Capturing Toy Soldiers With Mini Blue Helmets All Over The World.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWhutkxEjN1QsVyjhb3QQWmKIt0FrzGd534rKLL45_oTIGvHAcBSIY5u0byR9Civ4ghFJ-9Cb9CG5k5ZBydEF4RmnswQ3ICByVId-A2O5F4KSvaO5WYf1xjta93BR3c_q-dba3ioMifA/s1600/mini+blue+hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575984499180920706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWhutkxEjN1QsVyjhb3QQWmKIt0FrzGd534rKLL45_oTIGvHAcBSIY5u0byR9Civ4ghFJ-9Cb9CG5k5ZBydEF4RmnswQ3ICByVId-A2O5F4KSvaO5WYf1xjta93BR3c_q-dba3ioMifA/s400/mini+blue+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 516px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiTESvHPxcP0jtloLzhvKyIIruP3vb3y8pfd8Bc_AzhLVSrediS2HjnaEJ3eErsqnHDiOYfgMRMwDK7q1SEAbIgLi9CmmvPACdaAVoYk78Snio9YbHSPOMaA4kfQd9vHHprJ6sWxkfVw/s1600/5364253247_013be6d2b6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575168658351780450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoiTESvHPxcP0jtloLzhvKyIIruP3vb3y8pfd8Bc_AzhLVSrediS2HjnaEJ3eErsqnHDiOYfgMRMwDK7q1SEAbIgLi9CmmvPACdaAVoYk78Snio9YbHSPOMaA4kfQd9vHHprJ6sWxkfVw/s400/5364253247_013be6d2b6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 293px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWc8x8jW1Cz6bw1jF-0j8KzVp3Q8JrUaMj72Pj3gevTpMiTsTUMCFpGdfEdFd4EK54Wvz1VjS8PejtbrNyYo1eeasUQQ1lESbIIDXUHOnCk5NULiQ55aSzEO-Gd-pTgLNpYL8QV6MNpQ/s1600/unbluehelmet.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575179649516019410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaWc8x8jW1Cz6bw1jF-0j8KzVp3Q8JrUaMj72Pj3gevTpMiTsTUMCFpGdfEdFd4EK54Wvz1VjS8PejtbrNyYo1eeasUQQ1lESbIIDXUHOnCk5NULiQ55aSzEO-Gd-pTgLNpYL8QV6MNpQ/s400/unbluehelmet.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 291px;" /></a><br /><br />The engaging interactive <span style="font-weight: bold;">Miniscule Blue Helmets on a Massive Quest</span> was spearheaded by designer <a href="http://www.pierrederks.nl/">Pierre Derks</a>, a project which has also spawned a new book.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4p-rgSgtHQmZ3kAFI6KqrMzs_qcRv7URLu98zvuF9P7iYDmxnL4rm2TqMVzL5YCgMGIY2BmFOea71NqC5aflx_y1bPsuNOn306BUpHglaA-haugqVCGXxHRTThpWuYe_lLozi1zYfWcc/s1600/bluehelmets.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575177279448038882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4p-rgSgtHQmZ3kAFI6KqrMzs_qcRv7URLu98zvuF9P7iYDmxnL4rm2TqMVzL5YCgMGIY2BmFOea71NqC5aflx_y1bPsuNOn306BUpHglaA-haugqVCGXxHRTThpWuYe_lLozi1zYfWcc/s400/bluehelmets.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 517px; height: 370px;" /></a><br /><br />Starting in the Hague in Holland, the task engaged people all over the world to shoot photos of 50,000 little plastic toy soldiers wearing hand-painted blue helmets, hats or berets from over 60 global locations. The blue helmets and berets are a nod to the colored helmets worn by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peacekeeping">UN Peacekeepers.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_v01tJ4PxNqcESHld0Gfr1xzWOW8QkZzvGhdbW81socoU5_8mB5eyruPkPMBiLy9wCavxzGJOgBIiPJvtA64gTopU561WUFQD_Q_aF-ckBS_L10TDxua9GSNnjWnPAik4RzRAiM7mhw/s1600/4207633851_89f83800a1_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575196629961954242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM_v01tJ4PxNqcESHld0Gfr1xzWOW8QkZzvGhdbW81socoU5_8mB5eyruPkPMBiLy9wCavxzGJOgBIiPJvtA64gTopU561WUFQD_Q_aF-ckBS_L10TDxua9GSNnjWnPAik4RzRAiM7mhw/s400/4207633851_89f83800a1_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 345px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5z_YRWpkbTTURHg_NPlrDGIKPPokj5fDOOvk6G8XieGgWU071RaZ2_CSATVW8ukKHuqplfTGkildp9fS2QwilBi9NGgAx9opxccnAKA-FfouZtK9YuwOj02EfcqpKgiejHOON2Obe6Es/s1600/5178106848_6c0d5ccab2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575172290491071186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5z_YRWpkbTTURHg_NPlrDGIKPPokj5fDOOvk6G8XieGgWU071RaZ2_CSATVW8ukKHuqplfTGkildp9fS2QwilBi9NGgAx9opxccnAKA-FfouZtK9YuwOj02EfcqpKgiejHOON2Obe6Es/s400/5178106848_6c0d5ccab2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 393px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLS8SONK2CFd2KCB8yDEJcabAEMAI3tF5ipcI1XU9KD8vi8EaBnBFozR0thzHEWIgKnUqORaPk3_Mhkl_s-morLVuWlmMtMazyzX8O1Ppi5-O8963VVK00dPwEczuGZDuv360MV3Rul0/s1600/eiffel+tower.