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I believe that I found these in Egypt, but I am not 100% sure. Some times I get lost looking for cool places and end up in random places!

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[–] The_v 22 points 5 months ago (3 children)

That is in Saudi Arabia. Not that far from the border with Jordan.

GPS 30.0095403, 38.3257591

Those are mostly alfalfa fields that Saudi decided to use a fossil aquifer to water. Their wells are running dry and which is why there is so many abandoned fields. These are areas they don't have enough water. It's mixed in with date palms now as well.

[–] cosmicrookie 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Dude... did you just recognize this? how did you know? I took these pictures when I also took some pictures of Egypt and didn't even notice that I had drifted so far away, when I found these fields!

I am speechless!

[–] The_v 9 points 5 months ago

It's a very distinctive area from the pictures. It also helps that I have been there.

1:10 do not recommend a visit - too hot, no booze, mediocre food, and everyone smokes way too much. The oppressive culture isn't that great either.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You need to explain why you're putting three spaces between sentences.

[–] callcc 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

People using typewriters often used two spaces after a full stop.

[–] The_v 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Hey now, I feel attacked.

We had half the typing lab full of IBM's with 5.25" floppies running WordPerfect 5.1

The other half was the IBM selectric typewriters.

Oh and "Get off my lawn!!!"

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

IBM’s

The apostrophe kills your entire story.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

IBM might have leased them to them.

[–] InternetCitizen2 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] callcc 2 points 5 months ago

To get a wider space than between words. Computers usually adjust spaces automatically so you don't need to do it yourself.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

And now they are growing alfalfa in California if all places to export to Saudi Arabia