• Head of Google Maps denies donkey hit-and-run claims
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[url]http://google-latlong.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/never-ass-ume.html[/url] [quote=Kei Kawai, Group Product Manager, Google Maps][I]Never ass-ume[/I] Over the last 24-hours concerned members of the public and the media have been speculating on the fate of a donkey pictured in Street View in the Kweneng region of Botswana. Because of the way our 360-degree imagery is put together, it looked to some that our car had been involved in an unseemly hit and run, leaving the humble beast stranded in the road. As our imagery below shows, the donkey was lying in the path - perhaps enjoying a dust bath - before moving safely aside as our car drove past. I’m pleased to confirm the donkey is alive and well. Images 1 & 2: our car, driving on the left hand side, approaches the donkey lying down in the road. [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gTlKfgGgAeo/UPbQSusrjsI/AAAAAAAACJQ/PIEPH0TOl4Q/s1600/1.jpg[/img] Image 3: the donkey gets up and moves aside. [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-99s12LUluLs/UPbNVmoqk0I/AAAAAAAACH8/lTb-2Fwx9Y4/s1600/3.png[/img] Image 4: a shot taken from the back of our car shows the curious animal back on its feet. [img]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-VkPT_8hBe2Y/UPbNXpN5LwI/AAAAAAAACIM/SWPntRy7w_s/s1600/4.png[/img] I hope you continue to enjoy some of the spectacular images of Botswana and its wildlife, big and small.[/quote] [url=http://www.facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1239993]Original thread[/url]
these photos are quite obviously doctored, it's the only explanation. Google is full of donkey murderers!
fucking swamp gas
[QUOTE=smurfy;39245776][I]Never ass-ume[/I][/QUOTE] [img]http://i.somethingawful.com/forumsystem/emoticons/emot-golfclap.gif[/img]
See there's a big grey part on top of the car in those pictures therefore they must be photoshopped, nice try Google
[QUOTE=CanadianBill;39245877]See there's a big grey part on top of the car in those pictures therefore they must be photoshopped, nice try Google[/QUOTE] That's where they hid the body
as someone who has seen the donkey sanctuary advert i can categorically state that the donkey couldn't have been run over as the driver wold have cashed the car in fits of tears after the fact
Google obviously abducted the donkey to clone it and create an army of super-mules Street View is just a covert donkey abduction operation
it's really nice that they responded to this though, even though you can see by the orientation of the car and stuff that they didn't run over a donkey
Why are people so pissy about it anyway? Big deal a car might have hit an animal, shit happens all the time everywhere. No need to throw a fit over it, especially when there's no actual collision.
"Ugh fucking donkeys, just smashed the front end. Do I keep going?" "Sure, I'm [i]pretty[/i] sure the cameras didn't catch that."
Kei Kawai, Group Product Manager, Google Maps
Why did the spot where the donkey had been 'having a dust bath' disappear after it got up? [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gTlKfgGgAeo/UPbQSusrjsI/AAAAAAAACJQ/PIEPH0TOl4Q/s1600/1.jpg[/img] [img]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-99s12LUluLs/UPbNVmoqk0I/AAAAAAAACH8/lTb-2Fwx9Y4/s1600/3.png[/img]
Because the car goes forward.
donkeys have legs so it probably walked
When posted out-of-context/out-of-order it's hilarious :v:
I don't get why people won't drop this. I mean, why be such an ass?
[QUOTE=Corey_Faure;39246896]I don't get why people won't drop this. I mean, why be such an ass?[/QUOTE] asses are stubborn
[QUOTE=TestECull;39246201]Why are people so pissy about it anyway? Big deal a car might have hit an animal, shit happens all the time everywhere. No need to throw a fit over it, especially when there's no actual collision.[/QUOTE] They invented Roo bars for a reason - to make sure the only thing smashed after hitting and animal was the animal [IMG]http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_w4ifTToAw5Q/S_EJlweXPgI/AAAAAAAACFg/K-6uDaE4aPQ/s400/IMG_1406.jpg[/IMG] I made that sound more morbid than it should have been didn't I
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