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575197487872969298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxLS8SONK2CFd2KCB8yDEJcabAEMAI3tF5ipcI1XU9KD8vi8EaBnBFozR0thzHEWIgKnUqORaPk3_Mhkl_s-morLVuWlmMtMazyzX8O1Ppi5-O8963VVK00dPwEczuGZDuv360MV3Rul0/s400/eiffel+tower.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 397px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZlxXqqm_Mbb-GesJKgW3C0qYdYCsddUmc3g9q5KSuRD8s3rvvBLOBsJEyhOQ8tndDqsUeHD-ixuacpx9z6qVOwnPtcfy8egOzf1W4oseCOVAUtyzn4qFUGh8z5Wk34W3t9qlxeRgt80/s1600/3830272232_0fbd7cb2ca_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575196421064595314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZlxXqqm_Mbb-GesJKgW3C0qYdYCsddUmc3g9q5KSuRD8s3rvvBLOBsJEyhOQ8tndDqsUeHD-ixuacpx9z6qVOwnPtcfy8egOzf1W4oseCOVAUtyzn4qFUGh8z5Wk34W3t9qlxeRgt80/s400/3830272232_0fbd7cb2ca_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 244px;" /></a><br /><br />The mass manifestation of the Miniscule Blue Helmets in public space implies that the potential of getting confronted with a heavily armed blue helmeted soldier is within reach of a global audience. Although it is obvious that the encounter is rather different from running into a real-life UN Blue Helmet [shown below], it might just trigger the same questions and feelings about their presence and deployment.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fS00EdO3x2NvRoNUsw9qL3ZE1PevG_s4NhRhGVd8NGTPPFLXwwl1Oy5OKtDFWRdoQ35-baOfcl61f70-BDhKkx_ZSZV1Bk4S0WujiniNrRs9oDARJUkVAbPWdlKRx_6MNFG5f23Mojo/s1600/UN+golden_horde.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575170724507782402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fS00EdO3x2NvRoNUsw9qL3ZE1PevG_s4NhRhGVd8NGTPPFLXwwl1Oy5OKtDFWRdoQ35-baOfcl61f70-BDhKkx_ZSZV1Bk4S0WujiniNrRs9oDARJUkVAbPWdlKRx_6MNFG5f23Mojo/s400/UN+golden_horde.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 351px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HbH6lPnbbjuBizlXW-3TCCY7By8_unRx8hYx8wOlzPeWImo0J2LRxLenOMayWUKbd76EvRzbgXjZXz8B7zA2Mhy9RXI7_3RWsupMO7PK4CpF6qBljABChWJajuyfs2WCnshwRcvJa50/s1600/UN+blue+helmets.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575170395005102306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HbH6lPnbbjuBizlXW-3TCCY7By8_unRx8hYx8wOlzPeWImo0J2LRxLenOMayWUKbd76EvRzbgXjZXz8B7zA2Mhy9RXI7_3RWsupMO7PK4CpF6qBljABChWJajuyfs2WCnshwRcvJa50/s400/UN+blue+helmets.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 356px;" /></a><br /><br />The photos, shot by varying individuals, are then uploaded to a global Google map with a geo tag so you can access where the image was shot and by whom.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2wLXc6pLAi61IKEXJBLDBj2J1GgJPfIoAtYnkyqsNe5k-1-E1IxNNI2ctR2iMZxLO-wsjcohy3zgA8lk_ulj4KQv9Ljnk5lR66fGmptWZ7CB2OzNh2Ap8Kz7BIQ-Gt2K1SHuiOLKydU/s1600/website+grab.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575152716358158354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik2wLXc6pLAi61IKEXJBLDBj2J1GgJPfIoAtYnkyqsNe5k-1-E1IxNNI2ctR2iMZxLO-wsjcohy3zgA8lk_ulj4KQv9Ljnk5lR66fGmptWZ7CB2OzNh2Ap8Kz7BIQ-Gt2K1SHuiOLKydU/s400/website+grab.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 520px; height: 341px;" /></a><br /><br />The Mini Blue Soldiers Google map can be viewed as either terrain or satellite:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKUQLygJ5f5Hq4fBER9JNZJsqrX-rnicUSIXB3Hgm8v5kQ0F3TaZQhE_H9XfDMj_xDQ9DDPSvM8YZXpwD7at2w9eNHO58ielVj9ZWTJ_6ekHa6NEKOqgSZF3OT0a3pKOAZ0kQ_LXsYc0/s1600/Picture-24.