#1 My Buddy Who Left Us In November, Is Still On Google Street View
A wonderful gift to be able to see him again. Looks like he was a cool cat.
eyehate:
Awww.
My girl left us in March. She was 21. Cranky old kitty momma.
Glad you get to see your furry kiddo on Google.
#2 Someone Call The Poliolice
Thought lice were bad, wait til you see Polio lice.
#3 So I Guess People Are Renaming Parks Now
It's really not that hard to get additions approved on Google Maps. I've added fake businesses to the home addresses of a couple war criminals.
The Google Maps Shenanigans subreddit, at the time of writing, has 159k members, which it garnered during the 8 years of documenting some of the oddest sights found on Google Maps.
In 2019, its creators had a chat with The Next Web and told them a bit about how this community was created.
“I was reading through the comments of a post where people were wishing for a subreddit about funny things found with Google Maps, and the name r/googlemapsshenanigans was thrown out by someone,” the subreddit’s founder, slash23579, told TNW. “I loved the idea so I decided to create the subreddit.”
#5 The Parking Lot Flooded So Long That Gmaps Considers It A National Landmark
canoe_:
That McDonald’s just got torn down.
#6 This Is What Happens When You Skip Leg Day And Avoid Walking At All Costs
Their first post was of two random guys fooling around and posing for the Street View cameras as Google’s car was passing them by.
“It’s not a super complex theme or concept,” Google Maps Shenanigans moderator AeroGlass added. “It’s funny things that people found, […] but sometimes there’s more to it.”
“We often get people that have found oddities on satellite imagery that aren’t simply glitches and are sometimes genuinely interesting or questionable things, and people often speculate about what they could be,” AeroGlass continued. “We haven’t found anything too crazy yet, but it always creates notable discussion.”
#8 4 Months Ago, Google Street View Snapped Me And I Snapped It Back
What do they do if they have to pee tho?
NIPLZ (OP):
Go to the bathroom, I assume.
upvotes_are_useless:
Any "street view" there too??
The founder attributes the popularity of this subreddit to another fellow Reddit community, r/funny, which was kind enough to share one of their posts with their members.
“Since then, though, Google Maps Shenanigans has found itself on Reddit’s trending section on a number of occasions—including with this post showing a man frozen in time as he’s about to fall off some stairs.”
“I feel this post is singlehandedly responsible for putting this subreddit in the public eye,” adds AeroGlass. “That image was submitted and made it near the top of /r/All (the community it was on was /r/funny, I think). This subreddit was linked by someone in that thread, and the next day it was one of Reddit’s featured communities for the day.”
#10 Would Anyone Know Why These Palm Trees Are In A Perfect Grid On This Uninhabited Atoll In The Cook Islands? (-16.5642491, -154.6216591)
This is Manua'e and is actually located in the Society Islands. It was a coconut plantation in the 1920s. Today it's a nature preserve.
Coincidentally, there is also a Manuae island in the Cook Islands.
#12 Thanks Maps. Really Insightful
Must be the scenic route.
Ahaigh9877:
Google Maps likes to offer different routes, which is fine at the beginning of a journey, you can choose one (it could tell you which is more scenic, but I guess that's a lot to ask from something that's only been in development for a few thousand years), but that's okay.
But once I've chosen my route, Google Maps you absolute bastard, please do not re-route me on a f*****g whim, even if a little "I'm going to re-route you unless you tell me to stop" box appears on the screen for a bit. Don't f**king do that please Google Maps.
Fast forward to now, the subreddit no longer focuses just on Google Maps and has since included posts about anything related to mapping software. “It’s not entirely about Street View anymore, just funny finds from really any sort of mapping software,” the founder explained to TNW.
Along the way, the subreddit’s team has also updated its policies to ensure the quality of the posts.
#13 TIL In Mongolian Suburbs, Most People Have Yurts In Their Back Yard
#15 What The Hell Did I Find?
ni1co:
This is what you just found: THE BALLAD OF LOOSII NINJAS.
“When I first came on, I made significant changes that were designed with popularity in mind, such as making rules consistent and clearly explained, and creating community chat rooms,” AeroGlass said.
“I typically see two to four posts each day, and I’ll generally have to remove a few of those,” the moderator continued. “So, the community ultimately gets one or two quality posts per day. It’s not great, but it’s a far cry from how it was before.”
#16 Anyone Know What This Black Square Means?
Abject-Storm4834:
Black balls, don't put that out of context.
Dwashelle:
Yeah these are those black balls in a water reservoir to stop it from evaporating, there's a video about it on YouTube that's pretty interesting.
#17 Google Maps Says You Can Get Through Here. It Was A Really Fun Road That Felt Like An Adventure, So It Was Perfect For Me
#18 Found The Tiniest Roundabouts In Italy
Lastly, the founder shared their all-time favorite Google Maps Shenanigans entry, which was a Street View GIF of a guy falling off his horse. “I don’t have the link for it but I think it’s one if the top posts still. That cracked me up when I first saw it and it still does.”
#20 What Are These And How Do I Get Rid Of Them?
Anon:
Looks like you added a layer with locations of toilets.
Click the "You" tab on the bottom and see if it shows up there under your lists. You may be able to remove it there.