The 5 best Easter Eggs on Google Maps
Some Easter eggs are hidden in Google Maps according to the tradition of the California company. We present the top five here.
5. Google Maps' Pegman becomes a tennis player
As soon as you place Pegman (the yellow male) at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, he is suddenly dressed like a tennis player. The Arthur Ashe Stadium is the largest tennis stadium in the world and takes its name from the tennis player Arthur Ashe who died of AIDS.
4. Solar eclipse and planets in Google Maps
Since the 3D view of the earth has been integrated into the maps, you can zoom out until you see the entire planet. You can even switch between the individual planets Moon, Mars and Earth. At times of the solar and also the lunar eclipse, the shadow is shown on the earth as well as the darkness on the sun and the moon. So you watch the darkness directly from space.
3. "Lord of the Rings" in Google Maps
Enter "Rivendell" or "The Shire" as the start address and "Mordor" as the destination address in the English language Google Maps. Then choose the pedestrian route - and you will be warned with the words "Use caution - One does not simply walk into Mordor". This is an allusion to "Lord of the Rings" - there Boromir warns the companions with exactly these words. The sentence is also a popular template for Internet memes.
2. With the jet ski over the Pacific
According to Google Maps, you can walk from China to Japan. However, you should not rush off now - at the latest at the 298th waypoint you are dependent on technical aids. Then you have to "Jet ski across the Pacific" and cover the next 782 kilometers.
1. Street View as a penguin in Antarctica
If Pegman is positioned at this point on the Antarctic island of Livingston, it will turn into a penguin. But that's not all, because you can now move around the location just like on a street in Street View.
It is best to try out yourself whether the Easter Eggs also work in the mobile versions of Google Maps - with the respective Android or iPhone app.
A photo spread to other funny software Easter eggs can be found here.