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That was a great read, particularly the frequent hidden notes :) thanks for taking such an immense amount of time to research and write it all up.

dang 3y ago
The notes are so good and so amusing that the article is worth reading just to enjoy the notes. Don't miss this rabbit-from-hat moment: Believe it or not, I was specifically trained by the military as a geo-spatial analyst to identify bridges in black and white aerial photographs taken in the 1960s. Also... @tylervigen, the note after "Peter Wilson of the Bridges Division got back to me very quickly" doesn't work for me in either of the browsers I tried. I want to know what about Peter Wilson of the Bridges Division getting back to you quickly merited a note!
- woobar 3y ago
  From the page source: This is an understatement. I sent an email to the Department of Transportation at 11:00PM on Wednesday and Peter responded at 7:48AM on Thursday, which is ZERO BUSINESS HOURS later. This is the fastest response to a data request I have ever received.
  - dang 3y ago
    You are clever and that was worth it. Thanks!
    - joveian 3y ago
      Most of them, including that one, pop up the full note text if you mouse over (annoying UI but helped for that one note). I appreciate that the notes worked without javascript :).
      - tylervigen 3y ago
        Glad someone appreciated it, because it was a lot of additional work to do it that way!
- gammarator 3y ago
  As well as > By the way, about these epic pics: you can't just fly a drone this close to the airport without getting in trouble with the Federal Aviation Administration. This is restricted airspace. That's why I went through the process of requesting and receiving drone flight clearance from the FAA, just so I could show you these photos. You're welcome.
- tylervigen 3y ago
  Fixed! Sorry about that. It's an artifact of my stubborn refusal to use any web editing tools other than Notepad++.

dang 3y ago

The notes are so good and so amusing that the article is worth reading just to enjoy the notes. Don't miss this rabbit-from-hat moment: Believe it or not, I was specifically trained by the military as a geo-spatial analyst to identify bridges in black and white aerial photographs taken in the 1960s. Also... @tylervigen, the note after "Peter Wilson of the Bridges Division got back to me very quickly" doesn't work for me in either of the browsers I tried. I want to know what about Peter Wilson of the Bridges Division getting back to you quickly merited a note!

woobar 3y ago
From the page source: This is an understatement. I sent an email to the Department of Transportation at 11:00PM on Wednesday and Peter responded at 7:48AM on Thursday, which is ZERO BUSINESS HOURS later. This is the fastest response to a data request I have ever received.
- dang 3y ago
  You are clever and that was worth it. Thanks!
  - joveian 3y ago
    Most of them, including that one, pop up the full note text if you mouse over (annoying UI but helped for that one note). I appreciate that the notes worked without javascript :).
    - tylervigen 3y ago
      Glad someone appreciated it, because it was a lot of additional work to do it that way!
gammarator 3y ago
As well as > By the way, about these epic pics: you can't just fly a drone this close to the airport without getting in trouble with the Federal Aviation Administration. This is restricted airspace. That's why I went through the process of requesting and receiving drone flight clearance from the FAA, just so I could show you these photos. You're welcome.
tylervigen 3y ago
Fixed! Sorry about that. It's an artifact of my stubborn refusal to use any web editing tools other than Notepad++.