Why do maps show places that don't exist?

BUY MUGS, T-SHIRTS, POSTERS ETC...
www.mapmenmerch.com
SEE NEW EPISODES EARLY, AND BEHIND-THE-SCENES EXTRAS...
/ jayforeman
Get 30 days of Dashlane Premium for FREE! www.dashlane.com/mapmen
Why do map makers publish mistakes on purpose? Map Men Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones use a car and a magnifying glass to investigate!
By the way, Geography Now didn’t knowingly steal our map of India. Here’s a video of Barbs and me sat on a park bench having a good laugh about it… • Live stream Q&A with G...
P.S. Subscribe to Geography Now. It’s really good!
/ geographynow
Written and presented by
JAY FOREMAN @jayforeman
MARK COOPER-JONES @markcooperjones
Edited by
JAY FOREMAN @jayforeman
Camera
INDIA RAKUSEN @indiarakusen
Additional camera (the nerds in the car boot sale)
ROB WELLS
Costume
JADE NAGI @jade_nagi
Thanks for letting us film an advert in your kitchen
ANNA, DYFAN and MATTHEW HOWELLS

[@JayForeman]

If you want to support Map Men without paying a penny, please click on the free link in the description for 30 days of Dashlane Premium. Thanks so much! :)

[@kiradotee]

love you son

[@remusritiu7510]

What if you already have dashlane?

[@remusritiu7510]

Why did this get weird?

[@nightavenger375]

Hey I saw you irl Jay

[@AtaGunZ]

You forgot to say what us pennybags should do (You forgot to put your patreon link)

[@andreassavvides6552]

3:00 X axis: business Y axis: business Conclusion: If business goes up, then business goes up

[@goodpeopleoftheworldunite]

That's good for business.

[@jwalster9412]

business as usual

[@larsswig912]

Stonks

[@kameradimran2163]

If I die, then I die

[@mitul4376]

Hope the business doesn't fall so my buisness doesnt fall.

[@CheesybiscuitStudios]

I used to be a postman for three years, and during my service there was one particular trap place that I would get post for. Because while number 15 and 17 were still on the square, 16 had been demolished years prior and replaced by a playground. However a lot of maps still featured the address to be next to the entrance of the playground eventhough that was a privately owned garage. This wouldn't have been a problem if it weren't for the dozens of people who either used to live at number 16 but are now long dead or used it as a dummy address to send unwanted mail to. I have had plenty of arguments with my former employer over this, because in his mind Google says number 16 exists and Google cannot possibly be wrong.

[@metal87power]

I'm a postman too and I find the same fake or wrong addresses even based on on-line maps. There are numbers of buildings in the middle of the streets and such. The real problem is that the number of real buildings increases and number of postmen doesn't.

[@cerneuffington2656]

I'd just slip the letters underneath the garage door.☺

[@BlareWolfgang]

Only three years? Was it only that long because your boss made you go… postal? 😬😬😬

[@CheesybiscuitStudios]

​@@BlareWolfgang no, it was because the company I worked for was on the verge of bankruptcy and got bought out by a competitor. Contract negotiations between me and the other company didn't go well and the work environment wasn't too great as well so after two weeks we parted ways.

[@evathegrand]

haha waar was dat?

[@DylanDoesStuff1]

On most maps, there’s an entire state called “Wyoming” when really it’s just a giant square lake.

[@screamsinrussian5773]

I took a swim in Wyoming, broke my spine, hard water

[@waffle9180]

@@screamsinrussian5773 your spine broke bc Wyoming DOES exist

[@screamsinrussian5773]

@@waffle9180 no way, how

[@Scrimletsdad]

@@waffle9180 yeah it exists that’s what OP said, it’s a lake

[@oppositeswitzerland1058]

@@waffle9180 yeah it does because it’s a lake

[@yewenyi]

One of the map companies put in a fake bridge near where we lived. It was a real pain. We had to explain to people that the bridge which was in a really convenient place didn’t exist so that they would come the right way.

[@MaeLSTRoM1997]

don't

[@princeoftonga]

@@MaeLSTRoM1997 don’t

[@kiwigaming09]

​@@princeoftongadon't

[@SioxerNikita]

​@@kiwigaming09don't

[@abclop99]

@@SioxerNikita don't

[@subinmdr]

Only channel that puts 2 minute ad in a 6 minute video and I'm okay with it

[@fivesquaredyt2521]

Subin Manandhar 69 likes

[@oliversundstrom1806]

5..4..3..2..1..

