Arab sheik carves his name in the desert large enough to be clearly seen from orbit. Because he can.
If you’re a wealthy oil sheik and you’ve got your own island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, what do you do with it? How about carve your name into the island in 1,000 meter long letters so that it can be clearly seen from space? Sure, what the hell.
According to the UK Sun, the oversized name plate was commissioned by Shiekh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, who had his minions scratch ‘HAMAD’ in the sand. He also happens to be the second richest man in the region, so he doesn’t give a fuck what anything thinks.
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