50 Times Google Street View Caught Pure Comedy Gold In Real Life

One marvel of the 21st century is that anyone with an internet connection and device newer than the year 2000 can at any point pull up satellite imagery of the entire world. Even more, if the area is mapped, you can even see the “street level” view of much of the world. However, that comes with the reality that humans are sometimes just doing very strange things.

We’ve gathered some of the most random, chaotic and hilarious moments inadvertently captured by Google Street View cars. So get comfortable as you scroll through, upvote your favorites and be sure to share your own thoughts, experiences and observations in the comments below.

#1 At Least They Had The Decency To Censor The Legs

RELATED: #2 Browsing Google Street View Today

#3 Bird’s Eye View

Despite its futuristic feel, Google street view is almost old enough to drink in many countries, as it was launched in 2007. Very quickly, Google realized that showing thousands of people’s faces alongside what might be their homes was an issue, so the following year they also rolled out face blurring software.

While it’s hard to pin down what is the exact “use case” of something like this, the truth is that it’s just a cool tool. After all, the internet is full of evidence that many people’s knowledge of geography is downright terrible, so this seems like at the very least a step in the right direction.

#4 Boy Falling Off A Bench Found In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania!

#5 Batman In France

#6 Google Camel

While the idea seems deceptively simple, just hiring folks to ride around in cars equipped with special cameras, Google had to overcome all sorts of different challenges. For example, in Japan and Switzerland, their cameras were too high and would hit the bottom of some low-hanging bridges.

#7 Ah! So Many Pandas!

#8 Penguin And Penny Farthing

Among our favourites and definitely one of the strangest Google Street Views we’ve seen is this Penguin riding on the back of a Penny Farthing bike. The passenger penguin has long moved on, but you can see the site of its escapades below.

#9 The Stig

#10 Flying Rabbit

Google caught this little fellow in the village of Olszowice in Poland in 2013. More than a decade later, the bunny is still there.

#11 Escaped Prisoner Found Near A Jail!

#12 Found Uzbek Deity At 39.834520, 65.498884

#13 Street View Car Getting Pulled Over In Poland

#14 Streetview Censored This Cat For His Privacy

#15 And Stay Out!

#16 Found In Zambia

#17 Interesting Car On The Wall Found In The Netherlands!

#18 That’s A Weird Looking Cone

#19 Sea Creature

#20 Public Swimming Pool

#21 Fairy Tale In Uxbridge

In what looks like a scene straight from Disney, a carriage ride is adding a bit of magic to the day – except for those stuck behind in traffic, that is. You can see the street below, but the carriage has vanished, presumably by the wave of a wand.

#22 It’s One Of Those Days

#23 When You Realize That You’re Going To Be On Google Street View But You Have Nothing Funny Planned

#24 Humans Out Of Water

#25 Gift Car

#26 Nice Day For A Walk

#27 Google Cars Meeting

#28 This Kid On Google Map Trying To Get By

#29 Splash

#30 Reaper Spotted In Poland

#31 The Best Way To Travel

#32 Giant Phesants

#33 Harry Potter During A Live Stream

#34 Highland Flung

Want to know if they got the car out of the ditch? We’ll have to wait for the Google car’s next trip. As far as Street View is concerned, it’s still there.

#35 Vienna Grand Prix

#36 Portal Car

#37 Japes And Ladders

#38 What Is He Doing?

#39 You Ok There Guys ?

#40 Mont Blanc Skier

#41 Incoming!

The Galapagos Islands are known for their wildlife, but this huge bird is getting a little too close for comfort. Time to Galapa-go.

#42 Bunch Of Dummies

#43 Road Guitarist

#44 Counting Reindeer

#45 My Friend And I On Google Maps, Circa 2013

#46 Young Man “Attacks” His Friend With Hammer

Over the summer, I went to the very North of the Isle of Lewis on a field trip to map the geology there with a close friend of mine. The google street view car went past. We had a geological hammer. The following masterpiece, now on google street view, was the result

#47 Speed Demon

Most people don’t record their own traffic infractions, but this is no ordinary vehicle. The Street Car’s speed is captured while driving into what looks suspiciously like a 30mph zone. Tsk tsk, Google.

#48 Spiderman Is Here To Save Japan

#49 Mickey Mouse Family

#50 How To Make A Perfect Shot For Instagram Stories

#51 Al Fresco Lunch

#52 I Was Just Looking To Buy Some New Boots And Found This

#53 Vw Beetle Spider

#54 Dentistry On The Move

If you dread going to the dentist, how about a check-up while you’re on the move? This dentist chair is being transported through the streets by bike in Dhaka.

#55 Bow And Arrow

You’ve probably seen this trick on a talent show before, but it usually comes with a ‘don’t try this at home’ warning! Hopefully the man with the apple on his head came out of it unscathed.

#56 Giraffe