Giant mound of tires visible from space

[Chris]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The sprawling pile of hundreds of thousands of tires isn't easy to spot from the ground, sitting in a rural South Carolina clearing accessible by only a circuitous dirt path that winds through thick patches of trees. No one knows how all those tires got there, or when.

But, Calhoun County Council Chairman David Summers says of this giant rubber menace, "You can see it from space."

Authorities have charged one person in connection with the mess of roughly 250,000 tires, which covers more than 50 acres on satellite images. And now a Florida company is helping haul it all away.

Litter control officer Boyce Till said he contacted the local sheriff and state health department, which is investigating who had been dumping the tires. But the worst possible penalty that could be imposed locally? A single $475 ticket for littering.

The Associated Press: Giant mound of tires in SC visible from space

 

[Sarah G]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The sprawling pile of hundreds of thousands of tires isn't easy to spot from the ground, sitting in a rural South Carolina clearing accessible by only a circuitous dirt path that winds through thick patches of trees. No one knows how all those tires got there, or when.

But, Calhoun County Council Chairman David Summers says of this giant rubber menace, "You can see it from space."

Authorities have charged one person in connection with the mess of roughly 250,000 tires, which covers more than 50 acres on satellite images. And now a Florida company is helping haul it all away.

Litter control officer Boyce Till said he contacted the local sheriff and state health department, which is investigating who had been dumping the tires. But the worst possible penalty that could be imposed locally? A single $475 ticket for littering.

The Associated Press: Giant mound of tires in SC visible from space

Instead of a fine, they should be given the task of recycling them for however long it takes.

 

[Chris]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The sprawling pile of hundreds of thousands of tires isn't easy to spot from the ground, sitting in a rural South Carolina clearing accessible by only a circuitous dirt path that winds through thick patches of trees. No one knows how all those tires got there, or when.

But, Calhoun County Council Chairman David Summers says of this giant rubber menace, "You can see it from space."

Authorities have charged one person in connection with the mess of roughly 250,000 tires, which covers more than 50 acres on satellite images. And now a Florida company is helping haul it all away.

Litter control officer Boyce Till said he contacted the local sheriff and state health department, which is investigating who had been dumping the tires. But the worst possible penalty that could be imposed locally? A single $475 ticket for littering.

The Associated Press: Giant mound of tires in SC visible from space

Instead of a fine, they should be given the task of recycling them for however long it takes.

They have hired a company to recycle them, but it will take a while.

 

[Lumpy 1]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The sprawling pile of hundreds of thousands of tires isn't easy to spot from the ground, sitting in a rural South Carolina clearing accessible by only a circuitous dirt path that winds through thick patches of trees. No one knows how all those tires got there, or when.

But, Calhoun County Council Chairman David Summers says of this giant rubber menace, "You can see it from space."

Authorities have charged one person in connection with the mess of roughly 250,000 tires, which covers more than 50 acres on satellite images. And now a Florida company is helping haul it all away.

Litter control officer Boyce Till said he contacted the local sheriff and state health department, which is investigating who had been dumping the tires. But the worst possible penalty that could be imposed locally? A single $475 ticket for littering.

The Associated Press: Giant mound of tires in SC visible from space

Instead of a fine, they should be given the task of recycling them for however long it takes.

Dang, this could be a gold mine for a smart entrepreneur...

 

[Mr. H.]

Where does the Calhoun County Council get the money to send their chairman into space?

 

[editec]

Isn't there some use for all these old tires?

They, are after all, made from petroleum.

 

[uscitizen]

Ohh yes the big tire pile. We put it on interstellar tourist brocures for this planet. Not sure that it attracts many though. Except those from Ceti 3 who like to munch on tires, unfortunately the steel belts in them are fatal to the Cetians.

 

[bripat9643]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The sprawling pile of hundreds of thousands of tires isn't easy to spot from the ground, sitting in a rural South Carolina clearing accessible by only a circuitous dirt path that winds through thick patches of trees. No one knows how all those tires got there, or when.

But, Calhoun County Council Chairman David Summers says of this giant rubber menace, "You can see it from space."

Authorities have charged one person in connection with the mess of roughly 250,000 tires, which covers more than 50 acres on satellite images. And now a Florida company is helping haul it all away.

Litter control officer Boyce Till said he contacted the local sheriff and state health department, which is investigating who had been dumping the tires. But the worst possible penalty that could be imposed locally? A single $475 ticket for littering.

The Associated Press: Giant mound of tires in SC visible from space

Most tires are ground up and burned to produce electric power. They are a valuable resource. tire mounds such as this one were all over the countryside a couple of decades ago.

One thing I noticed is that there was no picture of the tire mound from space. That claim was obviously a lie.

 

[Old Rocks]

LOL. Well, Pattycake, since one can see the Great Wall from space, and the pile covers 50 acres, one could see that from low earth orbit. Then there is the matter of Google Earth. Individual tires are visible in the areas where they have the higher definition.

 

[editec]

If something is 50 acres it can see from space assuming the orbit isn't too out there.

 

[Iridescence]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The sprawling pile of hundreds of thousands of tires isn't easy to spot from the ground, sitting in a rural South Carolina clearing accessible by only a circuitous dirt path that winds through thick patches of trees. No one knows how all those tires got there, or when.

But, Calhoun County Council Chairman David Summers says of this giant rubber menace, "You can see it from space."

