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Rudest Google Maps sightings – including naked man in a car trunk and giant penises in a park

Tyler Baum

Published: 19:09, 9 Mar 2022
Updated: 19:52, 9 Mar 2022

AN EPIC series of bizarre photographs show the hilarity of life on Google Earth.

From a real-life Leslie Chow escaping a car trunk to pranksters using a meadow as a canvas for drawing male anatomy, humanity might owe Google a special thank you for catching some of our finer moments.

Modern day Robinhood

This man enlisted the help of a friend to test his accuracy with a bow and arrow — This man enlisted the help of a friend to test his accuracy with a bow and arrowCredit: Google Earth

Google Street View was released in 2007 and has comprehensively mapped of the world.

Since then, Google has married Street View with other technologies.

Google Maps Live View is an augmented reality program that presents the user with icons and digital signage to make navigating on foot easier and less confusing.

reported that Google Maps users should consider managing the app’s location tracking services.

Playing house

A man was spotted carrying an inflatable companion down the street — A man was spotted carrying an inflatable companion down the streetCredit: Splitpics.uk

We suppose there's only one way to carry the doll home without having to re-inflate it later.

Let's hope this is part of some bachelor party shenanigans.

Woke up like this

This man's Sunday anxiety must be through the roof after winding up naked in a trunk — This man's Sunday anxiety must be through the roof after winding up naked in a trunkCredit: Splitpics.uk

The dog. The mystery jug of orange liquid. The naked guy.

Google Street View snapped a modern day Renaissance painting.

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An artist's rendition

It could be a sketch of a cannon on wheels - but it's probably not — It could be a sketch of a cannon on wheels - but it's probably notCredit: Reddit

A few comedians crafted some art for birds-eye viewing in Melbourne, Australia.

This one compares nicely to the .

New York's most comfortable smoker

Public seating is hard to come by in NYC but this clever fellow made do — Public seating is hard to come by in NYC but this clever fellow made doCredit: Google Earth

Some say New Yorkers are some of the most inventive folks on the planet.

If you're tired enough, anything can be a seat.

Reduced shipping costs

If you want a package handled with care then deliver it yourself — If you want a package handled with care then deliver it yourselfCredit: Google Earth

These two Bangladeshi men took transporting a dentist's chair into their own hands.

Fortunately, a Google Street View car happened to catch the atypical delivery.

Flight school

Maybe we should just take the long way home rather than crossing this flock — Maybe we should just take the long way home rather than crossing this flockCredit: Google Earth

This group of eight pigeon-clad Tokyoites were snapped in 2013 by Google Street View.

Almost a decade later their symmetrical arrangement still feels quite eerie.

How to check Google Location History

There are a few different ways to check your Google Location History.

The quickest and easiest is go to .

This will show exactly where you've been on a given day.

And it can even track your methods of travel, as well as the times you were at specific locations.

If you're using the Google Maps app, go into the menu and then select Your Timeline.

You may find the results shocking if you've had Google Location History turned on for several years without realising.

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Suddenly finding that Google is hosting an extremely detailed map tracking years of your real-world movements can be very creepy.

Fortunately it's possible to turn the feature off.

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