I was reading an article online and it mentioned this interesting 'feature' on Google maps.
It presents you with a challenge:
How Google Says to Get From China to Taiwan
*Open Google Maps' Directions. *Type in "China" as the starting point. *Type in "Taiwan" as the destination. *Scroll down and read step 48. *Try not to laugh.So I decided to give it a try. You can click on this link to jump straight there.
It brings up a map with a route from approximately the center of China to the center of Taiwan.
Note that it says 'This route includes a ferry'... I suppose so, because how else would you get across the Straits of Taiwan?
Then we get to the direction details:
somewhat standard Google Maps stuff... even tells you the name of the routes in Chinese and when they're toll roads... how convenient! :-P
Recall that the instructions in the challenge said:
*Scroll down and read step 48. *Try not to laugh.OK... so what happens at step 48?
OK, leave a comment on this pic if you laughed out loud when you saw that. :-P
Swim across the Pacific Ocean!
165km!
And then continue straight for 1.1km (after you take a short break to rest I assume?)
:-D
Any other bizarre ones like this? I tried a bunch... in most cases it says 'We could not calculate directions between ___ and ____.'
But I got one to work... directions between China and Japan:
OK! so there's a business opportunity in Shanghai for Jet Ski rentals! :-P
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