[@Stamnley]

You ever seen jacksfilms? Yiay is half adverts.

[@educatedmanholecoverbyrich8890]

I don't get any adds

[@Ron.S.]

I think the advertisers like it as well

[@atinofspam3433]

"No map is right, no map is wrong, and all map is map" - Cartographers Prayers

[@scsutton1]

Amen.

[@harrylamont6007]

Nice pfp! What’s your favourite album

[@BenLynch1]

meanwhile on top 20 quotes of all time

[@kaedenbak4441]

All map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map is map

[@kingdomofgreatbritain4487]

That’s facts

[@CuriouserArchive]

I had a bit of an obsession with maps for some time when I was a kid, and I noticed a nonexistent "Bates Street" shown on a certain map in a neighborhood not far from where I lived. I assumed as a kid that this was a street that had existed in the past but was no more, but I had actually found a trap street.

[@davidstevens.7875]

Tell jay foreman about it

[@itsjustme8278]

I love thinking about these two very intelligent men going "we should hiss at each other"

[@tp4883]

yes that's definitely the best part XD

[@commodoresan7275]

Cats

[@bartholomewdan]

I must be dreaming. 2 Map Men episodes in a year!? What is this?

[@vladbesedovskyy826]

Bartholomew Dan Christmas

[@Rainaman-]

2 map men episodes in a year AND a talking horse? 2019 so far so good.

[@bartholomewdan]

@@Rainaman- Technology is advancing by the day

[@paradonym]

Support him on Patreon for that...

[@iamdmc]

Must be the year before a leap year

[@PikarinePlays]

Ahh the age old KZbin beef between Jay Foreman and Geography Now

[@hndrk9186]

They know eachother?

[@indelibleink5577]

@@hndrk9186 yeah jay and barbs met each other and did a livestream once

[@DotRD12]

Draco Malfoy they did a livestream Q&A together a while back.

[@Huntracony]

@AniMan Melayu kzbin.info/www/bejne/hYLOg5mjd9t4iJI

[@JayForeman]

Barbs didn't knowingly steal that map from me. Watch the video in the description where he and I sit on a park bench and have a good laugh about it.

[@shievapretty7463]

I'm not sure why, but "Jay, why are there countries in my cereal‽" and "Finland tastes great" always make me laugh. You two are amazing comedians.

[@Cenn_Devel]

I heard “Greenland tastes great” but okay yes.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Loving the use of the interrobang!

[@dezcubing5844]

And jay saying he keeps marks passwords

[@robmckennie4203]

any time i'm sharing my list of trap streets and paper towns i always include some real ones, to trip up anyone trying to steal my list

[@kets4443]

Include the real road of Blore Road, Ashbourne. It doesn't appear on Google Maps yet Apple Maps has it.

[@danieledwards8695]

@kets The road does exist, I’ve been there, it just isn’t called blore road.

[@tlam3028]

Google actually made an entire fake continent called “Australia” in order to catch map thieves. Very interesting

[@sebastienbienfait1226]

I thought it was Finland that didn't exist

[@egilsandnes9637]

Oh, Finland exists for sure. You see, I went to Finland once. I even petted one of their kangaroos.

[@fulcrum2951]

Some reason Denmark also exist in that map

[@CallingSkoot]

@@fulcrum2951 ISP Gang rise up

[@edgoncalves9041]

Why does everybody hate Australia?

[@parallel9201]

Please don't leave us for another unspecified period of time. We need your wit more than ever.

[@ruthenium6648]

Parallel don't blame him, he has a life too. Stop pressuring people you know nothing about.

[@DAndyLord]

@@ruthenium6648 Stop pressuring Parallel to stop pressuring the Map Men, Parallel has a life you know nothing about.

[@iamdmc]

whit whit whit

[@thommylicious]

@@DAndyLord Stop pressuring Ru to stop pressuring Paralell, nobody has a life you know nothing about.

[@parallel9201]

@@iamdmc If you're trying to correct my spelling I can assure you that "whit" means something different

[@aquafyre99]

Trap streets were an UTTER PAIN IN THE ASS while I worked for the Postal Service, as apparently nobody bothered to properly think through using intentionally inaccurate maps for bloody DELIVERY ROUTING.

[@VessyStag]

I worked in this field for years and I can assure you, everybody was stealing from every source they were able to put their hands on. Since the rise of OS and Google Maps everybody started to copy from there, assuming their maps are the most accurate. Boy, were we wrong! :D

[@MinifigJez]

You worked in a field? Was that because an inaccurate map said that it wasn't a field, but an office building instead?

