Wanna Go to Paris? Just Swim!


	Wanna Go to Paris? Just Swim!

pumpkinismine

4-11-2007 8:20 PM

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google, maps, directions

pumpkinismine says:

Thought this was funny, how if you ask google for directions from New York, New York to Paris, France, the 23rd line will tell you to swim across the Atlantic Ocean. Great to know!

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4-12-2007 11:38 AM

gazco

I tried it and it works!!!!! I wonder how this glitch came to be... some rogue programmer add the swim command in for a joke?

4-14-2007 1:49 AM

pumpkinismine

yeah, it works for any directions you look for overseas

Its a fun glitch!

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