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An Unusual Route on Google Maps

April 4th, 2007 by

Google Map of Route from Aberystwyth to Blacksburg Va.Google maps has a wonderful route planning feature, which is often fairly good at choosing your route. However, I think I have confused it! I wondered how it would route me from my home in Aberystwyth, Wales to my Uncle’s house in Blacksburg, Virginia.

This is the route Google offered. Notice that the estimated journey time is 29 days and 22 hours, and rather strangely it routes me via France (Reminicent of this interesting route). However, the real surprise is instruction number 42: "Swim across the Atlantic Ocean 3,462 miles"!!!

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    1. on 27 Apr 2007 at 10:39 am1 Stephen
      1. on 04 Apr 2007 at 1:33 pm1 MInTheGap

        That is hilarious. I hope you’ve perfected your backstroke!

      2. on 04 Apr 2007 at 9:07 pm2 Stephen

        No matter how perfect my backstrole, I doubt I could swim across in a mere 29 days!

      3. on 06 Apr 2007 at 7:15 pm3 Deborah

        That is very funny! LOL. I’ve had similar instuctions with Mapquest at times…but that is about the best I’ve heard!

      4. on 09 Apr 2007 at 5:26 pm4 Mark

        There are definately some bugs that need to be worked out :)

        There is a site for mapping trips via foot as well. One individual found that it suggested he jaywalk over something like a 5 line highway and then walk right across an airstrip :)

      5. on 09 Apr 2007 at 9:24 pm5 Stephen

        I would love to see that route!

      6. on 11 Apr 2007 at 2:01 pm6 Mark

        Here it is: http://www.bahneman.com/liem/blog/article.php?story=googletransitmap_trouble

      7. on 11 Apr 2007 at 2:07 pm7 Mark

        Whoops.. That didn’t link didn’t work quite right. If you click the link, though, just navigate down to “Google Transit Maps Could Get You Arrested?”

      8. on 11 Apr 2007 at 9:56 pm8 Stephen

        Excellent! Many thanks for that.

        Stephen

      9. on 20 Apr 2007 at 2:31 pm9 Y Safle » Blog Archive » Tragedy at Virginia Tech

        […] the other hand, I have relatives in Blacksburg (something I mentioned just the other day), and I have visited Tech – I even had an informal interview once for a post graduate position […]

    2. on 27 Apr 2007 at 3:18 pm2 Y Safle » Blog Archive » Tragedy at Virginia Tech

      [...] On the other hand, I have relatives in Blacksburg (something I mentioned just the other day), and I have visited Tech – I even had an informal interview once for a post graduate position there. So what can I say to express my genuine concern and point readers here to something that they could do, and something they could take from this tragedy. [...]

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