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575151972137677906" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKUQLygJ5f5Hq4fBER9JNZJsqrX-rnicUSIXB3Hgm8v5kQ0F3TaZQhE_H9XfDMj_xDQ9DDPSvM8YZXpwD7at2w9eNHO58ielVj9ZWTJ_6ekHa6NEKOqgSZF3OT0a3pKOAZ0kQ_LXsYc0/s400/Picture-24.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 178px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ypTs7I-IbkJR-5h1kuXcVJFBJekdbtG43q3X9S21EiUV9T4Ved5pbf8bkrP-rg5qWvWZAtktIRESCv2Qc8xNpDjPn2FLkPOyA4Kfdn0ouVsS1JigL_U5qKVrj25yCrDYbC1MgV1udtY/s1600/Picture+23.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575152062776935170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2ypTs7I-IbkJR-5h1kuXcVJFBJekdbtG43q3X9S21EiUV9T4Ved5pbf8bkrP-rg5qWvWZAtktIRESCv2Qc8xNpDjPn2FLkPOyA4Kfdn0ouVsS1JigL_U5qKVrj25yCrDYbC1MgV1udtY/s400/Picture+23.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 180px;" /></a><br />Click upon the icon of the little blue helmets on the google map and you'll get the location, the name of the photographer and the opportunity to view the photograph.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2dPOXC1cY6g0cZLhfMS6BGkPn7plg32GRz56pKyGiUyMBvpTO2JfH07IoeXpDvB5-e_BAc0R6PoDDXYLPcJCrfI0BstHl2gvVyfMofCQOLz-OrZhbdGiv9UkmZeqHvIib8q8S_g3jpw/s1600/Picture-17.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575151084264840018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk2dPOXC1cY6g0cZLhfMS6BGkPn7plg32GRz56pKyGiUyMBvpTO2JfH07IoeXpDvB5-e_BAc0R6PoDDXYLPcJCrfI0BstHl2gvVyfMofCQOLz-OrZhbdGiv9UkmZeqHvIib8q8S_g3jpw/s400/Picture-17.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 378px;" /></a><br /><br />There's no end to the places these little soldiers have been captured. From inside a little apartment in Amsterdam:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs571ZgaQa_uUfg8-iAYHWs9YgPT9b-oaaIKkwBB4uX7zOYk__M_8bjnb8VqpR3m6EX6aUfFxNLjyGWVKpveHAi6vyDsfG9PeKarn4to4-HHyDt-ngWnmZB5iYXu7YxWNYW9nGKeIfqcs/s1600/5213930084_2a9e74efaa.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575148925677643234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs571ZgaQa_uUfg8-iAYHWs9YgPT9b-oaaIKkwBB4uX7zOYk__M_8bjnb8VqpR3m6EX6aUfFxNLjyGWVKpveHAi6vyDsfG9PeKarn4to4-HHyDt-ngWnmZB5iYXu7YxWNYW9nGKeIfqcs/s400/5213930084_2a9e74efaa.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 389px;" /></a><br />to on the ledge of the Grand Canyon:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHBpWx8eI9-5FjRhX4hLdhkw-HObLCYrOsA0R2klpoI-jH2PKWb76QRW3fPrfmWZrBR7qJ-BuNdeNPqDpe0F1Szrqy6RbZ81ymLECAcfjVpXpnXHnOZxI2hpJFRExLIiw3m8bK8SJm7A/s1600/5206516126_f0b064836f.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575172692807213666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHBpWx8eI9-5FjRhX4hLdhkw-HObLCYrOsA0R2klpoI-jH2PKWb76QRW3fPrfmWZrBR7qJ-BuNdeNPqDpe0F1Szrqy6RbZ81ymLECAcfjVpXpnXHnOZxI2hpJFRExLIiw3m8bK8SJm7A/s400/5206516126_f0b064836f.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 522px; height: 391px;" /></a><br /><br />Eyewitnesses of the quest have submitted hundreds of photos like the ones shown below:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFwjMU1LjKtDJ92zoSp7iDK_QHzXJnzbBjt9rw3D6BNxC1t5e-bnYw5UVSwPprBEdNisRl_zT9_c_tdqhNTjFdOeSI7lqbYSZZln4i33o2zv7_vpscJqVIrhkKP8l7PfYM2YyR_kpqV0/s1600/3772142843_f8a1ce4b10.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575162071316271698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFwjMU1LjKtDJ92zoSp7iDK_QHzXJnzbBjt9rw3D6BNxC1t5e-bnYw5UVSwPprBEdNisRl_zT9_c_tdqhNTjFdOeSI7lqbYSZZln4i33o2zv7_vpscJqVIrhkKP8l7PfYM2YyR_kpqV0/s400/3772142843_f8a1ce4b10.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 519px; height: 389px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6CKG6LMvUVBPm1v0hoXhXECx9MMMa8dY522RwsFpZZcyPIbdaqZJp8dtAKFs2T5aDppAYwXgCh0hEurXJ_wFJs-_KD3Qape4BzBs46VlurIE4ctdKP5BBkVJQNdBZsut7ChuIcHxtjE/s1600/3768550974_4fb3bcffbd.