An Argentine farmer has cultivated a huge 124-hectare image of Lionel Messi visible from space. All this to celebrate his role in the World Cup. Maximiliano Spinazze used an algorithm that calculated where seeds would need to be planted in his field in Los Cóndores, in the central province of Córdoba, Argentina.
The result it was a huge image of Messi’s bearded face that is visible from space. The incredible tribute to the soccer great comes after Argentina beat France in the World Cup final. “For me, Messi is unbeatable,” Spinazze said. “Now they are world champions, I am delighted that this can be expressed through the harvest.”
The South American country is an important agricultural producer, the third largest corn exporter in the world. Carlos Faricelli, an agricultural engineer, designed the coding of the seed sowing machines that allowed them to sow in a precise pattern to create the final imagewith certain denser areas.
“I had the idea of making a code that goes on the planters with Messi’s face as a tribute,” he said, adding that he later made the code available to any farmer “who dared to plant it.” Using geocoding tools, the machinery knows how many seeds per square meter it should put in certain places to create the contrast of the different parts of Messi’s faceFaricelli said.
After Argentina’s victory, several fans have paid tribute to Messi. Colombian influencer Mike Jambs tattooed the word Messi on his forehead. “I’m not hurting anyone, I’m not doing anything illegal,” he said before the negative comments. (YO)
Source: Eluniverso
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