• By Mark Wilson
    Mar 30, 2009 12:40 PM 119,968
    read more: #iotd, #vegasearthhour, #earthhour, #lasvegas, #lasvegasstrip, #gettypic

    The Las Vegas Strip, Before and During Earth Hour

    As the world turned off its lights for one hour last Saturday in a fleeting concern for Earth, even the blindingly luminescent Las Vegas strip joined in. Here it is with the lights off:

    Apparently, the sight wasn't enough to stop traffic. Here are the shots one more time in handy, animated gif form...like someone just flicked a switch and Vegas went black.
    [Getty Images, inspired by The Big Picture]


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