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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 13 Oct 2011, 12:52)
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unsolvedI used to work in an office in southwark and had a seat by the window, every day i'd see a few cars with large white arrows on the roof, all sorts of cars, a few vans etc.
never saw them anywhere else, never figured out what they were for.
moblog.net/view/190663/
moblog.net/view/162163/
moblog.net/view/156379/what-are-the-arrows-for
help me intenets, nobody else can.
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alistair, Fri 14 Oct 2011, 14:38,
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They're totell the driver which way to drive.
(, Fri 14 Oct 2011, 14:41, closed)
Yep, google "white triangle london cars"
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Giant square pigeons(, Fri 14 Oct 2011, 17:14, closed)
That's how Google makes sure there are direction markers in Google Maps. When you type a search request, Google dispatches a car to the right location so it's there when the satellite picture is taken. I'm told it only needs about 12 lines of Perl CGI.
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