By Darren Smith, Weekend Contributor
While our host is basking in a well deserved vacation in our nation’s most adventurous state, I’ve resigned myself to my office to travel via Google Earth and Street View.
In taking my whirlwind tour of Hadrian’s Wall, with my virtual flyover I found a 21st century “artifact” of sorts upon a 2nd century artifact.
Google street view is known for sometimes featuring bizarre artifacts caused by software when merging photos or catching people by surprise, yet I have to hand it to Google for this latest glitch, a disembodied hand left by a previous hiker.
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Didn’t The Hand get its show biz start in the Palmolive/Jan Miner “You’re soaking in it!” commercials? Please stop with blank stare at that mid-1970’s pop culture reference…
Visited Hadrian’s Wall in 1968. Walked about 1 mile along the wall. Few people understand the extent of Roman power even today. In 1971 visited the Great Wall outside Beijing. Walked only 1/4 mile. Of the two walls, the Chinese structure is still impressive while Hadrian’s Wall is, in some places, nearly ruinous & withering.
I doubt that Hadrian made the Scots pay for his wall.
The two times I visited Hadrian’s wall I didn’t see it.
Ghostly!
Adult size left hand I can use two of those digits!
I remember the Rocky movie, and the iconic scene, when Rocky Balboa was crying, “Hadrian! Hadrian!”
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
I remember when Reagan went to England and said “Mrs. Thatcher, tear down this wall”.
That is creepy! No fair, Google.
Think of the poor person missing the hand!
Oh, and after the movie, the Hand went on to star as “Thing” in The Addams Family TV show. Just some Hollywood trivia.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_pMlnOxotA
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter
I think this was a movie wasn’t it???
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCWtEWlTm-8
Squeeky Fromm
Girl Reporter