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575161913027640914" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ6CKG6LMvUVBPm1v0hoXhXECx9MMMa8dY522RwsFpZZcyPIbdaqZJp8dtAKFs2T5aDppAYwXgCh0hEurXJ_wFJs-_KD3Qape4BzBs46VlurIE4ctdKP5BBkVJQNdBZsut7ChuIcHxtjE/s400/3768550974_4fb3bcffbd.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 522px; height: 391px;" /></a><br /><br />The Book:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjximqRq6pQAJ_ia5sN-LfXECQ6CuJMJSlAexLCFZcZj63HPXlGjiniFhFp3UsjV23fNzVdwv-uP7jJN0Wx3mv_hBcX83x8wxZ3xnlkrtqHMKOzgX9Kzw7ijOLDpoWVfgloUb0PAiDiF1g/s1600/logoblok.gif"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575149188689510386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjximqRq6pQAJ_ia5sN-LfXECQ6CuJMJSlAexLCFZcZj63HPXlGjiniFhFp3UsjV23fNzVdwv-uP7jJN0Wx3mv_hBcX83x8wxZ3xnlkrtqHMKOzgX9Kzw7ijOLDpoWVfgloUb0PAiDiF1g/s400/logoblok.gif" style="cursor: pointer; width: 171px; height: 92px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZHFcYUuua0DoMXEiE9N7dXn0lEQRJClXKYVUcMrREyarcY1SZd8nYAw0aTjc9S0btBiixWnje-2PPEmHjqkS9XKnFNWunfS-BeFVKCKodrVkpf8X6HPt_3ih0CfggEbj0-PbkOQC5DE/s1600/tumblr_lgs5fbwS3A1qzggwso1_500.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575149265675085666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizZHFcYUuua0DoMXEiE9N7dXn0lEQRJClXKYVUcMrREyarcY1SZd8nYAw0aTjc9S0btBiixWnje-2PPEmHjqkS9XKnFNWunfS-BeFVKCKodrVkpf8X6HPt_3ih0CfggEbj0-PbkOQC5DE/s400/tumblr_lgs5fbwS3A1qzggwso1_500.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 373px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Miniscule Blue Helmets on a Massive Quest, the Book </span>by Pierre Derks<br /><br />“Tiny in size, huge in scope”<br /><br />The book ‘Miniscule Blue Helmets on a Massive Quest’ by Pierre Derks shows the worldwide intervention of 50,000 plastic toy soldiers with blue hand-painted helmet, beret or hat by means of 500 selected photo's of the mini Blue Helmets on locations in more than 60 countries. An international spectrum of specialists shares in the book their reflections on the project and their expertise on topics that are related.<br /><br />The book contains text contributions (written in English) by: Susan Manuel, Roger Stahl, Jonathan Vickery, Patrick M. Regan, Jos Morren, Linda Polman, Matt Groff, Christ Klep en Damon Stanek.<br /><br />The open nature of the project has led to a fascinating variety of outcomes that contributed to the layered meaning. An example is the adoption of the project by Dutch Blue Helmet veterans who took part in the UN mission in Lebanon (70's / 80's). Jos Morren (Association of dutch military war and service victims): “Frank bought 2,000 of those little green men and painted the helmets blue himself, constantly carrying them with him and leaving them in tactical spots. (...) Eric took it more slow, but became inseparable from his one Miniscule Blue Helmet. Very handy, because if you lose touch with the world because of a psychological blockade, you just put your little buddy on the table. Very effective in such a situation. Out of the blue, those boys were suddenly given a healthy, creative form of self medication, through the art of Derks.”<br /><a href="http://www.pierrestore.com/?menu=shoppinglist&categoryID=998582"><br />Order the book here</a><br /><br />The publication is made possible with the support of Fonds BKVB (The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture). The project expanded in collaboration with <a href="http://www.grotewittereus.nl/">LhGWR </a>and the TodaysArt Festival.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.minibluehelmets.com/#"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5575169528717957362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjia7cJVrQgpKVK8xphRd20CfFw254fCaUA0Fu4dutikN5U-wF9pwZ0K6SGKfi630XyaZy5PtMmxhvoPvrRdxEPmhhGpSQtIVL2PHDb6MmVIak9AbImZP0k4xsXFtgNwbYNoYnCSJyIp6o/s400/Picture+14.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 68px;" /></a>

Capturing Toy Soldiers With Mini Blue Helmets All Over The World.

