{"id":84404,"date":"2015-01-07T13:14:28","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T13:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=84404"},"modified":"2025-07-02T00:18:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:18:42","slug":"the-funniest-and-weirdest-moments-caught-on-google-street-view","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-funniest-and-weirdest-moments-caught-on-google-street-view\/","title":{"rendered":"The funniest and weirdest moments caught on Google Street View"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Google Street View<\/strong> was first<strong> launched back in 2007<\/strong>, initially offering panoramic view points of just a few cities in the U.S.A. Nowadays, we can literally walk through the streets of not just cities, but even some of the remotest areas across the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Some of you may have even appeared in <strong>Street View<\/strong> yourselves over the years when this car casually drove passed you:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-84408\" title=\"google streetview\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/google-streetview-568x368.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/google-streetview-568x368.jpg 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/google-streetview-256x165.jpg 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/google-streetview.jpg 1900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With millions of streets to capture, it\u2019s no wonder that every once in a while something weird and wonderful gets caught on camera!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here are our weirdest and funniest moments ever caught on Google Street View<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>1. <\/strong>Just a normal congregation of pigeon-headed humans on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan. Not creepy at all.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-84406\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/birds-568x284.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/birds-568x284.jpg 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/birds-256x128.jpg 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2016\/01\/birds.jpg 990w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>2. <\/strong>Planning his own kidnapping? Naked of course&#8230;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-84414\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/car-568x355.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/car-568x355.jpg 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/car-256x160.jpg 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/car.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>3. <\/strong>Just a full grown woman riding a tiny Shetland Pony. Giddy up!<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-84419\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/shetland-568x409.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"409\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/shetland-568x409.png 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/shetland-256x184.png 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/shetland.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>4.<\/strong> Millions of childhoods wasted looking for this man, and Google manages to do it accidently. Where&#8217;s Waldo? In London apparently!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-84424\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/wally1-568x331.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/wally1-568x331.jpg 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/wally1-256x149.jpg 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/wally1.jpg 710w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>5. <\/strong>Good lord! Is that a tiger wandering through a parking lot? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-84425\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/tiger-568x355.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/tiger-568x355.jpg 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/tiger-256x160.jpg 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/tiger.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>6. <\/strong>Just exactly how many drinks have you had sir?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-84426\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/kid-getting-pulled-over-500x333.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"569\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/kid-getting-pulled-over.jpg 500w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/kid-getting-pulled-over-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/kid-getting-pulled-over-256x170.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><strong>7. <\/strong>You&#8217;ve gotta love these guys&#8230; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-84427\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/scubas-568x406.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/scubas-568x406.png 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/scubas-256x183.png 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/scubas.png 587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><strong>8. <\/strong>&#8220;The Stig&#8221; from British motoring TV show <em>Top Gear<\/em>, casually standing by the road next to Loch Ness, Scotland.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-84430\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/spaceman1-568x296.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/spaceman1-568x296.jpg 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/spaceman1-256x133.jpg 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/spaceman1.jpg 921w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><strong>9. <\/strong>The guy on right is clearly sickened by the whole situation. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-84431\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/men-568x280.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/men-568x280.jpg 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/men-256x126.jpg 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/men.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><strong>10.<\/strong> As if his day couldn&#8217;t get any worse, they had to go and get it on camera. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-84435\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/dogfence-568x353.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"353\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/dogfence-568x353.jpg 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/dogfence-256x159.jpg 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/dogfence.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><strong>11. <\/strong>Casual bike ride around the block with your ridiculously-dated bicycle and your stuffed penguin.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-84437\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/penguin1-568x309.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/penguin1-568x309.jpg 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/penguin1-256x139.jpg 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/penguin1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><strong>12. <\/strong>You couldn&#8217;t have planned the timing any better. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-84438\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/skateboard-568x319.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"319\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/skateboard-568x319.png 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/skateboard-256x144.png 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/skateboard.png 650w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/skateboard-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/skateboard-238x134.png 238w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/skateboard-436x246.png 436w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/skateboard-370x208.png 370w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/skateboard-304x170.png 304w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><strong>13.<\/strong> Wait &#8211; did we go back in time? <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-84439\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/swords-568x442.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"568\" height=\"442\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/swords-568x442.jpg 568w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/swords-256x199.jpg 256w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2015\/11\/swords.jpg 880w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 568px) 100vw, 568px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">To keep up to date with all new features and additions on Google Earth, keep an eye on their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/googleearthweb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Street View was first launched back in 2007, initially offering panoramic view points of just a few cities in the U.S.A. Nowadays, we can literally walk through the streets of not just cities, but even some of the remotest areas across the globe. Some of you may have even appeared in Street View yourselves &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/the-funniest-and-weirdest-moments-caught-on-google-street-view\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The funniest and weirdest moments caught on Google Street View&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2040,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[2698],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-84404","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","tag-app-subdomain-redirectiongoogle-street-view"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84404","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84404"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84404\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":329726,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84404\/revisions\/329726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84404"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84404"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84404"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=84404"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=84404"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=84404"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}