Seagull Photobombs Google Street View Camera (PHOTO) *See photos below* A seagull in Brighton, England has photobombed a Google Street View camera. As a Google Maps street view of Brighton's John Street reveals, the bird's portrait has made it online, and the seagull can be seen permanently suspended mid-air, a piece of bread (perhaps?) Stuck in its beak. (See photo below) While its aims were undoubtedly apolitical, the bird's inadvertent prank seems almost to reflect the current tensions between Google and the European Union.
As Google's Street View becomes ever more encompassing and detailed, anti-Google sentiment has also been on the rise, particularly in Europe, where citizens worry about privacy violations due to Google's detailed image-capturing. Pranksters have been ambushing the Google Street View vehicles used to collect images. In Norway, for instance, a duo wearing drysuits and carrying pitchforks chased after the Google Street View van. Google Maps defines Google Street View thus: Animal Google Street View Photobombs. Craziest Google Street View Shots OF ALL TIME (PHOTOS, POLL) Google Street View, a feature of Google Maps, shows us a lot: it provides 360° horizontal and 290° vertical panoramic views from just about any where in the world, captured and stitched together by cameras on Google cars roaming the streets of London, Detroit, Madrid, and beyond.
Sometimes, the Google Street View can catch just a bit too much, and it goes beyond helpful into the hilarious. Check out the funniest, most inappropriate Google Street View shots ever in the slideshow below. They're scandalous, shocking, surprising -- and probably true. (When Google realizes there are these Street View flubs, the company will typically remove the images from its maps, resulting in a "This image is no longer available message", which makes it hard to check up on the Street View 'fails'.) Seen a Street View FAIL? Caught something you shouldn't have on Google Street View?
Craziest Google Street Views Click participate, upload a picture and description, then click submit! Now Make Your Own Top 5. 'Horse Boy' On Google Street View Shrouded In Mystery (PHOTOS) Google Street View frequently captures strange sights: people urinating in public, a pitchfork-wielding duo dressed in scuba gear, or even Waldo from "Where's Waldo? " An enigmatic character, dubbed "Horse-Boy," has appeared on Google Street View in Aberdeen, Scotland, and has generated considerable buzz and speculation by Internet users the world over. The man can be seen standing against a wall in a purple shirt and brownish pants wearing a large horse mask. The BBC writes, "Dozens of BBC news website users have e-mailed from across Europe to say they know who horse boy is.
" Some have even sent in photos of the mysterious "Horse-Boy. " One Huffington Post reader emailed to point out that "Horse-Boy" has his own YouTube channel, with videos showing "Horse-Boy" (aka "The Human Horse") dancing to Soulja Boy's "Crank That" and "The Birdie Song," among other clips. Have you seen "Horse-Boy" other places? UPDATE: HuffPost readers have sent in more Horse Boy sightings. "Horse-Boy" Sightings. Wayne's World: Google Street View's Most Excellent Find? (PHOTO) Votre e-réputation se joue aussi sur Google Street View.