Teenager’s ‘legendary’ Google Maps prank stuns the internet
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Australian teen’s ‘legendary’ Google Maps prank shocks the internet: ‘This is one for the history books’
- Teen prankster tricks Google Maps car, looking like it’s dead
- Heath Slater was caught face down in his driveway in northern New South Wales last year.
- He revealed that his now-viral hack worked, showing the proof on Google Maps.
Most Australians have searched for their house or their friends’ house on Google Maps Street View, but one young man has pulled off a ‘legendary’ prank captured by the Google Maps car.
The Australian teenager pulled off a now-viral stunt in November 2022, by pretending he was dead in his driveway.
When Heath Slater saw the Google Maps car heading down his street in Iluka, a small town on the Clarence River in north-eastern New South Wales, he ran into his driveway and threw himself face down on the ground.
An Australian teenager performed a now-viral stunt by pretending he was dead in his driveway as the Google Maps Street View car drove by.
The video titled “Fake of dead in front of Google Maps REVEAL car,” went viral on Tik Tok, surpassing 17 million views in just days.
Online social media users applauded his quick thinking and legendary act.
This is one for the history books. Legendary,’ one person commented.
‘Yes! The revelation!’ said a second.
“We are going to have people talking about this in more than five years,” wrote a third.
Heath Slater posted a results video on Tik Tok showing his prank worked, with the camera capturing his prank
While many admired the feat, others worried that it had revealed where he lives to millions of people online.
‘Bro just showed where he lives,’ wrote one person.
“He just showed everyone his address,” said a second.
While one person wrote: ‘Let’s be serious, who in the world is going to come to your house for this Tik Tok’, to which numerous people replied ‘me’.