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Where in the World Are Josh Simpson's Planets? [Slide Show]

Volunteers have hidden 1,700 of his glass globes worldwide

By Mark Fischetti     | December 26, 2012 | 1

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GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL MONUMENT, Colo.,
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GREAT SAND DUNES NATIONAL MONUMENT, Colo.,

Glass planet left there by Jackie Burnett and Karlan Schneider.

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Photo by Jackie Burnett and Karlan Schneider
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, Calif.
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GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE, Calif. [Link to this slide]
By Brooks Britt
MOUNT TOM, Mass.
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MOUNT TOM, Mass. [Link to this slide]
By Dylan Perrier
GREAT WALL OF CHINA
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GREAT WALL OF CHINA [Link to this slide]
By Lincoln Soule
BUNDI, INDIA:
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BUNDI, INDIA:

Monkeys play at an abandoned British fort.

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By Janice Jakielski
BRUNEI BAY, SOUTHEAST ASIA:
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BRUNEI BAY, SOUTHEAST ASIA:

At an American wreck.

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By Gene Christy
WOODS HOLE, Mass.,
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WOODS HOLE, Mass.,

Placed by the submersible Alvin.

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By Robert Ballard
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, Calif.,
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SANTA CRUZ ISLAND, Calif.,

Sea cave.

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By Christopher Marcum
MARTHA’S VINEYARD, Mass.,
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MARTHA’S VINEYARD, Mass.,

John Belushi grave site.

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By Paul E. Steinmetz
HOOVER DAM, Nev.
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HOOVER DAM, Nev. [Link to this slide]
By Peggy Ashbaugh
YANGTZE RIVER, CHINA:
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YANGTZE RIVER, CHINA:

Three Rivers Gorges region.

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By Virginia Fowler
MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H.,
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MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H.,

Near the weather station at the summit.

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By Zebulon Jakub
MOUNT EVEREST, NEPAL:
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MOUNT EVEREST, NEPAL:

Base camp.

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By John Levine
NORTH MAGNETIC POLE
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NORTH MAGNETIC POLE [Link to this slide]
By Jim Broda
BLACK SEA:
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BLACK SEA:

American astronaut Cady Coleman (Josh Simpson’s wife) with Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Nikolai Tikonov during Soyuz water-survival training.

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By Cady Coleman
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  1. 1. bucketofsquid 06:10 PM 12/28/12

    If he really wants to mess with people he should arrange to get 1 on the next mars mission.

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