The engaging interactive Miniscule Blue Helmets on a Massive Quest was spearheaded by designer Pierre Derks , a project which has also spaw...

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Street Level Google Brings Some Serious Fun

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br />A few days ago Garret Rogers of ZDnet wrote that Google would be launching a “street view” after he spotted some suspicious domain registration activity (see paragraph below):<br /><br /><i>On may 25th, Google registered several variations of the domain “googlestreetview.com” — normally Garret would think the feature would be months away, but given Where 2.0 starts on Tuesday, it will likely be available (or at least announced) by the end of the month. This functionality is likely in addition to the 3D buildings they are expected to announce at the same conference.<br /><br />Below are the domains that were being snapped up by Google.</i><br /><br /> GOOGLE-MAPS-STREET-VIEW.COM<br /> GOOGLE-MAPS-STREET-VIEW.NET<br /> GOOGLE-MAPS-STREET-VIEW.ORG<br /> GOOGLEMAPSSTREETVIEW.ORG<br /> GOOGLESTREETVIEW.COM<br /> GOOGLESTREETVIEW.NET<br /> GOOGLESTREETVIEW.ORG)<br /><br />Well, — indeed, that is what happened.<br /><br />On may 30th,at the Where 2.0 conference, Google announced a feature in Google Maps that puts you in the drivers seat for 5 US cities including: San Francisco, Las Vegas, Denver, New York and Miami.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WduvgCbkZF62d2jaNyr3MsA4eNJ6RY9bSm5P_eNTV_KMrvghC_Omdx22MmIPyZxVltMb78vb8bJc9M7ReIKuw_KVa68FUxV29R_YmgFeeVUFPitUYH8eribY-q3mOZU4jZxx3C0r_Gfr/s1600-h/streetview1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071150069035344050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6WduvgCbkZF62d2jaNyr3MsA4eNJ6RY9bSm5P_eNTV_KMrvghC_Omdx22MmIPyZxVltMb78vb8bJc9M7ReIKuw_KVa68FUxV29R_YmgFeeVUFPitUYH8eribY-q3mOZU4jZxx3C0r_Gfr/s400/streetview1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 273px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJ9YOmI58-mcLfA8hTojlhRrXa3VrmZ8zTyq3z2WAdRrWSSIBOA5xm0ZjAMqG-YsrRMb9LAVywVV07k2KvIELy2S9bLKM5LTT8HGfSO3XCtmzZEF_9foHUEBZGG392Y6RCd-HkJ7hf6w2/s1600-h/streetview2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071150210769264834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJ9YOmI58-mcLfA8hTojlhRrXa3VrmZ8zTyq3z2WAdRrWSSIBOA5xm0ZjAMqG-YsrRMb9LAVywVV07k2KvIELy2S9bLKM5LTT8HGfSO3XCtmzZEF_9foHUEBZGG392Y6RCd-HkJ7hf6w2/s400/streetview2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 538px; height: 316px;" /></a><br /><br />Those cities do not have complete coverage by any means, but the data provided by Immersive Media is sure to grow and improve as time goes on. It will be interesting to see if 3D buildings will be announced at the Where 2.0 conference tomorrow too.<br /><br />OKAY, so now that Google has launched this, sites are popping up everywhere with street level images. It's clear that there are some bugs...but if anything, they make viewing the images even more amusing.<br /><br />here's a few from Stan Schroeder, found on that awesome site, <a href="http://www.notcot.org/">NOTCOT</a>:<br />Top 15 Google Street View Sightings, May 31, 2007 — 11:05 AM PDT — by Stan Schroeder<br /><br />Google’s Street View feature for Google Maps, which enables users to see certain parts of several big US cities through panoramic images, has caused a new trend: StreetSpotting (we just invented that). We’ve gone through the avalanche of reports about funny, weird or even sexy things spotted on Street View, and chosen 15 that we like most.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">15. The Woz</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhW0we2gc9WEKcAEm_u8GDEVw2RUNYEIi6U6sFnMzTb8WXDiw8r8R3wfPPb2Atl2nZ7uJAQBMgwoFTF9FxRzXjy3nN00dhbr5BSozAywHuoqNnXyKWhszGGjSDafvXgH_shNAAtT8a0OT/s1600-h/woz.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071152439857291474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhW0we2gc9WEKcAEm_u8GDEVw2RUNYEIi6U6sFnMzTb8WXDiw8r8R3wfPPb2Atl2nZ7uJAQBMgwoFTF9FxRzXjy3nN00dhbr5BSozAywHuoqNnXyKWhszGGjSDafvXgH_shNAAtT8a0OT/s400/woz.