Google is ubiquitous in our digital lives. Its algorithms deliver search results, email and YouTube videos to us in the blink of an eye. But there's one task Google executes that is remarkably analog. To collect imagery for Street View in its Maps feature, humans (remember those?) drive automobiles, affixed with a multi-lensed camera on the roof, all over the world.
So what are the odds you're doing something zany right when the Google car happens to pass you by? Would you even know it if you saw it? Sometimes the car is clearly labeled, other times it's not. Regardless, now you won't be alarmed when you see a car with a large contraption on its roof, roaming your block. Feel free to photobomb the Internets by doing something silly while the Googlemobile is driving past.
Plenty of folks have done it, and the website Streetviewfun.com has become a repository of great images found and submitted by users. We've highlighted our favorites above.
Have you ever run across something odd or hysterical while browsing Street View? Share the coordinates in the comments below.
BONUS: Google Map Hilarity
If you're one of many who still find Google Street View a little creepy, this hilarious video is for you.