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February 18, 2016 6:57 PM

What happens when you zoom in too much on Google Maps. Discoveries by digital artist Kyle F. Williams.
posted by numaner (14 comments total)

That one near the bottom, in the plaza, that's not -- that's my uncle Rich -- he died in 1988
posted by Countess Elena at 7:07 PM on February 18, 2016 [5 favorites]

seriously amazing francis bacon imagery in the last picture!
posted by pziemba at 7:39 PM on February 18, 2016 [3 favorites]

So before anyone else goes "huh, when did satellites get that good and WTF happened to privacy, Google Maps?" like I just did, the key phrase appears to be "user-uploaded 3D Spheres".
posted by effbot at 7:50 PM on February 18, 2016 [3 favorites]

So uh, is there a reason why 50% of the images highlighted by gizmodo happen to be women in swimsuits? Women in swimsuits just that much more likely to glitch due to arcane science facts? Oh, okay.
posted by vibratory manner of working at 8:21 PM on February 18, 2016 [3 favorites]

Human pentopede

I think my favorites are the headless texter and Thing's taller cousin though.
posted by Existential Dread at 8:27 PM on February 18, 2016

"So before anyone else goes "huh, when did satellites get that good and WTF happened to privacy, Google Maps?" like I just did …"

Besides which, at a certain zoom level Google Maps switches over from satellite imagery to aerial photography.
posted by Pinback at 8:28 PM on February 18, 2016

This is a good way to detect leaks in the Transdimensional Cyriak Containment Shield
posted by polecat at 9:41 PM on February 18, 2016 [14 favorites]

Someone needs to combine this with Deep Dream.
posted by Gordafarin at 2:20 AM on February 19, 2016

I like the one on the Piazza del Campo in Siena; knee-deep in bricks. it is how it feels when you stand there!
posted by Namlit at 3:00 AM on February 19, 2016

I think the prevalence of scantily clad women is at least partially due to the fact all these pictures seem to be vacation photos, and the beach is a common vacation spot. That, and nothing drives clicks like a creepy amalgamation of naked limbs and bikini parts.
posted by Mr.Encyclopedia at 5:01 AM on February 19, 2016

I found one of these myself a year ago:
Alewife station
posted by MtDewd at 11:50 AM on February 19, 2016 [1 favorite]

So uh, is there a reason why 50% of the images highlighted by gizmodo happen to be women in swimsuits? Women in swimsuits just that much more likely to glitch due to arcane science facts? Oh, okay.

It's the same reason women models are used for all sorts of art.
posted by OwlBoy at 12:26 PM on February 19, 2016

That's definitely the most interesting thing that ever happened at Alewife Station.
posted by Countess Elena at 7:29 PM on February 19, 2016

This is just like the post on imgur, except the one on imgur gave no credit to anyone. Hate (/ocasionally like) imgur.
posted by bendy at 12:04 AM on February 22, 2016