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 541px; height: 275px;" /></a><br />Street named after Steve Wozniak. OK, it’s not such a big deal, but this is number 15, we’re just getting warmed up here, OK?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">14. Speed Limit</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ABcTKnanluPum_lQmP_VkNH_3FvGKhtDjpGzN89AlBTe3PoRtFd7IPK2uoSVsf7lTnV1CgZDSyIpXIWNGBB-_ZZeqBF6krbU8E9oFA6BWzWKl7l_O8qTd4z9Vbz6ytV8bd5QgkzbasbX/s1600-h/speedlimit.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071153191476568306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ABcTKnanluPum_lQmP_VkNH_3FvGKhtDjpGzN89AlBTe3PoRtFd7IPK2uoSVsf7lTnV1CgZDSyIpXIWNGBB-_ZZeqBF6krbU8E9oFA6BWzWKl7l_O8qTd4z9Vbz6ytV8bd5QgkzbasbX/s400/speedlimit.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 541px; height: 262px;" /></a><br />The laws are there to be broken<br />Well, at least he’s not speeding by much.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">13. The Void</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRZxXWCb7rus0wxWMha7cG4a127B7UjmGB0c6MNUhGY2zFcFQgWugtXqRnrQfmeQprLrDnXm6DE-dB_GaGckOPvTaFdLuJdp5HtW3frhXcWdW8XbjYe77rqKHYyZljBSEzZs8vZXVUJYi/s1600-h/thevoid.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071152834994282722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTRZxXWCb7rus0wxWMha7cG4a127B7UjmGB0c6MNUhGY2zFcFQgWugtXqRnrQfmeQprLrDnXm6DE-dB_GaGckOPvTaFdLuJdp5HtW3frhXcWdW8XbjYe77rqKHYyZljBSEzZs8vZXVUJYi/s400/thevoid.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 544px; height: 288px;" /></a><br />And to your left, you can see the endless void that consumes all life. Please stick to the right side of the street.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">12. Your face called…</span><br />…it wants its left side back.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkbjFh87ZrdcQgkos3QeMvvbuNBJAwgFLop-pNMKLONhvHshc_WHUYUOmcWpTO4I-DDxlxDVDHchnBSDeBp02RGqfLBaiU70DPlK_NaB-YyJ2e36Lh3zVNsgOibyA_kLWvl9jze2Wlgt3/s1600-h/halfface.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071153831426695426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEkbjFh87ZrdcQgkos3QeMvvbuNBJAwgFLop-pNMKLONhvHshc_WHUYUOmcWpTO4I-DDxlxDVDHchnBSDeBp02RGqfLBaiU70DPlK_NaB-YyJ2e36Lh3zVNsgOibyA_kLWvl9jze2Wlgt3/s400/halfface.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 548px; height: 264px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">11. He sees things we cannot see</span><br />The cameras that Google is using for this aren’t really working all that well.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwo7wkdoBleSpQNwLr5KRGI2AbCicmqCzQoXUZzucSG60fhgPjvz5CuLU1ZMWmCIgby1W5F3asNZ9TEYBoHqoxNhEqe84r-prLGryH828yqFM9V69UGfRbwuaNFPDTzkBI_PBtAEUfwXjw/s1600-h/crazyeyes.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071153990340485394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwo7wkdoBleSpQNwLr5KRGI2AbCicmqCzQoXUZzucSG60fhgPjvz5CuLU1ZMWmCIgby1W5F3asNZ9TEYBoHqoxNhEqe84r-prLGryH828yqFM9V69UGfRbwuaNFPDTzkBI_PBtAEUfwXjw/s400/crazyeyes.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 544px; height: 273px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">10. Giant Pumpkin</span><br />It’s a giant pumpkin. Right there in the field. Turn the image 180 degrees for a weird pink smoky…thing, too.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PWK4e2jjK00MLq7ykdwuegHD_rLXrADEgNvahebUiMpjMQpO1U0TSxJ02uujM77jLyd3Gukw-aOdTWFGmxHs6Mb5Nwn1XW0MXaJHDsV_IpSHNHOXyklXHpxEeG_GOsIb5mdD-YZ6sAbv/s1600-h/pumpkin.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071154591635906850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PWK4e2jjK00MLq7ykdwuegHD_rLXrADEgNvahebUiMpjMQpO1U0TSxJ02uujM77jLyd3Gukw-aOdTWFGmxHs6Mb5Nwn1XW0MXaJHDsV_IpSHNHOXyklXHpxEeG_GOsIb5mdD-YZ6sAbv/s400/pumpkin.