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Google Street View Sees the Light... in Brooklyn

by Terrence O'Brien on August 5, 2009 at 03:20 PM

Google Street View Sees the Light
Google Street View is well known for some of the crazy things picked up by its roving band of car-mounted cameras. There are mundane, if disturbing, sights -- like these shots of Bambi getting run down -- and more surreal images of lasers, ghosts, and alien invasions. But none of those is quite as otherworldly as the mysterious light in the heart of Brooklyn, New York.

The bright light erupting from the scenery may just be the result of a very dramatic lens flare and the setting sun, but that hasn't stopped people on the Internet from speculating that the Googlemobile can hit warp speed and has discovered a passage to Heaven, or some sort of "hellgate." One user pointed out: "It's Brooklyn. Trust me that that [sic] isn't Heaven."

Google confirmed that the image is a result of a lens flare. A spokesperson, Elaine Filadelfo, told the New York Times, "If you spin around... you can see the shadow of the car," indicating the sun was directly in front of the lens. The truth may set you free, but it sure is boring. [From: Buzzfeed, via NY Times]
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