10 Shocking Things You Can See On Google Maps

2. Plane Crash

Although this looks like it might have been whipped up on Photoshop or something, the image you're seeing there is actually real - as in, it's viewable on Google Maps. But it has to be a joke, right? A wreckage of an actual plane crash, caught on Google Maps... there's gotta be a reason why we didn't hear about it.

Well, yes: although the image is real and the objects you're seeing really were there when the picture was taken, the plane crash itself was faked. It was part of a set for NBC's Trauma back in 2009, which was filmed on location at a Navy base in Alameda Point in California.

So, for once, here's a picture of a plane crash that you can genuinely enjoy.