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.

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Bizarre life scene on Google Street View: person with horse mask eating banana, sitting at a table with flamingo lawn ornaments.

Person leaning into a white car with doors open, caught on Google Street View in a humorous moment.

People wearing pigeon masks on a park path, captured on Google Street View, showcasing a funny and weird life scene.

Despite its futuristic feel, Google street view is almost old enough to drink in many countries, as it was launched in2007. 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 blurringsoftware.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 ofgeographyis downright terrible, so this seems like at the very least a step in the right direction.

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 ofgeographyis downright terrible, so this seems like at the very least a step in the right direction.

Person in red and white outfit humorously falling off a blue bench, captured on Google Street View.

Person in a superhero costume running down a street captured on Google Street View, a funny and weird life scene.

Google Street View captures camel shadows in a desert, creating a funny and weird life scene.

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 differentchallenges. For example, in Japan andSwitzerland, their cameras were too high and would hit the bottom of some low-hanging bridges.

Google Street View captures a beach filled with panda sculptures, surrounded by onlookers at Ma Wan Tung Wan Beach.

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.

Cyclist on a penny-farthing towing a dog in a sidecar, captured by Google Street View.

Person in a white suit standing beside a Scottish road, captured on Google Street View.

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

Flying animal captured in a funny and weird scene on Google Street View above a rural road and fields.

Person in striped outfit walking on sidewalk, featured in funny Google Street View life scenes.

A person’s face unexpectedly appears large in the sky on a Google Street View scene, creating a funny and weird effect.

Two officers stand near a green police vehicle on a rural road, captured on Google Street View.

Brick house with satellite dishes captured on Google Street View, showcasing a typical suburban life scene.

Man on driveway with hands on hips, near a white house, caught on Google Street View.

A distorted figure waves on a hillside, capturing one of the weird life scenes on Google Street View.

A red car parked vertically on a building wall captured on Google Street View, highlighting a funny life scene.

Person with a traffic cone on their head, standing on a street in front of a lodge, captured by Google Street View.

Person in a costume resembling seaweed as seen on Google Street View near Ocean Front Walk in San Diego.

People relaxing in an inflatable pool on a street corner, a funny scene captured on Google Street View.

Horse-drawn carriage on a road, captured in a funny life scene on Google Street View.

Person carrying groceries drops items in a parking lot, captured on Google Street View.

Person on Google Street View, in a plaid shirt and red pants, caught in a humorous and puzzling moment on a riverside path.

Two people in scuba gear and flippers walking down a street, captured on Google Street View.

A small car wrapped in white tape, captured on Google Street View in a parking lot.

Weird life scene on Google Street View: person appears cut in half in a park with people and trees.

Two men on a Google Street View car in Heelands, England, with multiple camera-equipped cars parked nearby.

Child running and falling on a sidewalk, captured on Google Street View; a funny and weird life scene.

Google Street View captures water splashing on rural road RN150 in La Rioja, creating a funny and unusual scene.

Google Street View captures a person in a hooded costume leaning against a building with people walking by.

Man relaxing on a sofa in the back of a truck, surrounded by plants, captured on Google Street View.

Giant pheasant sculptures on a rural landscape, captured on Google Street View, showcasing a funny life scene.

Person caught mid-air in a surreal scene on Google Street View over a city skyline, embodying funny and weird life moments.

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.

Three people on a remote road by a cliff, captured humorously on Google Street View with motorcycles nearby.