Mar 27 2009
Liverpool Street View sightseeing
A few days ago I said I would report back to you my findings on Google Street View Liverpool. Well, I can’t promise you hilarious snapshots, but the ones in this post I found interesting nonetheless.
Much like its real world counterpart, Liverpool Street View is a strange world filled with bizarre and intriguing things. Join me as I take a trip round virtual Liverpool. Can you spot yourself?
Armless Big Issue Seller, Hope Street. This poor guy stood outside the Everyman Theatre has a phantom arm that only appears in window reflections. If you look carefully you can also see a reflection of the Google camera car itself just to his left.
Duck, Albert Dock. Is the bloke taking a picture of his mate being a prat in front of the DUKW, or is he snapping the Google Street View van?
Traffic Wardens, Brownlow Hill. These guys seem to be enjoying themselves, much to the dismay of the passing student. “You should have seen his face when I issued him with a £300 fine!”
Transformer Car, Lime Street. One of many warped cars in Google Street View, and certainly not the weirdest. Check out this, er, thing on Paradise Street.
Slacker builders, Hope Street. Hey, get back to work you slackers! I wonder what the one on the phone to his mate is saying? “Hey, the Google Street View van is going round. Fetch the Groucho Marx glasses!”
You should get out there with a boxing nun and see if the van blurs the faces of penguins in bondage, like reCaptcha’s Erdman Doris, or Sister Ray as we used to call her.