Google Maps Hacks by Simon Weckert

99 smartphones are transported in a handcart to generate virtual traffic jam in Google Maps.Through this activity, it is possible to turn a green street red which has an impact in the physical world by navigating cars on another route to avoid being stuck in traffic. #googlemapshacks

[Dinomon]

I want to live in a place like this where you could walk through the streets with a wheelbarrow full of phones without getting robbed

[themissingchums]

The best part is he did it outside of the Google Berlin building.

[zap]

Some say he's still out there jamming traffic until this day.

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For the sake of your knowledge : This video was not in my recommendation, i searched for it.

[fabianmerchan]

Need to find the guy who do this in the 80% of the streets of my city.

[wahyuamirulloh]

Google maps : "Turn right"
Me : "But there's no cars"
Google maps : "Just turn right ! YOU FOOLS THE ROADS IS RED"

[tortue_ch]

DOR Attack. Denial of Road Attack. A new way of going home without trafic jam.

[lilaznoreo]

Now u can drive traffic free by creating traffic lol

[AlphaCentauri]

"Driving" in front Google Berlin! That was height of humiliating the victim. Lol.

[AndiMal]

Wow what a hack, just realizing how Google maps works. You're truly a genius.

[dboaro]

Wonderful! The simple demostration of the way in that Google Maps calculates the density of traffic.

[rhlhotshot]

Wouldn't Google's algo detect it as a bus ? As the phones are not moving relative to each other.

[Itsmarieanne]

The fact that he’s carrying them in a children toy wagon and casually walking 🚶 makes it more hilarious 😂😂😂

[SpiderDice]

Walking right next to the Google Berlin offices...  😂

[JoeD]

It's like going to a restaurant and putting mannequins on each table, so it's full and you eat alone in silence.

[vedant._]

Google : you can BLINDLY trust Google maps
Simon weckert : i am about to end this man whole career

[Giorgos]

The Italian Job's traffic light hack alternative 😁

[b.i.g.g.u.s]

I wonder if you could put the phones into a small bot (like those pizza delivery things) and have it loop around your block constantly to keep traffic away?

[chriseastin]

John Connor: Why did you kill all the humans GODGLE?
GODGLE: This one guy kept ruining my data just for shits and giggles.

[samchen]

Imagine he uses all these phones for pokemon go