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Driving Directions from California to Sweden
If you use Google Maps to find driving directions from Standford, California, to Stockholm, Sweden, you'll find some very interesting results. It starts off pretty normal, jump on I-80 and drive a couple thousand miles. Things get interesting when you hit the Atlantic, however, and Google tells you to get out of your car and swim across the Atlantic Ocean for 3,500 miles.
I hope you brought your swimsuit.
Update: This works with any U.S. city, if directions are requested to a city across the pond. For instance, Paris, TX to Paris, France.
Filed under: Sweden, United States
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Brad Mar 29th 2007 4:48PM
My favorite bit is that it tells you how long it will take -- 30 days for the total trip.
DjD Mar 29th 2007 8:08PM
Oddly enough... you get the exact breakdown of time when you try and print... 29 days for the swim. That's about 150 miles a day or 6 mph. That's brisk baby!
Wizzie1967 Mar 30th 2007 12:10PM
Actually if you try the same from Ireland, it tells you to go to England, then France and then swim across instead of saying to swim across from Ireland.
Blue Sam Mar 30th 2007 12:10PM
swim through 5-6mph within 28-29 days. Your skin gonna turn worst raisin ever!
Darkle Mar 31st 2007 7:34AM
That's brilliant!! Ha ha good old Google!!
Mike May 31st 2007 1:14PM
LOL, that's pretty funny.
Travel info on Sweden http://www.experience-sweden.info