[@VessyStag]

@@MinifigJez Lol :D :D :D

[@kets4443]

@@MinifigJez She worked in Argleton.

[@Otek_Nr.3]

I know this is a year old comment, but could you specify what you mean by "in this field"? Modern day cartography sounds like an interesting topic!

[@VessyStag]

@@Otek_Nr.3 Sure it is an interesting topic, but OS and Googe maps killed it, more or less :( And "in this field" (in my case) meant enriching and upgrading urban's maps and addresses DB, so when you type "street X, No 16", to be located precisely there, with a beautifully drawn outline of the building you are searching for. Ah, good times

[@kinnai8334]

Ahhh Jay Foreman, the only channel where I tolerate a video that is literally 1/3 sponsorship...

[@goodmoriarty5457]

And jacksfilms

[@goodmoriarty5457]

@CowsRus dude, they need the ads to run their channels, they need to spend their time researching,editing,scripting, and filming the video and it took a really huge amount of your times when it's done only by a couple of people or if Jay considered to work by himself, if he rely on his current job to cover his own cost of living, it's basically a slavery because they have so little time to rest, that's why the ad is so important to him, his videos weren't just about random videos with lousy gags and all that shit, his videos were really informative and it took most of your creativity and passion to do it so i respect them for it

[@runarandersen878]

Mee too. I don’t hate his sponsor as much as I hate Skillshare. They are really annoying.

[@yusufgazi7]

Good Moriarty Cringey guy

[@abijo5052]

@CowsRus Eh. I think it's pretty clear when the ad is starting. They need ads to keep the channel alive, especially for a channel that does well researched stuff so takes a long time to make each video. And at least they turn it into a pretty funny skit - that takes effort too

[@pandabear4565]

Erb: map men vs Geography now

[@eliegbert8121]

I need this

[@davidmorris1735]

Except map men unanimously wins

[@jamesjamesy]

True let’s all try to make that a reality

[@yiggles4136]

ESRB: 13+

[@mrmeeseeks2534]

Geography now are cheating scum bags disgrace!

[@tad2021]

Fun fact: Microsoft conveniently cataloged a lot of trap streets from multiple map data sources across the centuries in to one easy to accessed source, they call it Bing Maps. They even made an aap that will let you plan fictional trips across this alternate universe.

[@screamsinrussian5773]

does Ukraine really exist

[@artifactU]

xD

[@D3__]

Soon, not anymore

[@SomeRando5370]

Bing maps is actually really good, idk what all the hate is about it. Its honestly just as good, if not better than google maps.

[@kishascape]

Likewise you can just cross reference multiple sources to weed out the fake anomalies.

[@gavla3550]

We had a "Handbook" of our local area, with businesses and such, in the middle was a map. They'd spelt a road Perton, which should of been Purton. I even contacted them about the mistake. Now I understand why they didn't reply to my email. 😅

[@MZmuda5]

I live on a trap street. I live on Cathedral **AVENUE**, but Google thinks I live on Cathedral **STREET**. No wonder my pizzas are always late.

[@AshArAis]

@Bombeast That's a trap rule :(

[@projectms205]

Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't Don't Thanks Don't

[@Demiglitch]

Holy shit, I just realised that I used to live on one as well. I just thought everyone was a fuck up.

[@raphaelmorgan2307]

wait so thats on purpose?

[@TheBlackSkimmer]

I live on a trap street. Google refuses to add it to Google maps.

[@Ayylmao2437]

Is map men making a comeback?

[@Colteor7761]

I hope so

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

Dear lord please let it be so

[@Huntracony]

It's here, isn't it?

[@Russell_Jackson]

I think jay previously said that its a series he likes to do, it just takes a while to research and film so they do it in a few episode chunks

[@ashleyteece4237]

I sure hope so

[@gendertoads]

whenever i’m in a dark moment i hope god puts a little bar at the bottom of my vision that says “stay tuned for the silly joke at the end”

[@screamsinrussian5773]

that might be Him foreshadowing your death tho

[@mozata6838]

2:33 "I love how recent that is"

[@madisonh4239]

4:08 The numbers next to the countries are (approximately) their population in millions. What a great little detail :)

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

Great spot! I wondered if there was a significance to the numbers.

[@mbirth]

How else are you supposed to remember the passwords?

[@theeraphatsunthornwit6266]

Next year population will increase, and he wont be able to access jis account

[@manhoosnick]

@Proud Bangladeshi গর্বিত বাংলাদেশী you stinky fish

[@JoaoPessoa86]

Is that why it's not Canada36?

