A Million Hypothermic Humans Witness History

A friend sent me this link to a gigantic photo of the inauguration. Shot by a guy named David Bergman, facing the north side of the speaker podium and extending along the mall, it allows you to zoom in to any spot and see complete detail of the people and activity.

The way you use it is basically the same as the Google Maps interface -- there's an increase/decrease size slider at the left side, and you can move around the image by putting your mouse on the picture and dragging it. (It's a little slow to load the slider, so be patient.)

It's made up of 220 separate photos seamlessly joined together. You can check out Antonin Scalia's hat (he's sitting right behind Obama) -- and notice that Clarence Thomas is either deep in thought or asleep. You can analyze the seating chart (Laura behind George, Michelle in the second row behind Joe Biden). And all from the warm comfort of your home.