The Mexican wave

ThatHighCracker · 2012-10-23T17:25:30+00:00

Time to start building upwards, not outwards.

ohhaayreddit · 2012-10-23T13:37:54+00:00

Original Post here from a year ago. I found it breath taking, maybe there are some like myself that have yet to see it? If the general consensus is against the post I'll delete it.

http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/ggs07/mexico_city_looks_like_an_urban_ocean_from_up/?already_submitted=true

juanzy · 2012-10-23T21:36:43+00:00

You can't understand how big Mexico City is until you see it in person. Contrary to popular belief, there are some very nice areas; I've heard NYC called the concrete jungle, well Ciudad is the concrete ocean.

Oznog99 · 2012-10-23T20:07:04+00:00

Hmmm... I'm looking at Naucalpan/Mexico City on Google Maps... it's more informative.

Mexico City itself is mostly squared off in regular, straight street grids. Naucalpan, which has grown together into Mexico City and there's no clear separation, well, it's not flat ground, which makes it hard to make into a regular street grid.

But it seems to notably lack arterial roads- there's the La Torres highway, and then just a maze of residential block after block. No main roads, you'd have to drive through dozens of neighborhoods to get anywhere from the outskirts. Few roads have any straight lengths or are notably larger than the residentials.

Google Maps shows a few in yellow that are apparently used as "main streets" but they're not straight and the line keep changing streets at corners. As in "it's a main drive up until this point, then take a left for the next main drive, then go around this turn and take a right" to traverse it.

RC-1138 · 2012-10-23T18:18:23+00:00

Getting lost in that city would drive you absolutely mad.

De4thDoll · 2012-10-23T13:43:15+00:00

Fuck! this is a lot of people!

MrBurd · 2012-10-23T17:40:56+00:00

Wasn't entirely sure if it was an actual picture or a still from 2012.

lassef · 2012-10-23T18:01:31+00:00

apple maps?

NoobMaster25 · 2012-10-23T18:40:43+00:00

What city is this?

mrpickles · 2012-10-23T18:27:11+00:00

This picture terrifies me. Is this the destiny of humanity. Are we doomed to make the rest of the earth look like this?

Agent Smith: I'd like to share a revelation that I’ve had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species, and I realised that humans are not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment; but you humans do not. Instead you multiply, and multiply, until every resource is consumed. The only way for you to survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern... a virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer on this planet, you are a plague, and we... are the cure.

PhilbertMcFilibuster · 2012-10-23T18:27:34+00:00

How long does it take to get across town? Like, say I want to go watch a movie, and stop at cheesecake factory on the way home...

silviam · 2012-10-23T19:27:39+00:00

Mexico City is gradually sinking as the city was built on a lake bed.

StewieBanana · 2012-10-23T20:23:53+00:00

The Mexican wave FIXED

eacxxxz · 2012-10-23T18:32:18+00:00

What's unusual? The homes built on hills?

ohhaayreddit · 2012-10-23T13:49:51+00:00

turfs up dude!

MasterTre · 2012-10-23T19:45:57+00:00

FYI to Brits: "The Mexican Wave" is only known as "the wave" in the states, not sure how you guys tacked the Mexican on there, but I'm guessing not alot of people get this reference.

allbacon · 2012-10-23T15:15:17+00:00

Makes the Bladerunner version of the future looks positively pastural.

ScreechSkater · 2012-10-23T19:07:05+00:00

"Whoa, ride the huev-o!"

thekillerlama · 2012-10-23T13:46:28+00:00

That sir, is cool

msmorize · 2012-10-23T16:48:18+00:00

I have never seen this image before. What an incredible shot.

angrye · 2012-10-23T19:33:26+00:00

Good luck with that Apple Maps.

beltran63 · 2012-10-23T18:03:31+00:00

Is this Ensenada?

beemer330 · 2012-10-23T18:46:45+00:00

I swear if you stare long enough the waves start rippling.

baracudaboy · 2012-10-23T19:20:25+00:00

I need...grass D:

xXNickelbackRulezXx · 2012-10-23T19:23:34+00:00

A different Mexican wave

hgeyer99 · 2012-10-23T19:40:18+00:00

that pic looks so cool

SmallKing · 2012-10-23T19:46:13+00:00

I thought this picture was from a movie, that is a very cool sight.

j_smittz · 2012-10-23T20:08:19+00:00

Dat pollution.

HonoraryMancunian · 2012-10-23T20:16:50+00:00

Sprawl.

turk777 · 2012-10-23T20:51:58+00:00

This reminds me of a very detailed ant hill

Hunter5Thompson · 2012-10-23T21:46:50+00:00

I instantly think of Idiocrocy

facebookeatsbabies · 2012-10-23T22:07:14+00:00

Thats why they are so accustomed. http://youtu.be/E1UEDulwWkY

ding-d1ng-ding · 2012-10-23T22:45:59+00:00

The artist that took the picture is Pablo Lopez Luz. http://www.pablolopezluz.com/

If you like his work take a look at Alejandro Cartagena. http://alejandrocartagena.com/

Zcrash · 2012-10-23T22:59:21+00:00

Where is this in mexico?

