Touring the world in person is expensive, time-consuming, and often dangerous. And is it really that much different to playing with Google Earth on this gigantic 48 screen display that covers 40 square meters with almost 100 million pixels?

Google's 20% time policy, source of untold obscure Linux drivers, single-use utilities and ridiculous Gmail features, occasionally spawns something truly amazing—like the eight-screened Liquid Galaxy, which lets you step inside of Google Earth. It's Google Earth: The Ride.