A man in Germany "hacked" the Google map site with a red cart filled with 99 smartphones causing a "virtual traffic jam" on the site. The man, Simon Weckert, an artist, began the "Google Map Hack" project after noticing a traffic jam on a Berlin street where a demonstration was taking place a few years ago although there were no cars on the road.

How a man 'hacked' Google maps to show 'virtual traffic jams' with 99 mobile phones and a red cart

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How a man 'hacked' Google maps to show 'virtual traffic jams' with 99 mobile phones and a red cart