Every child has written their names on the beach at some point. 

But whereas most people's "handwriting" is washed away, one super-rich Arab sheikh has ensure that his graffiti will last a little longer. 

Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, 63, has scrawled his name in sand on an island he owns with letters so big that they be seen from space. 

The word "HAMAD" measures 1,000 meters high and is a staggering two miles long from the "H" to the "D" on the Al Futaisi Island. 

And rather than allow the writing to be washed away by the ocean, the letters actually form waterways that absorb the encroaching tide. The ruler's name is even visible on Google's map service. 

Hamad dreamed up the idea and had his workmen work hard for weeks to craft the enormous piece of sand graffiti. It is not known how much it cost to make. 

However, the sheikh boasts a personal fortune second to the Saudi king's. 

Hamad, also known as the "Rainbow Sheikh", is a member of the Abu Dhabi Ruling Family. 

He is understood to have some 200 cars including seven Mercedes 500 SELs painted in different colors of the rainbow which he stores in a giant pyramid. 

The Arab sheikh had a taste for doing things on a large scale. He built the world's largest truck--eight times the size of the Dodge Power Wagon, with four bedrooms inside the cabin. 

Hamad constructed a motor home in the shape of a giant globe which is exactly 1 millionth the size of the actual earth. 

Alongside his displays of wealth he has become a well-known philanthropist in medicine and supplied a complete Kinney stone operating theatre to a public hospital in Morocco where he continues to fund its stuff.
What word can be seen from space?
How high is it?
How long?
From where to where?
On what island?
What do the letters form to catch the tide?
Which popular online map service could you see it on?
Who built his name for him?
How long did it take?
Do we have any idea what it cost him?
What is Hamad's nickname?
Which family is he a member of?
I assume Hamad is quite rich?
How many vehicles does he have?
What kind does he actually have seven of?
Where does he keep them?
He build something that's the biggest on the planet?
Does it have rooms in it?
What's his RV supposed to look like?
Where does he fund a hospital?
HAMAD
HAMAD
1,000 meters
1,000 meters
two miles long
two miles long
"H" to the "D"
"H" to the "D"
Al Futaisi Island
Al Futaisi Island
waterways
waterways
Google's
Google's
his workmen
his workmen
weeks
weeks
no
t is not known how much it cost to make. 
Rainbow Sheikh
Rainbow Sheikh
Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
yes
 understood to have some 200 cars including seven Mercedes 500 SELs painted in different colors of the rainbow wh
200 cars
200 cars
Mercedes 500 SELs
Mercedes 500 SELs
in a giant pyramid
in a giant pyramid
largest truck
largest truck
four bedrooms
four bedrooms
giant globe
giant globe
Morocco
Morocco