[@EdJonesVideos]

Jay Foreman and Geography Now is the only KZbin drama I care for

[@Allanbuzzy]

@@zachv Ouch, 1 in a half years.

[@theseventhgear4475]

This episode has been in the works for 2 years now.

[@peopleperson]

1:18 it felt like Jay was seconds away from laughing his ass off

[@Grundini91]

Back in the 90s a map maker noticed that one of the larger companies was stealing his maps so he set out to prove it. In Syracuse, NY he added Beatosu St. coming off Adams St. between McBride St and Interstate 81. It worked. The big company got caught. In reality where Beatosu St. was supposed to be was a footpath going through the backyard of a townhouse complex.

[@JayForeman]

Deleted scene from Map Men 8 kzbin.info/www/bejne/eHvak2WBqL96qqc

[@MaeLSTRoM1997]

@@JayForeman don't

[@Phlebas]

I work a lot on backroads in northern British Columbia; it's pretty common to find roads on the map that don't exist. Of course, this probably has more to do with the fact that a lot of old forestry roads get decommissioned after use. Though a funny anecdote, I was driving out to a project and had a new-to-the-job passenger doing the navigating. "So... we hang a left on the 800 Road and that should take us straight to the project," he says. I drive up and down, looking for the 800 Road and finally ask to see the map. He was looking at an elevation line. 800 m asl.

[@adamlea6339]

Ha ha, on a car touring holiday in Scotland, my mother tried to work out where we were using a road map combined with the road signs. She once admitted to trying to find a place on the map called stone chippings.

[@Zerbey]

Closer to Jay's neck of the woods, it's a bit of a local sport in my native Lincolnshire to give directions using places that haven't existed for decades. I've had to help many a baffled tourist asking for a pub that was knocked down in the 1950s.

[@jimc.goodfellas226]

Whoops

[@rhiiazami]

@@Zerbey That's a thing where I'm from too. We would use a store that hadn't existed for 30 years as a landmark. Locals all knew it, even those of us who were too young to remember it, but non-locals, the poor things, were so confused.

[@billneo]

ROFL

[@aitchpea6011]

Oh hey, turns out these are Jay's actual passwords. I was going to rob him but he's quite a bit overdrawn at the bank, so I put a tenner in there for him instead.

[@galfinsp7216]

Harry Potter 😐 the nicest “hacker” in the world

[@cunijoeme]

@@galfinsp7216 some say he, isnt realy called harry potter. and that his favotare broom is the ferrari 458 italia

[@alaskagyal]

50% sure this is false, 50% sure this is real

[@yusuf-5531]

Think I'll help myself to that tenner

[@nishatsultanachowdhury5408]

444 likes and 4 comments Sorry it's 5 comments now And 445 likes

[@alexbunn1905]

I came across a trap street on strava today. I went on a walk from my university and was going to use the street on the map to go from the beach back to the main road but all I found was a field, which was fine until I found a spur off a river through the field so I had to go back The street was literally called “avenue of abstinence” in welsh

[@glory_1412]

I need more of your videos. Absolutely love them!

[@maryk.cieslak9512]

Every time I watch any of your vids, I'm always delighted by your perfect marriage of Monty Pythonic and Millenial humor. Keep up the good work!!

[@purplefire2834]

Perfect description of their style

[@zemoxian]

I just found this channel today. I’m half expecting the Spanish Inquisition. Of course, by necessity, they’ll only show up on the other half.

[@packratty]

@@zemoxian nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. (yer welcome)

[@WakiTheCroc]

Ooh, another Map Men? You do spoil us, Jay.

[@markcooper-jones7494]

And mark?

[@conormurphy4328]

You spoil us with your gifts ambassador

[@groovidex7281]

the text box at 2:02 is soooooooo clever

[@RUFU58]

Jay your videos are excellent. I’m binge watching them all and find them both interesting and highly entertaining. Thank you and all people involved! 👌🏻

[@osiand9328]

According to some maps I've seen there's a place called "The Midlands"

[@rosiefay7283]

According to some maps I've seen there's land north of Watford Gap.

[@colin_throws]

Mahogany mahogany

[@olympusxi8436]

One time I saw a map with a thing to the west called Wales. It must have been a fictional map.

[@Fluteboy]

Hep! Hep! Hep! Hep! Hep!

