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Perhaps it is a reaction to the current administration, but Ayn Rand, the Russian-American novelist, philosopher, playwright and screenwriter who penned Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged has gained in influence these days. So much so that one fan decided to spread the “Read Ayn Rand” message globally, well, um, at least on the globe itself. Nick Newcomen drove 12,328 miles across the United States to “write” this message that can only be seen on Google Earth. According to worldsbiggestwriting.com, he used a GPS logger (Qstarz BT-Q1000X)3 to record his “writing.” He turned on the device when he wanted to write and turned off the device between letters. He then input the recorded GPS data into Google Earth resulting in the image you see in this post. What is next? Google Earth being used to spread political messages from all walks of life?

Here’s the image:

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