It appears that pretty much everyone in the world has given up any pretence at working and is currently scouring Google Maps' new Street View [1] facility for entertaining revelations.

Indeed, hot on the heels of yesterday's Las Vegas hot babes thriller [2], we're pleased to offer an astounding image posted to Gizmodo [3] by one sharp-eyed surfer:

 [4]

Well, there's no arguing with that. Quite what ET is doing firing a laser from a field [5] outside New York is anyone's guess, but we suspect the device may form a hitherto unknown part of the US's Son of Star Wars [6] programme. The Roswell black helicopters are airborne, and no mistake. ®

Bootnote

Thanks to Sam Fold for the tip-off.

Links

1. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/30/street_view/
2. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/31/street_view_advert/
3. http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/phone-home/google-maps-street-view-found-et-264499.php
4. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=new+york&ie=UTF8&om=1&layer=c&cbll=40.673835,-74.406761&cbp=1,234.924811093247,0.61024115755627,1&ll=40.705368,-74.405079&spn=0.061422,0.11673&z=13
5. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=new+york&ie=UTF8&om=1&layer=c&cbll=40.673835,-74.406761&cbp=1,234.924811093247,0.61024115755627,1&ll=40.705368,-74.405079&spn=0.061422,0.11673&z=13
6. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/05/29/missile_defence_target_failure/

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