[@Cpr1234]

bim bim bim

[@overthecounterbeanie]

Others: Tati vs James Charles Me: Map Men vs Geography Now

[@johnc916]

Lol

[@glifosfato]

geography now is basic info taken from Wikipedia that anyone with more than a passing interest in the subject already knows, with pretty graphics. dumbed down content for Americans, children and women

[@overthecounterbeanie]

@@glifosfato wow, savage! true, but savage.

[@casey4648]

Glifosfato incredibly sexist and xenophobic. Geography now is a good channel for those who have an interest in geography and try to increase your knowledge.

[@flubadubdubthegreat1272]

@@casey4648 he's a troll, or perhaps a total piece of shit

[@BodhiPolitic]

That little tune at the end? Amazing! And the final gag also rocked.

[@doubleoof7907]

I know one: In China, there exists a nonexistent place called “Tianamen Square”. /s

[@approximateCognition]

Oof

[@khomypigeon]

Don’t - Don’t - Don’t - Don’t - Don’t - Don’t - Thanks - Don’t.

[@dielegende9141]

Oh, the Tian'anmen Square does exist, it's the biggest square in any city on Earth! Next to it are the Chinese Parliament (the biggest in the world!), the Forbidden City, which was the home of the Chinese emperors until the glorious revolution, and the mausoleum of the Great Honourable Chairman Mao! I don't know if anything ever happened on the square, though. Especially 1989, which is a perfectly normal year, right between 1988 and 1990, was particularly uneventful there.

[@liquicitizendirk2147]

@@dielegende9141 a few students should be send to the square to investigate this issue!

[@guidemeChrist]

You should actually look into what happened over there. The recorded chain of events doesn't follow the conspiracy theory spread by imperialist media forces, and the myth that China says "nothing happened" isn't true either.

[@antred11]

Here in Germany, one very famous map trap is the city of Bielefeld, but nobody falls for that anymore ...

[@gymnasiast90]

Yeah, all those gullible people believing it exists... ;)

[@myfbusters]

B.I.E.L.E.F.E.L.D. = Bunker In der Einöde zwischen Lübeck und Essen Für gEheimdienstLer und reptiloiDe

[@no1fanofthepals]

@@myfbusters please can you translate i dont speak german

[@omercan108]

Omg. Is that a meme in Germany saying like Bielefeld doesn't exist? Like "Nobody knows anyone from Bielefeld." or "Government does secret projects in so called Bielefeld." Cause if it is we Turks kında stole that meme lol. We say "Bilecik doesn't exist" it sounds like Bielefeld too. "I was diving and the sign said 'Bilecik in 10' then it said 'Bilecik in 5' but then it said 'Bilecik in 10' again." etc.

[@noergelstein]

@@no1fanofthepals It says "Bunker in the wasteland between Lübeck and Essen (two more cities) for the intelligence and reptilians."

[@rchaffer]

Apparently it only takes 5 minutes and 59 seconds to transform a bad day into a great day.

[@ThePainkiller9995]

Yup, that's about how long it takes me to smoke enough heroin to get me high

[@fish4225]

You're kind of implying your day was terrible until the video ended.

[@makinishikino7410]

4 minutes and 4 seconds you mean

[@asheep7797]

Correction: 1 minute and 55 seconds

[@darth_yoda]

Haha You two Jay are sooo funny together. I love going back to watching your map men series from time to time simple for the good chuckles at you twos interactions :P

[@TalesFromTheRoad]

love your videos, just great stuff

[@justaguycalledjosh]

"Ha! my girlfriend doesn't exist! it never has it never will!" I don't think I've ever heard a more depressing sentence.

[@BTG07]

Joshua Waite /meirl

[@AshleyMonck69]

Google maps: ‘300 people have been here’

[@jblakeplays2541]

But yet, it's never been more true

[@CaeserOct]

The good news is he’s gay and has a wonderful boyfriend!

[@jblakeplays2541]

@@CaeserOct Really?

[@UtsukShah9]

Geography Now copied your map, so you copied his outro! hahaha. very nice.

[@Kromiball]

10 months ago, 460 likes and no replies?

[@grekiki]

Let's change that

[@iamarchibald]

@@Kromiball lol for me it's 420

[@valentine9224]

Kromiball there’s only 447 likes as far as I can see

[@chibuikeohiagbaji3257]

471

[@ethanmathiason8770]

This is just like in Paper Towns by John Green. They even have the Agloe reference :)

[@Ulfcytel]

The interesting thing about the Whitfield Road example is that there is no road there now, but there used to be. Presumably named after the nearby Whitfield's Mound (as marked on the 1915 1:25,000 map), where George Whitefield used to preach to huge crowds. p.s. Love this channel.

