This twelvemonth I've decided to interruption downwardly the maps into a issue of categories, thence my Christmas listicles this twelvemonth volition live the listicles that exactly continue giving. To outset off hither are the 10 Funniest Maps of the Year.
For this category I've selected the maps that cause got given me the nearly fun. If y'all disagree amongst my choice don't live afraid to role the comments to tell me where I've gone wrong.
1. The Vaguely Rude Map
From Fucking inwards Republic of Austria to the Bald Knob inwards Arkansas the basis is total of some surprisingly rude identify names. The Vaguely Rude Map is a faithful compendium in addition to atlas of rude identify names around the world.
2. The Autocomplete Map
The USA in addition to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are evil, the Great Britain is finished in addition to of flat Hellenic Republic is the word. If y'all desire to know what the English linguistic communication speaking basis thinks of your province exactly role Google or Yahoo in addition to autocomplete volition practise its best to tell you. The Autocomplete Map is a Google Map of sometimes funny in addition to sometimes insulting Google autocomplete suggestions for countries, states in addition to cities around the world.
3. Yarr, Pirate Maps
Ahoy mateys, Yarr, Pirate Maps is 1 damned clever map. Yarr, Pirate Maps is a Google Map but it uses a few clever tricks to practise a distinct pirate themed design, consummate amongst animated waves, birds in addition to pirate ships.
4. NukeMap3D
Alex Wellerstein's NukeMap has proved to live a real pop Google Maps mashup. The application allows users to sentiment the probable trial of unlike sized nuclear explosions on whatever location inwards the world, using Google Maps.
Much of its popularity comes from the fun of blowing places upwardly on a map. I hateful what could live to a greater extent than fun than that? Blowing things upwardly inwards 3d - that's what. Alex Wellerstein's novel app, NukeMap3D lets y'all practise exactly that.
5. Superfreedraw
Superfreedraw uses Leaflet to supply a blank map, on which anyone is gratis to pull a big penis or write 'Yo Momma'.
Some of the user contributions mightiness non live real clever but this is a real clever role of Leaflet. I besides similar the fact that Superfreedraw position out the map tile information 1 time a month. I'm non certain why anyone would desire these user contributed drawings equally a map tile laid upwardly but it is a prissy touch.
6. Graffit Map
Why pull on a map though when y'all tin pull on Street View? Graffit Map is a fun Street View application that allows y'all to add together graffiti to Google's panoramic imagery.
The app allows y'all to choose whatever location where Street View is available in addition to pull straight on operate past times of the Street View image. Users tin choose the brush size in addition to color of their spray tin in addition to and thence outset adding their tags to the world.
7. Can You Spot the Northampton Clown?
This twelvemonth UsvsTh3m created a issue of fun Street View games. One game was designed to scare the living bejesus out of unfortunate Coulrophobia sufferers. Can You Spot the Northampton Clown? requires y'all to accept to the streets of an English linguistic communication town on Google Maps Street View in addition to runway downwardly a clown who is terrorizing the local inhabitants.
8. Map of the Dead
Just inwards instance the zombie apocalypse starts this evening y'all mightiness desire to bookmark the Map of the Dead.
Just come inwards your address into Map the Dead in addition to y'all are presented amongst a handy map displaying the zombie danger zones around your home. The map besides displays nearby places that are probable to cause got resources to assist y'all hold upwardly 1 time the zombies laid out to accept control.
It is highly probable that the mesh volition non hold upwardly the rising of the dead thence y'all are advised to impress out your personalized Map of the Dead in addition to shop it inwards a secure location.
9. Weird British Road Names
The Vaguely Rude Places map obviously titillated to a greater extent than than a few people around the world. However non everyone has such a puerile feel of humour. Therefore if y'all are irritated past times 'Sandy Balls' y'all mightiness prefer instead to see the Weird British Road Names map.
Weird British Road Names is a collection of some of the strangest monikers to live given to Great Britain streets in addition to roads. Some of them are genuinely strange, some are rude, whilst others are exactly wonderful. After all who wouldn't desire to alive inwards a route called the Land of Green Ginger.
10. Metropho.rs
Metropho.rs is a map of the basis where each province has been renamed based on metaphors used inwards Twitter - where 1 province has been described equally existence similar some other province or geographical location.
For example, according to Collin Jo, "Africa is the Cleveland, Ohio of the entire planet". Therefore on Metropho.rs Africa has been renamed Cleveland. You tin click on the map labels to read the master copy Twitter province comparison.
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