Last week, Google introduced a new feature for Google Maps which lets us see the streets in a 360 degree view. It was pretty awesome, but it had some privacy issues as well. Since then, people have been spotting funny and weird scenes from Street View.
Some of the photos used in Street View were taken from a disco ball looking camera mounted on the top of a Volkswagen Beetle. Here’s a snapshot of that vehicle:
Here’s a small list of our favorite images seen on Street View (clicking on the images will take you to the appropriate Google Map page):
1. Headless man:
2. Where’s the other half?
3. Google caught speeding?
4. Internet Sucks?
5. Xray vision:
6. Attempting to break in?
7. I can see a thong!
8. Google caught Scooby Doo!
9. Spiderwoman
Via Mashable!, Cybernetnews and Wired
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wrote, on June 4th, 2007
LOL, These are all funny. I personally liked the first two things
wrote, on June 4th, 2007
[...] of them playing with this feature have already uncovered images which are quite hilarious. Google has captured images of only few streets till now. So, as usually if you feel Google is [...]
wrote, on June 5th, 2007
LOL tht was funny. Whoever modified it did a good job.
wrote, on June 5th, 2007
Lovely Pics…Incredible!!!
wrote, on June 5th, 2007
Nice! I’ve seen some of these circulating around. Good find on the mystery machine- I’ve seen the van in person a few times parked around the Fry’s Electronics Store in Palo Alto.
Also, if you look around the googleplex, you will find what appears to be the google maps team flagging down the camera van.
wrote, on June 6th, 2007
Get caught by one of these cameras and you truly will be put on the World map. At last that phrase makes sense.
Beware the VW Beetles. Big Google is watching!
On the other hand, if you want to hack the Google map database into your very own ultra-visual version of Wikimapia, stand outside your home with a big placard that reads “Guybrush Threepwood lives here” (’Guybrush Threepwood’ to be replaced by your name of course), and wait for a suspicious looking New Beetle to drive by.
wrote, on June 7th, 2007
Hilarious. Thangs for sharing.
wrote, on June 8th, 2007
Google caught speeding… That is too funny.
wrote, on June 8th, 2007
lolz, good collection of pics. Great post.
wrote, on June 15th, 2007
The sign says “Speed limit 25 - when children are present”. Are they?
wrote, on June 17th, 2007
Wow,nice pic of #7, : )
wrote, on September 5th, 2007
its too amazing..
now trande is going on technology…..and…Its real technology…. mind blowing….
wrote, on September 24th, 2007
wow like the thong one. i would love that to be me : )