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36 Funny Google Maps Screenshots That Make You Wonder Who\u2019s Controlling The Simulation<\/h1>\n

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Google Maps is great for finding directions, checking traffic, and also apparently stumbling into one of the weirdest corners of the internet. You start by zooming in on your old neighborhood\u00a0out of curiosity, and before you know it, you\u2019re staring at a guy dressed as Spider-Man mowing his lawn or a seagull that somehow looks like it\u2019s two stories tall.<\/p>\n

Over the years, the Maps car and satellites have captured some\u00a0truly hilarious moments, and the real heroes are the people who took the time to screenshot them. I rounded up some of the funniest ones from a\u00a0subreddit\u00a0that honestly make it feel like we\u2019re all living inside a glitchy video game.<\/p>\n

So scroll down to see what the algorithm saw, and if you spot one that\u00a0breaks your brain\u00a0a little, just know you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n

1. Skater Falling Mid Air<\/h2>\n
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2. So I Guess People Are Renaming Parks Now<\/h2>\n
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3. Someone Call The Poliolice<\/h2>\n
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4. The Parking Lot Flooded So Long That Gmaps Considers It A National Landmark. 44.95533324588065, -93.16464560256318<\/h2>\n
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5. Reminds Me Of A Certain Episode From \u2018The Office.\u2019<\/h2>\n
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6. Accidental Beatles In DC<\/h2>\n
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7. I was exploring the Brooklyn Navy Shipyard and decided to do a little drive around, and all of a sudden this guy shows up. At first I thought Google removed the face but when I zoomed in and tried to figure out what it is, the \u201cperson\u201d started jumping around like shown in the pics. Also, when you try to drive past him, maps gives me a \u201cserver error\u201d message. Got me spooked ngl.<\/h2>\n
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8. Near Tristan da Cunha In The South Atlantic.<\/h2>\n
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9. For Some Reason This Is In Milwaukee<\/h2>\n
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10. Apple Maps Car Overtaking Google Maps Car<\/h2>\n
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11. Google Street View Photographer Attacked By The World\u2019s Deadliest Creature!<\/h2>\n
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12. Creative Naming In Ohio<\/h2>\n
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13. This Is What Happens When You Skip Leg Day And Avoid Walking At All Costs<\/h2>\n
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14. Google Thinks I Am In Ukraine Even Though Im In My Home Country Of Lithuania<\/h2>\n
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15. Swimmining Pool Openining Soon!<\/h2>\n
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16. Four Months Ago, Google Street View Snapped Me And I Snapped It Back<\/h2>\n
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17. Plane Caught On Birds Eye View<\/h2>\n
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18. Coordinates 33.939293, -118.366478 Residential Back Yard Full Of Teslas In Los Angeles<\/h2>\n
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19. A Very Specific Speed Limit<\/h2>\n
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20. Triple Set Of Twins Found On Google Maps. Coordinates If Anyone Is Interested: 14\u00b010\u201956.6\u2033N 122\u00b039\u201947.4\u2033E<\/h2>\n
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21. My Buddy Who Left Us In November, Is Still On Google Street View<\/h2>\n
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22. Google\u2019s AI Mistakes Plant For Face<\/h2>\n
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23. Not Sure How This Happened. The Guardrail Looks Undamaged!<\/h2>\n
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24. These Islands Of The Coast Of Dubai That Are Named Like Countries.<\/h2>\n
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25. This Lake In South Carolina.<\/h2>\n
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26. Found The Tiniest Roundabouts In Italy<\/h2>\n
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27. Landslide Caught On Google Maps. This is Brienz in the Kanton of Graub\u00fcnden near Davos, Switzerland.<\/h2>\n
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28. Wonder What The Door Is For?<\/h2>\n
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29. 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<\/h2>\n
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30. Anyone Know What This Black Square Means?<\/h2>\n
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31. Would Anyone Know Why These Palm Trees Are In A Perfect Grid On This Uninhabited Atoll In The Cook Islands? (-16.5642491, -154.6216591)<\/h2>\n
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32. Does Anyone Know How To Get To The University?<\/h2>\n
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33. We Should Probably Not Rent Box Trucks To People Who Have Never Driven Anything Bigger Than A Corolla. Coordinates are (30.4879793, -84.4249830).<\/h2>\n
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34. Thank You Google For Keeping Superman\u2019s Identity A Secret<\/h2>\n
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35. Is This A Tribal Area Or Some Random Dude That Likes Peak Isolation In Papua New Guinea?<\/h2>\n
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36. How Many Aura Points Do I Gain From Finding This?<\/h2>\n
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