[@joshualontoc4465]

"My girlfriend doesn't exist" Is this like, a personal attack or something?

[@pastas.stabalot]

Are you lesbian? *Or you're just a weeb that has fallen in love with the anime female human picture?*

[@JYMAHJAMES]

@@pastas.stabalot 💀💀

[@xanpagebrown]

HISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@thunderturbine8860]

I thought so as well lol 😂

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Maybe he’s gay

[@KittJT2]

On some maps there's a giant island called "New Zealand" It's not on most maps, but it easily shows up on like 30-40% of world maps.

[@catherinekilgour2563]

It's actually a group of islands rather than a single giant one but you are right that it's not on all maps. According to some maps it's slightly larger than the UK so should be on all maps - if it is real. ;-)

[@rachelcookie321]

It’s actually multiple island.

[@Not_thaawesome]

There is a town in UK called New Zealand and an El Salvador in Chile AND A CHAD IN PAKISTAN [this is especially interesting because “Chahd” is 4 in Urdu so while this is not true in the slightest I like to think of it as 4-town

[@Sel__27__27]

@@Not_thaawesome its actually chaar... Also here in Pune, India we have 'Sus'

[@Mike-Bell]

Even yours ads are entertaining. I watch all the way through because you put effort into your entire video. I’m sure your sponsors love you. Well done 👍🏻

[@EMurph42]

I’ve watched this quite a few times with out noticing the extra 36 hidden in the tour. Very cool, I love noticing little but funny things.

[@zacharymohammadi]

“my girlfriend doesn’t exist it never has and never will” oof

[@Redddragon]

"Hi, is your map full of inaccuracies?" "No."

[@l.jturner6617]

*HISSSSSSS*

[@MrSkinnyWhale]

*H I S S S S S S S S*

[@forgedtofight]

*HISSSSSSSSSS*

[@ThatGuy-nv2wo]

I thought leafyishere was out of fashion now?

[@freebeerishere]

1:48 I just LOVE how he says “chosen at random” it’s such a small thing but so fucking funny

[@Kebabrulle4869]

And it lets the viewer think for themself. It would’ve been a much worse joke if he said “...the name of which was chosen at random by the map’s creator Richard Ciacci. Well, maybe not random...”

[@Hand-in-Shot_Productions]

It _is_ funny!

[@rachelcookie321]

Why is it funny?

[@markkealy4417]

@@rachelcookie321 because he clearly named it after himself

[@Jesse__H]

This is one of the funniest eps of Map Men. The intro, snookums, the "don't don't thanks don't", it all got audible laughs out of me 😁

[@ankeuttajaespanjassa]

Thanks guys, now I'm binge watching your content and I had to even sub

[@TauGeneration]

Heh, that geography now reference in the end (playing the ukulele and whistling the song)

[@awesomeanime8533]

I'm kinda surprised that no one pointed out that the 36 is holding a knife @ around 3:36.

[@JayForeman]

In the 7 months since we uploaded this, you are the first and only person to notice this!

[@awesomeanime8533]

@@JayForeman Wow! I'm actually amazed that I'm the first and only person to notice. I think I expected there to have been some sort of joke about it, like one of you noticed and screamed.

[@nickeman132]

Woah

[@PGATProductions]

3:36 again

[@ryotanada]

I actually realized the 36 before, the second time they're driving... I just realized the knife after you pointed it out

[@lavasharkandboygirl9716]

I spent half an hour trying to find a trap street in Wellington, NZ because my gps INSISTED it was the only possible route

[@abhishekjawanpuria4019]

thanks for suggesting dashlane ..I needed it

[@athenap.1081]

O o f, that end 'cover' of Geography Now's theme song is perfect.

[@ikas000]

Nai, einai gia ton potso

[@OptimumPx]

I love how recent this is.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

YES

[@seaofsin88]

*DON'T*

[@Nexdex]

I've been binging a few of these and this has got to be my favorite intro lmao

[@SacrificialGoat94]

It's insane how you actually make adds entertaining so I purposely stay to watch them

[@finnzweitname5905]

I know a map mistake. Google maps shows a nonexistent town called Bielefeld in Germany

[@Wario512]

:D

[@screamsinrussian5773]

the what? The hell is Bielfield? Stop speaking nonsense

[@aaleh_04]

You can even see it in satellite view. Wow. (jk I know the conspiracy.)

[@averagedude6688]

The biggest city no-one knows

[@MHeymann]

Google cracks me up!

