could do, but these people ''did''. Add to the gallery | + | This is a gallery of amazing geohashing achievements, hilariously described catastrophes or otherwise cool adventures that demonstrate the spirit and practice of geohashing. They aren't all events like the first one-legged unicycle ascent of Mount Everest. Many are things anyone ''could'' do, but these people ''did''. Add to the gallery if you know of a story that you think deserves a wider audience. Choose an appropriate category and place it in date order, most recent at the top. |
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== Lucky Locations == | == Lucky Locations == | ||
* [[2009-01-01 36 -75]] - Amazingly amazing lucky geohash for the New Year. | * [[2009-01-01 36 -75]] - Amazingly amazing lucky geohash for the New Year. | ||
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== Conquering Nature, Technology and Bodily Weakness == | == Conquering Nature, Technology and Bodily Weakness == | ||
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== Setting New Records == | == Setting New Records == | ||
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* Dedicated geohashers make the ultimate sacrifice on [[2009-04-12_50_10|2009-04-12]] to provide the first confirmed [[Sex Geohash]]. | * Dedicated geohashers make the ultimate sacrifice on [[2009-04-12_50_10|2009-04-12]] to provide the first confirmed [[Sex Geohash]]. | ||
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* Geohashers '''travel through time''' to reach both [[2009-03-08 33 -85]] ''and'' [[2009-03-08 33 -84]] at exactly 12:39 p.m. | * Geohashers '''travel through time''' to reach both [[2009-03-08 33 -85]] ''and'' [[2009-03-08 33 -84]] at exactly 12:39 p.m. | ||
* [[2008-08-16 52 12]] - Geohasher reaches Saturday geohashes in '''eight different graticules in one day'''. | * [[2008-08-16 52 12]] - Geohasher reaches Saturday geohashes in '''eight different graticules in one day'''. | ||
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* [[2008-10-31 41 -96]] - Someone goes geohashing dressed up as a banana. | * [[2008-10-31 41 -96]] - Someone goes geohashing dressed up as a banana. | ||
* [[2008-09-19|Talk Like A Pirate Day 2008]] - Eleven out of seventeen remaining pirates on Earth visited geohashes. | * [[2008-09-19|Talk Like A Pirate Day 2008]] - Eleven out of seventeen remaining pirates on Earth visited geohashes. | ||
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== In the Media == | == In the Media == | ||
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* [[2008-10-22 49 8]] - Stealth hasher smuggles its hashmarks into other hashers photo. | * [[2008-10-22 49 8]] - Stealth hasher smuggles its hashmarks into other hashers photo. | ||
| − | * [[2008-09-20 52 -0]] - Pre-emptive | + | * [[2008-09-20 52 -0]] - Pre-emptive hot air balloon geohash on previous day. |
| − | * [[2008-08-09 43 -77]] - | + | * [[2008-08-09 43 -77]] - Most (invertebrate) geohashers simultaneously at the hashmark. |
* [[2008-06-08 60 24]] - Encounter with ghosts at an ancient burial ground. | * [[2008-06-08 60 24]] - Encounter with ghosts at an ancient burial ground. | ||
* [[2008-05-26 27 -80]] - Geohashers transport an ''actual couch'' to the hash, where they get stuck in a swamp. | * [[2008-05-26 27 -80]] - Geohashers transport an ''actual couch'' to the hash, where they get stuck in a swamp. | ||
* [[2008-05-24 -43 172]] - Lost geohasher rescued by police via text messages. | * [[2008-05-24 -43 172]] - Lost geohasher rescued by police via text messages. | ||
| − | * [[2008-05-24 53 -113]] - Agents assure bystander "don't worry, we're from the Internet" | + | * [[2008-05-24 53 -113]] - Agents assure bystander "don't worry, we're from the Internet". |
== Tributes == | == Tributes == | ||
| − | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7zoZZh_mxc 2008] A video/slideshow of one geohashing year. | + | * [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7zoZZh_mxc 2008] - A video/slideshow of one geohashing year. |
| − | * [[User:Robyn/Incredibly_Crappy_Walmart_Bicycle|The amazing ICWB]] - A | + | * [[User:Robyn/Incredibly_Crappy_Walmart_Bicycle|The amazing ICWB]] - A geohasher's beloved bicycle, full of surprises. A tribute. |
Revision as of 18:18, 10 May 2009
This is a gallery of amazing geohashing achievements, hilariously described catastrophes or otherwise cool adventures that demonstrate the spirit and practice of geohashing. They aren't all events like the first one-legged unicycle ascent of Mount Everest. Many are things anyone could do, but these people did. Add to the gallery if you know of a story that you think deserves a wider audience. Choose an appropriate category and place it in date order, most recent at the top.
