I did click exactly where the map was pointing... and nothing... I couldn't identify any of this...

!!!!!

SZ, Richmond,

All you need to do is type a postcode into google maps and it allows you the option of accessing the location via streetview. Hope this helps you appreciate the entertainment value! I was excited to see my car outside my house!

Sarah, Nottingham,

Not very easy to use. And there doesn't seem to be any form of "search by postcode" facility, so it seems virtually impossible to home in on a specific location. Am I missing something ? Dragging an icon onto a high-level map of Britain to obtain a random location seems pretty pointless to me.

Roger, Wolverhampton, West Mids

The pictures werent funny but I sure had a good laugh reading everyone's comments. Ha ha ha. Thanks everyone!

Julie, expat , spain

Scott, Chester - Tom probably reads the Times because its a good source of world news. Just cos we don't live there any more doesn't mean we can't appreciate a good newspaper.

Google Street view was great when I emigrated. My parents could "fly" down my street and see where I lived. Its not all about control and a lack of getting out there – sometimes you can’t be there, and this is a great way to combat that.

Gail (british ex pat), Sydney, Australia

Do these links not work anymore? I can't see anything except the standard Google maps diagram - certainly not any of the photographs people are describing here.

CH, London, UK

does the times now do a free picture posting section for all pictures? i have loads of bizzarre ones, in fact if you class these as bizarre i have "wildy weird and never seen before" pictures

liam, aberdeen, scotland

Katie, I can't make this work either. All I get are high level maps and random pics when I click. I don't have the time to search for the supposedly entertaining scenes quoted. I'll tell you what though, I'm glad I don't know how to make it work - at least my life thus far hasn't been wasted!

Martin, Manchester, Great Britain

We have also got Street View,first in the UK. Check it out:

http://www.novaloca.com/blog/index.php/2008/10/17/view-londons-commercial-property-in-street-level-view-with-novalocas-maps/

Christin, Biggleswade, UK

Tom 'expat and loving it' - If you are loving being away from your homeland, why exactly do you feel the urge to read an online 'British' newspaper?

Scott, Chester,

You know, I woudl guess the ufo attack one was at such an angle that the camera lens caught its own apparatus edge in the picture. But I find it rather more strange that the sky appears to be eating the right side of that building....

bta, Denver,

look along around half way along brooklyn bridge there is a wierd bolt of light

stewart a, newmarket, UK

Why on earth is this still marked as a 'Today' site. It is as silly as it was days ago.

A Google shareholder would perhaps think that this is worthwhile. Interesting it is not. Only appearing so regularly on The Times website makes it 'bizarre'.

Peter, Geneva

Peter Foot, Geneva,

......two dogs playing; a poster, McDonalds. These are hilarious. I hope that ambulance driver hurries up and finishes his sandwich - I'm going to need him to drive me to hospital as my sides have split.

Bill, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

complete rubbish. The "headless man" just rotate the shot to the opposite direction and you will see a blurry shot of a worker who is bending over what looks like a wheelbarrow. That is why his head is missing - he is bent over.

And a shot of 2 dogs playing is in the TOP 10. PUHLEASE!!!

Get a life people.

a don, Sydney, Australia

These photographs are hilarious! I mean, seriously, how often do you see someone eating a sandwich and - here's the best bit, the double whammy if you will, the icing on the cake, the unexpected twist - being accidentally caught on camera doing it! Priceless!

Still though, I'm having trouble gaining closure after seeing this photograph. I'm left wondering - was it a ham and cheese sandwich?

George Dawson, New Jersey, USA

i don't know what's more amazing. that the times thought this was interesting or that it's still on the website being put forward again as 'most read' when it was first seen last june.

tom, expat and loving it,

your sandwich is a slice of pizza, back up the picture and read the sign over the door then take a good look at what he's eating.

Lisa, Bristol, CT

Amazingly interesting - a man stopping to eat a sandwich.
Oh...hang on...must go now.
My neighbour's just finished painting his front door.
I must go and watch it dry.

Charles lee, Haywards Heath, West Sussex

What a dull selection of photos. 5 mins utterly wasted.

Anna, UK,

Thank God ( or Whoever) there is an "OFF" button to this computer.

Linda Graham, Winchelsea Beach, East Sussex UK

Local Authorities in the UK have an advanced version of this Google 360 degree street level map. And our properties are "bar coded". Planning rules viz 15% extension are to be published this coming week.

jane, Whittlesey, Cambs, UK

"This is a British newspaper, so we can call them ambulance drivers if we want."

Lindsay, I think what Stephen is trying to say is, "You're not the boss of him."

I bet he's not gonna invite you to his birthday party this year.

Audrey, Seattle, WA

I saw a shirt that was great... it said "Yes, I'm an ambulance driver. I respond to emergencies with the fire truck drivers and the police car drivers!"

Clay, KC, MO

"For the record, we're called "paramedics" or "EMTs", not ambulance drivers anymore..."

Lindsay, in the UK they are still called ambulance drivers and are respected for their deeds..., they do not need to invent fancy names for themselves to achieve this.

P. D. Cunningham, camden, SC/USA

Lindsay - for the record this is a British newspaper, so we can call them ambulance drivers if we want. You are free to call them what you want in America.

Stephen, Cambridge, England

For the reccord, we're called "paramedics" or "EMTs", not ambulance drivers anymore...

Lindsay, Toledo, Ohio, USA

I added here the most amazing Street View from the last update (08/2007): http://www.geo-trotter.com/cat-street-view.php

GeoTrotter, Toulouse, France

A mad mix of candid camera smattered with snapshot mentality.... far more complex than one would have first thought......... this may be interpreted as trash entertainment but as a social and contextual indicator it says more about society than most realise. The rise of personal expression through blog or image posting via the www has allowed most people to express themselves... it is only then can one stand back and gain some perspective and perhaps understand that "all that glitters is not gold".

keith nichol, urban sprawl, england

What is so bizarre with these pictures? The only thing that I find bizarre is the fact that the title contains the word bizarre. Well they do say that 90% of the internet is useless rubbish oh sorry 91%.

