Dead Men Walking

Forum Archive 2023 => dMw's Community Centre => Community Archive => Laugh? I nearly started. => Topic started by: Ranualf on June 26, 2013, 02:11:01 PM

Title: Navigation test
Post by: Ranualf on June 26, 2013, 02:11:01 PM
so i ... err stumbled across this little interesting piece of information.. aka bored and thought i`d see what happens :P

you need to do the following things to make it work (try it and see!)

http://maps.google.co.uk/ (http://maps.google.co.uk/)

OK, open the above link, and click get directions

in the top box type the shire
in the second box type mordor

hit enter/return

you`ll get a route map

now for the fun bit, click the little man(get walking directions) and see what happens :P
Title: Navigation test
Post by: smilodon on June 26, 2013, 02:37:02 PM
Err it gives me directions from The Shire, St. Albans Road, Hertfordshire to Mordor, Kooltuin 8 , 1811 MG Alkmaar, Netherlands and lets me know the route uses a ferry and private roads. Oh and it will take 48 hours to do the 260 miles. So somethings not working for me? No sign of an Orc anywhere ?
Title: Navigation test
Post by: Gandalf on June 26, 2013, 02:52:39 PM
It only works on the old version of google maps. If you're on the new beta version it won't do anything.
Title: Navigation test
Post by: smilodon on June 26, 2013, 03:33:51 PM
Ah well I'm a Google fan boy of the first order, so on the latest version of everything. Which explains why it's not working for me.

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Title: Navigation test
Post by: JonnyAppleSeed on June 26, 2013, 07:26:32 PM
"One does not simply walk into Mordor"  I almost missed it :doh: