Ever since the very first camera pointed at the Trojan Room Coffee Pot at Cambridge University, England, web-cams have percolated (sorry) through the entire Internet. Thanks to their use in the seamy world of online smut, the social credibility of webcams has languished in recent years. As an alternative, there were traffic cams. In short, webcams beg for reinventing.
Eco-living is all about trying to keep our biosphere properly humming. It’s nice to remind ourselves what beautiful places we’re trying to save every now and again. Go round the world in the next half-hour:
1. Go to EarthCam.
2. Find your nearest webcam on their maps. Check it out.
3. Now go east (or west). Trace a route using webcams around our “Ëœlittle’ planet.
4. Enjoy the dawn. Enjoy the sunset. Check out rush-hour. Enjoy the midnight hush. All happening right now.
5. Try and feel the same way about the world, afterwards. (Bet you can’t).
Meanwhile, some of the world’s most famous sights are getting webcammed. For example, Yellowstone National Park is enjoying its first streaming camera, catching Old Faithful as it sprays super-heated water over thirty meters into the air every 90 minutes. Of course, it’ll only give you the merest hint of what it’s like when you’re there in person – so why not go visit?
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