Spotted on Google Local

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Mark Poole
on April 11, 2006 at 2:55 PM TrackBacks (0) Comments (1)

I was browsing the satellite images on Google Local today. I was taking a look at the Gold Coast in Australia, where I lived in my late teens. I was somewhat surprised, therefore, to see a hundred foot long man floating just offshore from the main beach road:

I've heard of people spotting weird things on Google, but this is hilarious. Here's the full image if you want to see for yourself.

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Mark Poole Author Profile Page on April 19, 2006 11:11 PM
According to the Google Team, "this image is actually a feature of the swimming area situated at that location. It appears to be a diving platform for the users of the enclosure." Hmmmm....

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