5 Interesting Sights on Google Maps

Attack of the Killer Bug on Google Maps
The giant bug discovered over Germany on Google Maps has made its rounds around the blogosphere over the past few weeks and I'm finally making my mention of it today. As Ted Timmons of Sightseeing with Google Maps tells us in the title for this find: "Apparently, a bug got squished on the map during the scanning process."



Topless Sunbather caught on Google 'EARTH'
A find by GoogleSightseeing raised some eyebrows a few weeks back when they linked to what appeared to be a nude sunbather in the Netherlands. While this is more of a Google Earth sight (Google Maps doesn't zoom far enough), It's still based on the same imagery that Google Maps uses. Proof of the popularity of this sight can be seen on this Digg entry which has over 3000 diggs. For more on this, check out this story by Stephen Hutcheon of the Sydney Morning Herald. Stephen has also created a video on Youtube that can take you to the location instead of opening it up in Google Earth.


A community shaped like a wheel
This next interesting Google Maps find comes from the popular BoingBoing blog. Some readers have posted some information about the weird community layout of Nahalal, Israel. A brief history and photos can be found here and on the post there is a document link to the obituary of the designer of this settlement.


First Russian shuttle found
This is an interesting Google Maps location of where the first Russian shuttle Buran is now resting. It appears from the links off of this satellite link over on Sightseeing with Google Maps that it was a bit of a mystery for some time. From some earlier pictures it didn't appear that it found its way to any sort of space museum. It now looks like it has a good home in what looks to be a park in Moscow.


Funerals being captured on Google Maps
This post from GoogleSightseeing shows how the satellite photography on Google Maps really does capture life happening.. and ending. If you were to drive by these scenes you might slow down to show respect and I found myself doing the same thing on the web when I saw this post. Many people have an odd curiosity when it comes to funerals.


Source: googlemapsmania.blogspot.com

Top 15 Google Street View Sightings

by Stan Schroeder

Google’s Street View feature for Google Maps, which enables users to see certain parts of several big US cities through panoramic images, has caused a new trend: Street Spotting (we just invented that). We’ve gone through the avalanche of reports about funny, weird or even sexy things spotted on Street View, and chosen 15 that we like most.

15. The Woz

Street named after Steve Wozniak. OK, it’s not such a big deal, but this is number 15, we’re just getting warmed up here, OK? Link

14. The laws are there to be broken

Well, at least he’s not speeding by much. Link

13. The Void

And to your left, you can see the endless void that consumes all life. Please stick to the right side of the street. Link

12. Your face called…

…it wants its left side back. Link

11. He sees things we cannot see

The cameras that Google is using for this aren’t really working all that well. Link

10. Giant Pumpkin

It’s a giant pumpkin. Right there in the field. Turn the image 180 degrees for a weird pink smoky…thing, too. Link

09. The guy with no head.

This guy shouldn’t complain, at least it’s hard to identify him. Link

08. Semi-naked babe

We could open our web browser and find zillions of pictures of hot babes within seconds. In better quality. And more naked. But, there’s something about finding a blurry pic of a semi-naked babe drawn on a truck on Google Maps that makes our heart race. Link

07. The Internet sucks

“The Internet sucks, come here for your erotic needs”, they say. Well, is Tera Patrick being all naked and naughty in there? Is she? Didn’t think so. Link.

06. Cornelius and his dog

There’s a sad background story to this one. Read it here. Link

05. Girls sunbathing

A couple of girls sunbathing on a lawn isn’t exactly spectacular, but it’s better than the blurry picture of the semi-naked babe on a truck. Link

04. Guy getting into the adult book store.

Hey, it could have been worse. He could have been going out of a strip club, or something. Link

03. Guy getting out of strip club

We’re gonna have to be honest here: the guy looks like he’s merely paying for parking. But, that’s a strip club behind him, and we will, of course, assume he just spent some sexy time with Mimi and Peaches. Is that a happy grin on his face? Sure it is. Link

02. Crime in progress

Maybe the guy just forgot his keys. Or he’s practicing for the free climbing contest. Hey, is that a lockpicking set dangling out of his pocket? Link

01. ET

Some might say it’s a lens flare. Some might argue it’s a camera malfunction. It’s the sunlight reflecting off the…lamp post…and a lens flare….and a camera malfunction, skeptics will yell!

But deep in your heart you all know it’s ET. Phooooone. Hooooome. Link

Source: mashable.com