Authorities have charged one person in connection with the mess of roughly 250,000 tires, which covers more than 50 acres on satellite images. And now a Florida company is helping haul it all away.

Litter control officer Boyce Till said he contacted the local sheriff and state health department, which is investigating who had been dumping the tires. But the worst possible penalty that could be imposed locally? A single $475 ticket for littering.

The Associated Press: Giant mound of tires in SC visible from space

Instead of a fine, they should be given the task of recycling them for however long it takes.

Can tires be recycled? Why is it so uncommon, if they can be?

 

[Iridescence]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The sprawling pile of hundreds of thousands of tires isn't easy to spot from the ground, sitting in a rural South Carolina clearing accessible by only a circuitous dirt path that winds through thick patches of trees. No one knows how all those tires got there, or when.

But, Calhoun County Council Chairman David Summers says of this giant rubber menace, "You can see it from space."

Authorities have charged one person in connection with the mess of roughly 250,000 tires, which covers more than 50 acres on satellite images. And now a Florida company is helping haul it all away.

Litter control officer Boyce Till said he contacted the local sheriff and state health department, which is investigating who had been dumping the tires. But the worst possible penalty that could be imposed locally? A single $475 ticket for littering.

The Associated Press: Giant mound of tires in SC visible from space

Most tires are ground up and burned to produce electric power. They are a valuable resource. tire mounds such as this one were all over the countryside a couple of decades ago.

One thing I noticed is that there was no picture of the tire mound from space. That claim was obviously a lie.

This was exactly the angle that seemed obvious... as to why tires are not recycled. It seems, too, that anyone with a modern computer would see the remark about visibility from space what it was. Some people seem to want to make rediculous claims and remarks only to prove the gullable idiocies of average American readers. I'm easily fooled, for sure.

 

[RadiomanATL]

Big deal. You can see my truck from space on Google Earth.

 

[RadiomanATL]

Google earth link. Visible from space? You decide.

33.582502,-80.5788 - Google Maps

Zoomed out to "spacey" view:

http://g.co/maps/q5a24

 

[Sarah G]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The sprawling pile of hundreds of thousands of tires isn't easy to spot from the ground, sitting in a rural South Carolina clearing accessible by only a circuitous dirt path that winds through thick patches of trees. No one knows how all those tires got there, or when.

But, Calhoun County Council Chairman David Summers says of this giant rubber menace, "You can see it from space."

Authorities have charged one person in connection with the mess of roughly 250,000 tires, which covers more than 50 acres on satellite images. And now a Florida company is helping haul it all away.

Litter control officer Boyce Till said he contacted the local sheriff and state health department, which is investigating who had been dumping the tires. But the worst possible penalty that could be imposed locally? A single $475 ticket for littering.

The Associated Press: Giant mound of tires in SC visible from space

Instead of a fine, they should be given the task of recycling them for however long it takes.

Can tires be recycled? Why is it so uncommon, if they can be?

Yes they can. They use them to make some road surfaces but you can only turn in a limited number of them. There are other uses too but you can't just let them pile up to the tune of 250,000.

 

[Mr. H.]

Big deal. You can see my truck from space on Google Earth.

But, can you see your truck's tires from space?

 

[Sarah G]

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The sprawling pile of hundreds of thousands of tires isn't easy to spot from the ground, sitting in a rural South Carolina clearing accessible by only a circuitous dirt path that winds through thick patches of trees. No one knows how all those tires got there, or when.

But, Calhoun County Council Chairman David Summers says of this giant rubber menace, "You can see it from space."

Authorities have charged one person in connection with the mess of roughly 250,000 tires, which covers more than 50 acres on satellite images. And now a Florida company is helping haul it all away.

Litter control officer Boyce Till said he contacted the local sheriff and state health department, which is investigating who had been dumping the tires. But the worst possible penalty that could be imposed locally? A single $475 ticket for littering.

The Associated Press: Giant mound of tires in SC visible from space

Instead of a fine, they should be given the task of recycling them for however long it takes.

They have hired a company to recycle them, but it will take a while.

I remember a bunch of tires catching fire some years ago. They just kept burning for a long time. We need to find creative ways of disposing of this stuff.

 

[wirebender]

LOL. Well, Pattycake, since one can see the Great Wall from space, and the pile covers 50 acres, one could see that from low earth orbit. Then there is the matter of Google Earth. Individual tires are visible in the areas where they have the higher definition.

So find it on google earth rocks and give us lat and lon coordinates so we can all see. Make note of the altitude at which it becomes visible. As to individual trees being visible on google earth, you are talking about looking at the earth from space with the equivilent of a telescope. Hardly what the article was talking about.

On second thought, I doubt that you could find your ass with both hands, much less a pile of tires with google earth. The coordinates are 33 34'57".05 N by 80 34'43".39 W. The accepted altitude at which space begins is abut 62 miles. You can't see those tires with the unaided eye at 62 miles. Once again, you have bought a pile of crap based on your political leanings rather than any actual knowledge.

 

[RadiomanATL]

Instead of a fine, they should be given the task of recycling them for however long it takes.

They have hired a company to recycle them, but it will take a while.

I remember a bunch of tires catching fire some years ago. They just kept burning for a long time. We need to find creative ways of disposing of this stuff.

Mulch is pretty good.

 

[BluePhantom]

Sounds about as big as the giant mound of bullshit that's built up between the White House and the Capital Building.