OK - my sister told me to do this and I did ... and well if you don't at least get a smile out of it then you really must be having a bad day!

When you have a minute ...


Go to www.google.com

Click on Maps

Click on Get Directions

Type in "Chicago" to "London"

(Yeah I know, I know, but trust me and do it anyway ... you probably won't expect what you see ... LOL ...)

Check out #20 when the results come up and ...

Have yourself a giggle! I sure did!

OMG! That is just hilarious!!

This is so going around the office today... hehehehe!


~Lara (who loves spreading cheer around the cubicles)

Oh Genine! That is so funny. I had to laugh out loud. I'm definitely forwarding that to a few people. LOL!

-- DJ

Heh. I've gone from Chicago to London before (and, boy, are my arms tired...)

Thank you for that! Wonderful! I think I might just have to share that with my colleagues. I know quite a few people who will be amused.

Chris

[Edited to add: my boss loved this and immediately found some other routes that required swimming across the Atlantic.

The couple of routes within the UK that I tried out seem perfectly sensible, however. Plus, Google actually recognises the name of where I live... which is more than a lot of people do! ]

Going to London... maybe next year?

So funny, Genine!

Ann

too funny! Probably Michael Phelps could do it!

Simona

It works for a lot of places in the US - I saw some one who did Dallas and I did our little town and it worked . Different number on the instructions of course but...
Carol

I don't know what's funnier, #20 or the fact that you're directed to France first and cross the channel later.

Yeah, you have to leave by the same place and arrive at the same place. That's kind of weird. I tried Beijing as well, and Hong Kong, but they didn't have instructions.

True. I tried Chicago => Sidney and, after that failed, Hongkong => Sidney. Still no result. Wonder what happens with Malaga (South Spain) and Cairo? Okay, they don't know that, either. Not even the famous route Paris => Dakar. Sad!

That one is on purpose, probably added just the other day. Microsoft on the other hand, http://news.com.com/MapPoint+users+in+for+long+and+winding+road/2100-1012_3-5552305.html

From New York to Lisbona by way of North of France? From New York to Galway by way of North of France??? Looks a little crazy to me!

Simona

thanks Genine!

THANK YOU!!!!

I'm going to have to share this around just for the fun of it!!

Vonceil

I tried several combinations of US and European cities. The route over the Atlantic always was the same (even for Miami => Lisboa). Seems like some prankster put in a 'swim-route' for this case.

Clearly the French government is paying Google to direct tourists towards northern France.

LOL Roger!

Simona

According to the time estimate, it should take you about 4 weeks to do it.

I found this from Google, also, although it doesn't relate to the Google Maps "glitch".

malu

That is hilarious!

TiSP? It's almost too funny to be true.

And it's interesting how the PHD's are the ones that make the connection.

Take a look at the link that they provided at the end of the press release; it has a lot more information, and pictures.

There is even a Google group for questions and troubleshooting.

malu

There's GMail Paper , too.

I got College, AK to work as well.

#6 and #55(20) are fun.

Please note that it takes 32 days 10 hrs.

James

If you do Boston to Le Havre they are allot you 29 days and 1 hour to swim some 3,462 miles.

That breaks down to about 5 miles an hour, which could be doable, if your last name is Kent...

James

I had seen the GMail Paper version. Maybe they can deliver your emails with the Google Checkout option?

malu

Juneau to London takes over a hundred segments, too.