[@nsoper19]

When I was in primary school we were drawing maps of the local area. We found two roads that were mixed up. Both in each others place. We contacted them about the mistake and they said it was a trap but they changed it for us and presumably put a trap somewhere else.

[@heronimousbrapson863]

Years ago I had a Vancouver, British Columbia city map which showed a "Revoucan Drive" in suburban North Vancouver. For years I tried to find this curvy residential road to explore it to no avail. I thought it was a mistake by the map maker. However, after watching this segment, I now believe it was probably a trap road.

[@schtormm]

that's definitely an anagram of vancouver

[@hensleydodson5733]

@@schtormmno V tou

[@fuckboi_killa]

Shouts to John Green for teaching me about paper towns like a decade ago

[@BoBPlayGamesTV]

google maps has one "error" that actually helps me sometimes. There's small village/city/town (who knows) that doesn't exist but when you type it it shows my home. I don't have to type my adress when I want to know how far I have to somewhere. Stupid? Yes. Useless? Obviously. I like it? Indeed

[@70sman]

I wish I knew what town that was but you obviously can't tell me what it is

[@okate251]

My driveway is apparently a street with quite a pretty name. Helps less, but I like the idea that the pavement is anthropomorphic and has her own name.

[@josephbrennan9712]

Hotel? Trivago

[@anmoldhingra4585]

Is it called who knows

[@asheep7797]

Was about to ask what the town was, then I remembered that it leads to your house.

[@marcusmilton1]

The most underrated channel of KZbin award goes to.... Jay Foreman..

[@edned5504]

Good stuff guys, and even better now that I've worked out how to skip your Map Men song at the introduction.

[@MrTurbo_]

I go driving for fun quite often which means scouting out roads on Streetview and maps a lot and i have found quite a couple of these places, but sometimes it can be pretty annoying when there is supposed to be a road and there is just nothing

[@meganox937]

_"Finland tastes great."_ - Soviet Union, 1940 before puking Finland out

[@oz_jones]

Ruskies never conquered us.

[@lisaanimi]

TORILLE PERKELE

[@wanegently]

Osmosis Jones Doubt

[@vistagreat9994]

*"Finland tastes great."* -Sweden for around 100 years

[@Hairysteed]

@@vistagreat9994 ...and the for rest 600 years the taste wasn't that good? (Finland was part of Sweden for 700 years after which it became an autonomous grand duchy of Russia for 100 years)

[@Marco-hl6gz]

1:31 “HAHA! You stole my map My girlfriend doesn’t exist”

[@QuarioQuario54321]

Because he’s gay

[@moonagaming6068]

@@QuarioQuario54321 I dont think he is

[@S323_B]

"it never has, and never will" - Mark Cooper Jones

[@EastAnglianTrainEnthusiast69]

​@@S323_BHISSS

[@lucasseakins8920]

*hissing noises*

[@joshuajasper5984]

Growing up, I spent summers in Livingston Manor, right next to Roscoe. Some fond memories of the Roscoe Diner. Never been to Agloe, though.

[@circleubuntu]

"WHY ARE THERE COUNTRIES IN MY CEREAL" "Well those are my *passwords* "

[@A.Tolonen]

Finland! They mentioned Finland at the end! This will fuel the self-importance of us Finnish people for at least another decade.

[@squigglycircle]

I'm at the Square, where the hell are you?

[@jotainmuuta8233]

@@squigglycircle Is it really there?? Sorry, I thought it was another map trap. Tapaamme pian.

[@MephLeo]

Which is silly, because everyone knows there's a 50% chance you guys don't exist.

[@markmayonnaise1163]

Canada in a nutshell :)

[@64ankka]

I'm at Kuokkalan tori partying already B-)

[@LechuKawaii]

Tom Scott, Jay Foreman and Masaman uploaded a video today im so happy

[@BlackfeatherTanfur]

Some of the same YTers I follow. Not a coincidence, I suppose.

[@bruhmomentum2853]

Ah I see you're man of culture as well

[@acumanabstractarts4482]

I know it going to be a grate well for us 2

[@PlatineConfederatio-Argentina]

Yes, all the brits are on fire today

[@sirraident]

Thank you for telling me that Tom uploaded a video today. My Sub box didn't tell me that despite notifications being on for his channel.

[@cerea1killer55]

Did you just call me snookums? 1:05

[@Zachyshows]

Trap streets are unique and deliberately wrong little details designed to cause no problem to the map user

[@lucasseakins8920]

But a big problem for anyone trying to copy it

[@suchanyasakhiranrat8932]

Sometimes the cartographer will make a road more bendy.

