Graffiti

At some point during our childhoods, most of us have written our name somewhere it probably shouldn't have been...and there are people in some of the larger cities of the world who feel it is their call in life to decorate buildings, sidewalks and such with their own personal graffiti. But this is a first...graffiti that can be seen from space!

Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Ahyan paid workers for weeks while they completed the task of writing his name in the sand. It measures 1/2 mile high and 2 miles long and yes, it can be seen from space.

While it won't wash away immediately, it won't last forever either. Right now the letters are deep enough to form waterways but eventually nature will reclaim the area. I'm sure the astronauts on the Atlantis were surprised!