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20 February 2009 · 1:00 pm · Filed under Driver's Seat

Rocket Jones asks Google for driving directions from Seattle to Honolulu.

And gets them.

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  1. McGehee »

    20 February 2009 · 1:20 pm

    8. Kayak across the Pacific Ocean

    Somebody at Google just knew some smart-ass was going to ask for those directions..

  2. McGehee »

    20 February 2009 · 1:27 pm

    And apparently Seattle-to-Honolulu is the only transoceanic crossing Google knows. Attempts to drive from anywhere in North Amwerica to Honolulu go to Seattle before embarking.

    And attempts to go to any other continent simply fail.

    Which means somebody at Google lacks imagination. Suppose one wanted to go from Fairbanks to Vladivostok? They could give directions to the Port of Anchorage, then say, “Wait until winter for the ocean to freeze, then dogsled across the Pacific Ocean.”

  3. fillyjonk »

    20 February 2009 · 2:01 pm

    For some reason, that map made me laugh way harder than I thought it would.

  4. fillyjonk »

    20 February 2009 · 2:02 pm

    “These directions are for planning purposes only. You may find that construction projects, traffic, weather, or other events may cause conditions to differ from the map results, and you should plan your route accordingly. You must obey all signs or notices regarding your route.”

  5. Jeffro »

    20 February 2009 · 2:36 pm

    8.2mph for two weeks in a kayak is some serious traveling.

  6. Michael Bates »

    20 February 2009 · 10:10 pm

    37 days, 14 hours, if you walk.

  7. CGHill »

    20 February 2009 · 10:46 pm

    Who knew the Pacific Ocean was considered a walkable neighborhood?

  8. fillyjonk »

    21 February 2009 · 7:14 am

    Well, if your initals are JC, it just might be…

  9. Kirk »

    21 February 2009 · 8:20 am

    Google used to have a similar thing for Boston to Paris — out to the end of Cape Cod, then across the Atlantic. No idea if that still works or not.

  10. McGehee »

    21 February 2009 · 9:27 am

    I tried to London but that didn’t work — maybe because there’s no driving in the Chunnel.

  11. imagiNATIVEamerica »

    23 February 2009 · 7:33 am

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