[@underpussy_]

or they'll deliberately spell one or the names wrong!

[@user-hh1it7rf2n]

Or they will deliberately spell one of the names wrong

[@ChrisMelville]

2:40 - loving the Lemmings music 😊

[@squeezyjohn1]

The extra "men" at the end of the "map men" song makes me so happy you'll never know ... thank you for another one!

[@dragonitzgame]

3:28 36! It's everywhere!

[@Panda256]

There's a trap street near me that's supposed to be a shortcut under the freeway, and I nearly lost my mind trying to find this awesome shortcut before realizing that it doesn't exist. Thanks, Google Maps!

[@ff_crafter]

Love the geography now outro arrangement

[@Jaxymann]

He protecc He attack But most importantly He make mapp

[@Jayfive276]

AHAHAHAHAHA! THE SAME MEME THAT'S ON EVERY VIDEO!!! HAHAHAHA! YOURE A GENIUS!!!! HAHAHAHA! Fuck. Off.

[@NguyenNguyen-fe3gm]

That doesn't rhyme

[@BrandonAzzarella]

@@NguyenNguyen-fe3gm you don't rhyme

[@Pt_Lacky]

Brandon Azzarella Ooooo, sick burn.

[@LAnonHubbard]

@@Jayfive276 LOL!

[@joshstead6078]

Every time I get lost following a map it isn't my fault, it's a deliberate mistake on the map.

[@JamesRB10.]

1:33 Mark: My Girlfriend doesn’t exist! It never has and never will! Also Mark: (Is wearing a wedding ring on his finger)

[@skirata3144]

Maybe they skipped the being girlfriend and boyfriend part and went straight for the wedding.

[@Sir_Gom_bOach]

He have a boyfriend.

[@JohnDoe-wx2oo]

@@Sir_Gom_bOach who, jay?

[@Sir_Gom_bOach]

@@JohnDoe-wx2oo Probably

[@jameswhee]

I love finding a new amazing KZbin channel to subscribe to

[@raimundowilson2140]

I found a trap in one map, there is a land mass besides sweden called finland, and we all know finland doesnt exist

[@teemumontonen904]

Yes I live in "Finland" its just water and Russia

[@zyphru1200]

Well finland dosent exist since mark ate it

[@pencilgaming1233]

Wyoming too

[@kingdomofgreatbritain4487]

Canada as well and the usa so many glitches in google maps nowadays

[@sara-jc2eh]

similar situation somehow theres a place called Israel?

[@GideonGleeful95]

Fun fact: the concept of Trap Streets inspired John Green's novel of Paper Towns, another name for the fake towns in maps

[@joshuahadams]

Agloe, NY, as mentioned in the video, is a pretty important bit of Paper Towns too

[@hq4287]

Insightful comments!

[@kalkuttadrop6371]

There are actually trailer houses and mobile homes at the exact spot where Agloe was on that map. They associate with the Roscoe-Rockland town despite being outside of their city limits by 300 feet and a full 100 feet before the welcome sign.

[@JfromUK_]

Nice, I looked up Argleton -- didn't come up in search, so I searched for nearby stuff from your map and it's now labelled as a point of interest called "Trap Town Argleton". Well, it might root out automated duplication...

[@repapeti98]

I love how he almost smiled at 2:32 but kept it professional.

[@steffen_of_frisia6789]

I just wish Slough would be also a Fake.

[@lucagorosito3715]

found isp

[@TheWkc19]

and denmark

[@greatwolf5372]

Why is Slough so hated? Don't live in UK but see a lot of hate for Slough online.

[@blobbem]

@@greatwolf5372 Pretty much everywhere is (sarcastically for the most part) hated, but Slough in particular is hated because it has a funny sounding name.

[@tunatezer8902]

I actually don't hate Slough lol

[@SofaKingStupid]

Rewatching this and seeing the 36 in the back of the car is great. I wonder how many more there are.

[@HiveOfHappenings]

The video is outwardly fantastic but I'm also going through the various translations of 'Snookums' in absolute delight.

[@deanashraf12]

In Rand McNally, they wear hats on their feet and hamburgers eat people. No map trap. Just map facts.

[@ridbensdale]

Lemmings again at 2:52. But which version? Can't stop laughing at 'all BENDYY!!' Great video as always!

[@TheDeeplyCynical]

Amiga I think.

[@jjstewart4341]

god I fucking love map men so much. I know these videos take so much effort and time, but I would happily pay a subscription for weekly episodes