Martin, Plymouth, England

Wake up people.
We've licensed our lives and existence to Google and they didn't have to pay a cent.

Eugene Sherry, Sydney,

Well I think they're funny.

Elke, Frankfurt, Germany

I think it's a bit silly to suggest that it's part of some nefarious government surveillance project: Th epictures are stills, taken at one specific moment - not live foorage of the streets.

It's useful if you want to get your bearings before meeting someone in an unfamiliar bar or something, otherwise it's merely a diverting toy.

You conspiracy theorists need to get out more - or at least, have a look at the world on your computers!

Mikey, Bromley, Kent

I don't get it. Why is this an interesting story!?

Kevin, Belfast, Ireland

this is both boring and invasive

gabrielle, london,

If these pictures are meant to be funny, then I must be lacking a sense of humour.

C. Hutchings, Woking,

Just another way to waste time, our lives slipping away while we spend our time looking at junk on screens.

Bob, Albanchez, Spain

Very good point and well made by Justin Case

Gavrilo Princip, Bristol, UK

Technically it is very good but I personally see very little
point to it. Of course once the government and military get
hold of it (they probably already have) they will obviously
make nefarious use of it against their own citizens. It is
another area ripe for government surveillance of us and
a whole new world of video databases for officials to pore
over.

Justin Case, Preston, England

Does every aspect of life have to resemble '1984' nowadays? With so many ways to keep informal 'tabs' on people, the very essence of how we relate to others has changed. How many of us make unannounced spur of the moment social calls, except perhaps campus-confined students and rural housewives? No wonder most get too stressed, neurotic, and highly strung.

All this new technology (jn the name of information and advancement) makes us procrastinate and relate to others less face-to-face, ironically making our human relationships regress instead of progressing.

Z, London,

Totally agree with Wuhan, Really its appreciatable to google guys and times online that provide these useful information.

Farid Khan, New Delhi, India

The point is to depict buildings and locations as they actually appear at street level. There would be no way for Google to "feature prominently" certain store signs. Everything is shown at its accurate size and location.

If Google did otherwise, their service would not be reliable, and thus not worth very much. They do not corrupt their regular search results this way (despite years of unceasing requests for "sponsored search" from their advertisers), and are not likely to do so with Street View.

Maximus, NYC, USA

Jerome, I live in Pensacola too, and I have no idea why you would say such a silly thing.
That's all.

Shannon, Pensacola, Florida

So what? Get a life, the videos are just videos. Unless all these "incidents" were set up, then why don't WE see this stuff when wer'e driving?

LittleK, Manchester, England

staggering, remarkable pictures. Truly amazing!!! Well worth posting for all to see

John Ledbury, Kings Lynn, England

I was particularly fascinated at the prospect of seeing some Tai Chi Zombies.

In fact I recommend some editorial on this shocking prospect.

Sadly, the link didn't provide me with any such information.

Mass Surveillance Project?

Joe, Manchester,

Those guys aren't distracted, they're waiting for the lady they're with to finish tying her shoe laces!

GS, Berkshire,

get a life, people! are we becoming so isolated in our own little on-line cyber worlds that we really wanna watch this stuff! and read about it!?!

nyhcom, Wuhan, China

How long before Google generates advertising revenue from "brands" by including their images and signage in scanned photos? Is this not a major revenue stream for most movie producers? Consider the possibilities. "Pay us, and we'll feature prominently your store and signage in our panoramas!" The City of Pensacola would most certainly pay for more thorough, complementary coverage of our beautiful city! Can we talk? It may be happening now. We're I to own a chain of boutiques, restaurants or coffee shops, I would beat a path to Google's door! Hey! This is America! Put me on Google! Let's make a deal!

Jerome, Pensacola, FL

too much intrusion

P mulay, Wadebridge Cornwall,

Here is huge list of Street View Findings - updated every four hours:

http://www.laudontech.com/StreetView/streetview.html

Fred, BC,

The only people who might find this remotely interesting are those who spend their entire lives in cyber-reality, stuck behind a computer screen.

I find this quite sad. What happened to getting out there and seeing all the variety the world has to offer, for yourself?

Half the fun of travelling to a new place is not knowing what it's going to look like or how to get around. Whatever happened to spontaneity? The pioneering spirit?

How dull and predictable we are making our amazing planet.

Nicky Butler, London, UK

I think this is a great idea. It's fascinating to be able to see the places you've previously been and the places you have not. Good work, Google! I look forward to seeing some UK places on there.

Steve, London, United Kingdom

Poor as hell. What is it that gets into people to make them think what they're doing is worth no more than a few nose pickings?

Richard Warwick, London,

Oh, please. This is very interesting. Imagine you are about to visit a place and want to see a particular panoramic view of it, this might help. I think this is a fantastic project.

Mike, Raleigh, USA, NC

this is pretty rubbish, unfortunately.

Anyone interested in a picture out of my front window?

David, Wolverh,

Yes, well, I suppose 'bizarre' was going a little overboard. Still...

Tom Whitwell, Wapping, England

I don't understand why anyone wants to watch stuff like this online when if you just open your eyes, you see stuff around you all day long, every day....Google is just a new form of "sharing" I guess...but there's nothing unusual about the sights on offer...

csw, Canterbury, UK

What exactly is interesting about the emt eating a sandwich? He can't eat?

Erol Bakkalbasi, Houston,

I have no idea what you're talking about. I can't see anything except the diagram. No real people.

Katie, Chattanooga,