15 Google Earth and Street View Mysteries

We've collected some of the weirdest sights in Google Earth and Street View

Giant Pliers



Earlier this year, a pair of giant floating pliers was spotted on Street View, about to strike a chimney. Google has since removed the image from its shots of the UK town of West Bromwich, and says the oddity was due to one of its technicians making adjustments to the car-mounted camera.

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