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 542px; height: 262px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">09. The guy with no head.</span><br />This guy shouldn’t complain, at least it’s hard to identify him.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeLvcL-SOHr4mR7M3Mdt7sGsSwtNjLT9-OreBjwFZ_6rvxWnqPcOrFhv755DSDfPAf6l6AhFOn2Ujm4QrK1VDd-RiYUR7xvaMedB7RrxEvOuNAmxZIxCW-F8xyC_2K8V4gjb6mR-ZI9lr/s1600-h/headless.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071154741959762226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieeLvcL-SOHr4mR7M3Mdt7sGsSwtNjLT9-OreBjwFZ_6rvxWnqPcOrFhv755DSDfPAf6l6AhFOn2Ujm4QrK1VDd-RiYUR7xvaMedB7RrxEvOuNAmxZIxCW-F8xyC_2K8V4gjb6mR-ZI9lr/s400/headless.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 542px; height: 261px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">08. Semi-naked babe</span><br />We could open our web browser and find zillions of pictures of hot babes within seconds. In better quality. And more naked. But, there’s something about finding a blurry pic of a semi-naked babe drawn on a truck on Google Maps that makes our heart race.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdwBNMgaKAvlMKEbCUQEr4zC1rD4oh1tKp2Lhiwvh31yvnBe9XJnqYDrdHlpeWwpo7hMyMBSM2Oyw02sqreIsTw47UxKbPq3SHPhvWKK2bWn4wjXiUAR7shpKi-91Ozi82iJ5HZ8Jb3NS/s1600-h/seminakedbabe.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071155261650805058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSdwBNMgaKAvlMKEbCUQEr4zC1rD4oh1tKp2Lhiwvh31yvnBe9XJnqYDrdHlpeWwpo7hMyMBSM2Oyw02sqreIsTw47UxKbPq3SHPhvWKK2bWn4wjXiUAR7shpKi-91Ozi82iJ5HZ8Jb3NS/s400/seminakedbabe.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 543px; height: 270px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">07. The Internet sucks</span><br />“The Internet sucks, come here for your erotic needs”, they say. Well, is Tera Patrick being all naked and naughty in there? Is she? Didn’t think so.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-cDCfxMYzIvq1YFTL4-GKYh_9VujPKBiEA8J5xCC5d9GFQ7H8nELEQocG-WI2Qwt92szRpd6hydKVS2euiDwnySbCSpNMXMKsd6AzjKBWthHLAQiqEIRujzUOhcPMjKMeS-EKAapIyxu/s1600-h/internetsucks.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071155411974660434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-cDCfxMYzIvq1YFTL4-GKYh_9VujPKBiEA8J5xCC5d9GFQ7H8nELEQocG-WI2Qwt92szRpd6hydKVS2euiDwnySbCSpNMXMKsd6AzjKBWthHLAQiqEIRujzUOhcPMjKMeS-EKAapIyxu/s400/internetsucks.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 543px; height: 264px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">06. Cornelius and his dog</span><br />There’s a sad background story to this one. <a href="http://www.knbc.com/news/13242136/detail.html">Read it here</a>.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeeUxAGZEku2XXFOaD8lo4ekX97kH6X79uQ3V4PgmDCzxnZiGBWQhopH7CdTcl4Q5pdqeraIIvWz4jucRaN1pzC5m4TQOR76xlkQUReBcx9IS4jfc8-GdeT-H4Y4TnpdkLh4_aAy747Jz/s1600-h/homelessguy.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071156872263541090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqeeUxAGZEku2XXFOaD8lo4ekX97kH6X79uQ3V4PgmDCzxnZiGBWQhopH7CdTcl4Q5pdqeraIIvWz4jucRaN1pzC5m4TQOR76xlkQUReBcx9IS4jfc8-GdeT-H4Y4TnpdkLh4_aAy747Jz/s400/homelessguy.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 542px; height: 261px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">05. Girls sunbathing</span><br />A couple of girls sunbathing on a lawn isn’t exactly spectacular, but it’s better than the blurry picture of the semi-naked babe on a truck.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_omuwWhOMN3MUVdWFw9vkiSUfHeTzexEchcUVkbAKuZWc0PNsttejj5bQaRR3QkMbd6muaJaK7EMdHJEtKj1HIQ4bV8GTlVDlp28dPyQI6lp-XMUNo9wuAsq-MTzKsVxW7nk37kQTgtPj/s1600-h/sunbathingbabe.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071157052652167538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_omuwWhOMN3MUVdWFw9vkiSUfHeTzexEchcUVkbAKuZWc0PNsttejj5bQaRR3QkMbd6muaJaK7EMdHJEtKj1HIQ4bV8GTlVDlp28dPyQI6lp-XMUNo9wuAsq-MTzKsVxW7nk37kQTgtPj/s400/sunbathingbabe.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 264px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">04. Guy getting into the adult book store.</span><br />Hey, it could have been worse. He could have been going out of a strip club, or something.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRnhOIgIBVfGFq9TmSeu9Hpb24P0MwudBNxUKCnh1xQcZFoSVplGk8HzvLVLRsf2NQJDWFIPVT0JoJ8NucLneBwwERxHY4KFxWEdkOF6EpRro8I-PjZA_OUc3EGVNlKav_thHINqNg2y_/s1600-h/adultbookstore.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071157546573406594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRnhOIgIBVfGFq9TmSeu9Hpb24P0MwudBNxUKCnh1xQcZFoSVplGk8HzvLVLRsf2NQJDWFIPVT0JoJ8NucLneBwwERxHY4KFxWEdkOF6EpRro8I-PjZA_OUc3EGVNlKav_thHINqNg2y_/s400/adultbookstore.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 265px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">03. Guy getting out of strip club</span><br />We’re gonna have to be honest here: the guy looks like he’s merely paying for parking. But, that’s a strip club behind him, and we will, of course, assume he just spent some sexy time with Mimi and Peaches. Is that a happy grin on his face? Sure it is.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMygdmW5BDT-3wJJGmuozK5hD8Y5YhXXMRh85Af9pUNn_SrQz4DABFocE5lbpHfVMeJBookTOioRWjOUZYIhSn8Q1lK2AlXNgqn4CJT5EQM8py5xuD1yH2VlTIjamghlh7KAHt1bic2EpF/s1600-h/stripclub.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071157911645626770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMygdmW5BDT-3wJJGmuozK5hD8Y5YhXXMRh85Af9pUNn_SrQz4DABFocE5lbpHfVMeJBookTOioRWjOUZYIhSn8Q1lK2AlXNgqn4CJT5EQM8py5xuD1yH2VlTIjamghlh7KAHt1bic2EpF/s400/stripclub.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 546px; height: 268px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">02. Crime in progress</span><br />Maybe the guy just forgot his keys. Or he’s practicing for the free climbing contest. Hey, is that a lockpicking set dangling out of his pocket?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZCJOddYrnvKKuRoIQmV4d3pCL_4Yd5-Q7VA2kNlFZOm3tS6NfWef-oafJAUdpAjCLYXf02B8TsORuIkJZTtCC1XH1kp_jpeOpfh3RaiFny_4AEYqxDS7JMfpUcJc2kzn_TXuffwsxy0w/s1600-h/breakingin.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071158066264449442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZCJOddYrnvKKuRoIQmV4d3pCL_4Yd5-Q7VA2kNlFZOm3tS6NfWef-oafJAUdpAjCLYXf02B8TsORuIkJZTtCC1XH1kp_jpeOpfh3RaiFny_4AEYqxDS7JMfpUcJc2kzn_TXuffwsxy0w/s400/breakingin.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 539px; height: 262px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">01. ET</span><br />Some might say it’s a lens flare. Some might argue it’s a camera malfunction. It’s the sunlight reflecting off the…lamp post…and a lens flare….and a camera malfunction, skeptics will yell!<br />But deep in your heart you all know it’s ET. Phooooone. Hooooome.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjevy1Q2t2JzsYl1F-fWs-5vOt0vDzqPWPVYeEcGfG0qQJi9wjVgmqDQoHP6n7VstAwj3Zq6UarT6g9pRVbPBy3M8S1-z51uENw8O3F_5bAokRPn1F_vDTVTAIVTWKddj5qvJjOzB6Ffy/s1600-h/et.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071158173638631858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzjevy1Q2t2JzsYl1F-fWs-5vOt0vDzqPWPVYeEcGfG0qQJi9wjVgmqDQoHP6n7VstAwj3Zq6UarT6g9pRVbPBy3M8S1-z51uENw8O3F_5bAokRPn1F_vDTVTAIVTWKddj5qvJjOzB6Ffy/s400/et.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 540px; height: 267px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/%5C%5Cwww.laudontech.com%5CStreetView%5Cstreetview.html"><br />Another reader brought this link of photos to our attention:</a><br /><br />As you see, technology doesn't only bring about conveniences and innovations, but online amusement as well.<br />Enjoy! And keep your eyes on the road!<br><br>

Street Level Google Brings Some Serious Fun

A few days ago Garret Rogers of ZDnet wrote that Google would be launching a “street view” after he spotted some suspicious domain registrat...

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