Alright Mister Google, I’m going to let you have this one, but we aren’t done yet. Just keep that in your head and have your fun.  And while your at it thanks for taking a serious scientific approach,  ”Some have speculated that these are the plow marks of seafloor farming by aliens.” What’s that all about?! Now I didn’t see this comment on any blog. I might’ve missed it but that sounds real funny:). Why is it being dismissed so quickly? Aren’t we here to investigate the unknown.

One thing that Google’s blog did was put an interesting question in my head. Was this a publicity stunt to get people using Google Earth. Ocean in Google Earth is relatively new and unknown except for a few geeks like us. This will probably pop back into my head with any future questionable discoveries. And please, don’t get me wrong, I will still continue to enjoy flying over Area 51 using Google Earth discovering leftovers they forgot to remove.

As far as Atlantis goes, I think someone should investigate this in depth. This is the same old story we get time after time from scientists with the UFO phenomenon. There’s never enough proof to warrant an investigation. Or my personal favorite is “Don’t you think we would love to announce that we found Atlantis?”. Sounds a lot like NASA’s speech about life on Mars. Anyway, I’m getting carried away, but I just don’t understand these so-called specialists who refuse to look into anything. I don’t know what or who to believe anymore. [googleblog]

So what’s the deal? Is it Atlantis or is it some quirk of Google Maps imaging technology? Is it even paranormal? Well if anything it’s a mystery that people have been trying to solve for centuries. And it seems every few years there’s a new claim of the discovery of the ancient land of Atlantis. The latest occurred last week when Google Earth’s mapping of the ocean floor displayed a rectangle the size of a small state off the coast of Africa. The site is filled with right angles which would appear to be man made. But as expected Google came right out and stated that it was just sonar lines. However, there are those already not buying into the explanation. Seems like this one may need further investigation. [via DailyTech]

Google Earth Placemark: 31 15′15.53N, 24 15′30.53W.kmz