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    Insomnia Bob: That's not a ghost. And it's not a woman, either. Hm. Long coat. Absurdly long scarf. Mop of curly hair on top of the head... All that's missing is ... more »
    Meirelle: I'm glad my hometown can give people so many larp lolz. I remember when the news first broke a month or two ago. People around the office were gigglin... more »
    sega8800: dude, you guys need to lay off the google ghost story. this pic was published a long time ago, it was just 2 dumb kids play samurai. oh god, io9? what... more »
    Pessimippöpötåmus: Incidentally, I am going to take medieval swordsmanship at my school's rec center this semester. more »
    Grey_Area: Dang. Last year I was smoking a cigarette outside work when the Googlemobile went pass and then again two days later outside my local bar. I was reall... more »
    92BuickLeSabre: This is one place where being a buzzkill may be even more fun than the actual story. The redorbit project mentioned by omgwtflolbbqbye is well worth ... more »
    Dunny0: Are those vikings or samurai? Or maybe... A viking fighting a samurai? I had no idea that Pittsburgh had such a long and varied history... more »
    Hedgeworth: This is really, really, really old news. Wasn't Gizmodo the one who originally reported on this late last year/early 2009? This one happened before th... more »
    Plague: Well, Spandau Ballet IS reforming, so that could explain it. more »
    Liz Weinbloom: "because no contemporary woman would ever dress like this." Clearly the expert quoted has never been to Cardiff, for as far as I was able to tell, the... more »
    Dunny0: ... so much hate in one post. I guess the internet is just not ready for Welsh Ghost humor. more »
    Magicant: C'mon you guys. Certainly the rift in Cardiff could lead to all sorts of strange activity that Google happened to pick up. Shoot. Am I mixing up ficti... more »
    Peter Pixie: Google maps is also used to find Yeti (aka Snow Bigfoot) [english.pravda.ru] I dont know if dracula has been listed on google maps yet, but maybe it's... more »
    AmishJohn: It's a viral marketing ploy for a Laudinum and lacework website. more »
    Brine: A medium is quoted as saying the image is clearly a ghost, because no contemporary woman would ever dress like this. False. more »
    Balius: Did the people calling for examination not look at the picture? The legs aren't missing because of extradimensional ghostiness, the picture just wasn... more »
    WiseGuy487: It's a glitch. Next. more »
  • #ghosts

    Medieval Ghosts in Google Maps - Again?

    What is it with ghosts and Google maps? First it was a nineteenth century ghost in Wales. Now we're seeing the ghosts of fifteenth century knights in Pittsburgh, where so many crucial battles between great kingdoms took place. via Clandestine Industries
  • #pseudoscience

    Google Street View Captures Victorian Ghost Walking in Cardiff

    This creepy image was snapped by Google for its Street View map feature. It shows what seems to be a floating Victorian ghost in Cardiff, right near the Torchwood headquarters. More »