AlbertPoohole · 2012-10-23T23:05:40+00:00

2012 was such a terrible movie...

namtrof · 2012-10-23T23:28:48+00:00

I have two questions:

1) Where is this exactly? 2) What took place to cause this?

LeckMich · 2012-10-23T23:31:44+00:00

I never knew how racist reddit was toward Mexicans till today.

dude12322 · 2012-10-23T23:36:09+00:00

I think its in d movie 2012

BenAfleckIsAnOkActor · 2012-10-23T23:42:05+00:00

Every time this picture is posted on here people always talk about how shitty it looks. This looks like prime real estate compared Brazils Favelas.

vivapabs · 2012-10-23T23:52:19+00:00

I remember seeing this pic in an issue of National Geographic

Calvertorius · 2012-10-24T00:05:59+00:00

They're brewing the Perfect Storm...

zipparumpazoo · 2012-10-24T00:15:44+00:00

damn......what city is this?

GibberishWord · 2012-10-24T00:17:33+00:00

The wave is caused by folds in the underlying stratigraphy. Geology FTW!

Phiction2 · 2012-10-24T01:18:59+00:00

I think a Garmen or a Tom Tom would explode on your dashboard than try to give you a navigational solution from point to point in that city. Or it might cheerfully direct you right off a cliff.

TTTTDaniels · 2012-10-24T01:24:44+00:00

idiocracy!!!!

bacondavis · 2012-10-24T01:43:39+00:00

Here is a larger version, TIL imgur clips images.

http://i.imgur.com/o52qp.jpg

http://antranik.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/vista_aerea_de_la_ciudad_de_mexico_xiii_0.jpg

penguinhomey · 2012-10-24T01:59:28+00:00

Dat smog

wittynamehere44 · 2012-10-24T02:39:25+00:00

Note to self: do not become Mexican postman.

eninety2 · 2012-10-24T03:08:39+00:00

Anyone got a google maps link?

Mozen · 2012-10-24T03:26:34+00:00

This makes us look like a disease covering the earth... one day that was all greenery I can imagine, now it's lifeless cement.

thiswontbeefunny · 2012-10-24T03:36:52+00:00

This looks like my city in SimCity after I forgot to pause and left it running all day.

lmnop6789 · 2012-10-24T04:12:59+00:00

This would be a terrible place for an earhquake or tsunami to hit. Too much man, You built too much.

spaceboy79 · 2012-10-24T04:44:15+00:00

This was such a good movie. Man I loved Wall-E.

jturkish · 2012-10-24T04:44:34+00:00

can also be personally experienced from taco bell

cbarrister · 2012-10-24T05:30:18+00:00

If that many people are going to live there, why doesn't the government condemn a few houses and put in a few main roads, parks, schools, etc?

puffincurls · 2012-10-24T06:04:03+00:00

I love this city.

0six0four · 2012-10-23T18:23:24+00:00

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bheklilr · 2012-10-23T18:46:38+00:00

This is Mexico City, but Guadalajara looks very similar. It was astounding how many people lived in that city, many of whom don't have air conditioning, internet, or even electricity in a lot of cases. They seemed pretty content, though, it was just very different than what I was used to in the US.

Daboo3 · 2012-10-23T19:07:31+00:00

That's a great picture --- first thing i noticed was the lack of vehicles ... nothing like US where there are 1 or 2 cars in front of every house.

duxenmx · 2012-10-23T19:08:58+00:00

Mexican Ravnica

nightgames · 2012-10-23T20:45:56+00:00

Looks more like landfill than an ocean.

BrutishElf · 2012-10-23T21:49:28+00:00

This looks like it may be the worst place to live ever.

hawks44 · 2012-10-24T02:50:21+00:00

If we don't close the borders soon that's what California will look like............

Your_Favorite_Poster · 2012-10-23T16:10:49+00:00

Just imagine how many stray dogs are wandering those streets. Astounding.

Pakislav · 2012-10-23T19:16:12+00:00

Is this a real place somewhere? I want google street view of it.

wekiva · 2012-10-23T17:41:14+00:00

Truly an ugly sight.

BobKelsoMD · 2012-10-23T17:50:30+00:00

Is that smog or gun smoke?

mjk182 · 2012-10-23T17:50:50+00:00

My God...

a2wickedd991 · 2012-10-23T18:49:03+00:00

Well, that looks awful.

ka5p3r · 2012-10-23T16:23:18+00:00

soon america will look the same.parts of orange county already looks like this.

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