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18.1.12

StreetView Roulette

Random "teleportation" around the globe

GlobeGenie, created by Joe McMichael, is nifty little hack that randomizes latitude and longitude coordinates and then looks for the closest StreetView location. While it's a great timewaster, it's also a serendipitous way to skip around the planet and see places you might not ordinarily choose to view. (Note: if you limit your search to Africa, there are not many places that Google has captured - expect many hits in South Africa.) You can also set it to flip every 10 or 20 seconds. (Some ads at the bottom of the page.)

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