What the hell are these HUGE circles in Saudi Arabia (Google Earth)

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What the hell are these HUGE circles in Saudi Arabia (Google Earth)
.Kaos Offer Upgrade User ID: 26920842 United States 07/03/2013 03:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	What the hell are these HUGE circles in Saudi Arabia (Google Earth) 27° 28' 14" N 47° 42' 55" E Compared to the houses right next to them they are fucking HUGE! Possibility is the nature of God, and impossibility is the limitation of man.

.Kaos (OP) User ID: 26920842 United States 07/03/2013 03:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: What the hell are these HUGE circles in Saudi Arabia (Google Earth) For those who dont have Google Earth ready: [link to s14.postimg.org] Look at their size, some are almost as big as that city to the right. Possibility is the nature of God, and impossibility is the limitation of man.
StarPath User ID: 27243460 United States 07/03/2013 03:23 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: What the hell are these HUGE circles in Saudi Arabia (Google Earth) 27° 28' 14" N 47° 42' 55" E Compared to the houses right next to them they are fucking HUGE! Quoting: .Kaos Those "HUGE" circles are irrigation circles. We have them in the US as well.
oblunt User ID: 42592908 United States 07/03/2013 03:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: What the hell are these HUGE circles in Saudi Arabia (Google Earth) FEMA mazes

Anonymous Coward User ID: 38703051 United Kingdom 07/03/2013 03:24 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: What the hell are these HUGE circles in Saudi Arabia (Google Earth) Circle Farming? I see pipe work at every circle which serves as a water source for the farm. What are growing? should be the real question.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 21683688 United States 07/03/2013 03:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: What the hell are these HUGE circles in Saudi Arabia (Google Earth) For those who dont have Google Earth ready: [link to s14.postimg.org] Look at their size, some are almost as big as that city to the right. Quoting: .Kaos They are farms. Since a large portion of the nation is desert, they have to constantly work to maintain the crops. So those big circles are where the sprinkler is making a circle because it waters in a circle. Your fact for the day.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 20969744 Australia 07/03/2013 03:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: What the hell are these HUGE circles in Saudi Arabia (Google Earth) 27° 28' 14" N 47° 42' 55" E Compared to the houses right next to them they are fucking HUGE! Quoting: .Kaos Those "HUGE" circles are irrigation circles. We have them in the US as well. Quoting: StarPath ^^this^^^
yikes 1001110011001010000111 User ID: 42629709 Australia 07/03/2013 03:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: What the hell are these HUGE circles in Saudi Arabia (Google Earth) FEMA mazes Quoting: oblunt ^^^^THIS If they are GREEN YES :orly: DO NOT BELIEVE they are "Irrigation circles" all our food is imported from Uranus....there is no FARMING. Be ready... :doomed:
.Kaos (OP) User ID: 26920842 United States 07/03/2013 03:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: What the hell are these HUGE circles in Saudi Arabia (Google Earth) Wow, didnt know about those. At one point i thought they were remains of the Saudis getting bombed. Guess its back to Couch Discovery on GE... Possibility is the nature of God, and impossibility is the limitation of man.
Anonymous Coward User ID: 42739185 Australia 07/03/2013 03:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: What the hell are these HUGE circles in Saudi Arabia (Google Earth) They're crops watered by centre-pivot irrigation (also called circle irrigation).

Anonymous Coward User ID: 32348185 Canada 07/03/2013 03:42 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: What the hell are these HUGE circles in Saudi Arabia (Google Earth) pretty sure thats how they do farming in the Middle east cause its one huge Desert.
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