Contents
Lucky Locations
- 2009-01-01 36 -75 - Amazingly amazing lucky geohash for the New Year.
Conquering Nature, Technology and Bodily Weakness
- 2009-04-11 36 -84 - Rappelling over cliffs in search of a river canyon geohash.
- 2008-12-13 41 -74 - A double-midnight-police-frozen-virgin-no-batteries-minesweeper geohash.
- 2008-10-31 -32 138 - Solo geohasher battles the untamed Australian wilderness.
- 2008-10-31 59 11 - Reaching the (then) coldest Geohash after wading through (even colder) waist deep water.
- 2008-09-21 49 -123 - Navigating on rubber rafts in the dark. Includes a deflating boat, a lost paddle and a broken oar.
- 2008-09-01 49 -124 - 282km via bike, kayak, and ferry, more than 22 hours total travel time.
- 2008-08-31 60 24 - Reaching the (then) coldest Geohash wading through waist deep water.
- 2008-08-07 52 12 - A rubber boat is carried over fifty km by bicycle to reach a water hash.
- 2008-07-12 47 -122 - Three people reached a water hash on board a catamaran.
- 2008-06-01 -35 148 - Logging trails, improvised bridges, thorny ditches, and a picnic.
Setting New Records
- Dedicated geohashers make the ultimate sacrifice on 2009-04-12 to provide the first confirmed Sex Geohash.
- Geohashers travel through time to reach both 2009-03-08 33 -85 and 2009-03-08 33 -84 at exactly 12:39 p.m.
- 2008-08-16 52 12 - Geohasher reaches Saturday geohashes in eight different graticules in one day.
- 2008-06-11 31 -84 - Commercial pilot diverts flight for first aerial geohash.
Art and Aesthetics
- 2008-12-27 51 8 - Re-enacting the Oslo coat of arms.
- 2008-10-31 41 -96 - Someone goes geohashing dressed up as a banana.
- Talk Like A Pirate Day 2008 - Eleven out of seventeen remaining pirates on Earth visited geohashes.
In the Media
- 2008-11-19 47 8 - Three reporters from DRS-3 Digital (Switzerland) try to advertise geohashing.
- 2008-09-29 52 12 - Geohashing on TV.
Weird and Notable
- 2008-10-22 49 8 - Stealth hasher smuggles its hashmarks into other hashers photo.
- 2008-09-20 52 -0 - Pre-emptive hot air balloon geohash on previous day.
- 2008-08-09 43 -77 - Most (invertebrate) geohashers simultaneously at the hashmark.
- 2008-06-08 60 24 - Encounter with ghosts at an ancient burial ground.
- 2008-05-26 27 -80 - Geohashers transport an actual couch to the hash, where they get stuck in a swamp.
- 2008-05-24 -43 172 - Lost geohasher rescued by police via text messages.
- 2008-05-24 53 -113 - Agents assure bystander "don't worry, we're from the Internet".
Tributes
- 2008 - A video/slideshow of one geohashing year.
- The amazing ICWB - A geohasher's beloved bicycle, full of surprises. A tribute.
