Topic: Directions: London to New York

[SteveD CB500F]

Go to Google Maps and select "London".

Select "Get Directions" and put "New York" in the destination box.

Scroll down the directions...




How's your swimming?

[nickjtc]

Great minds think alike, Steve.

http://www.sohc4.us/forums/index.php?topic=20580.0

(or fools seldom differ??)

[SteveD CB500F]

Hmm.

I must pay more attention to the Humour forum...

Where did you get this from Nick as I picked it up from the UK Sprint ST Forum and it is an exact cut-and-paste of your post (even down to the "scroll to step 23" bit which is actually step 37 from my direction:

http://www.bikersoracle.com/triumphsprint/forum/showthread.php?p=9562#post9562

[nickjtc]

My lead came from a motorcycle riding friend here in BC. I don't know where he found it. I also received it yesterday from a friend over there in England, so it must be making the rounds!

[francisew]

I received it by email a few days back. Of course it works from anywhere.

I wonder who at google thought this up?

It must have been put in partially as a joke, but probably also as a programming fix, so that errors wouldn't pop up when someone searches something dumb like driving directions from USA to GB.

Francis

[SteveD CB500F]

Looks like some of the programmers at Google have a sense of humour (and their management were prepared to allow it through)