Google Maps and directions

who says they don't have a sense of humor at the Plex?

[LifeinAsia]

Go to maps.google.com, click the "Get directions" link, then ask for driving directions from New York to London. Pay particular attention to step 23. :)

[chocorol]

Hehe, swim all the way across the Atlantic? No, thanks. Maybe in my next life.

[balam]

Hmmm... If you've done the Atlantic, wouldn't it just be easier to swim the Channel and then backstroke your way up the Thames? That drops a rough two-thirds of the directions and saves one from having to understand French.

"Droite ou gauche? Huh?"

As for their sense of humour, I personally think they have too much of one...

[LifeinAsia]

balam,

But if you go that route, you have to deal with the whale traffic: [news.bbc.co.uk...]

[balam]

> whale traffic

Hahaha! But there's nothing saying the whale wasn't actually following Google's directions and making the New York/London journey itself. After all, it is well-suited for crossing The Pond (and both locations are within its range - New York arguably so).

I feel like I missed an exciting hitch-hiking adventure...

On a serious note for a moment, the rescue attempt failed [news.bbc.co.uk].

[LifeinAsia]

I think you may be right about the whale following Google's directions.

The current version of the directions circumvents the all water route. Apparently, it was a concession between Google and the lawyers representing the whale's surviving family members.

[RonPK]

They even tell you how long the trip will take:

Drive: 3,938 mi (about 29 days 10 hours)

[designaweb]

They even tell you how long the trip will take:

If you can swim 3,462 miles in anything under 30 days, I won't just eat my shoes, I'll eat the whole Webmasterworld communities worn out shoes collection!

[benevolent001]

offtopic , few days back i saw a girl caught on Google earth having naked sun bath and you know we all are big fans of google clarity :) , larry and brin are young chaps

plex people are having lot of fun finding interesting things :)

[kamikaze Optimizer]

i saw a girl caught on Google earth having naked sun bath

ahh, link please. :)

[lawman]

Sorry, WW doesn't allow links to nekidness (or is it "nekiditity"?)

[phranque]

Sorry, WW doesn't allow links to nekidness (or is it "nekiditity"?)

isn't there a "t" missing?
"nekiditity" would imply frontal nekidness.
otherwise it would be "nekidnass"...