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Re:The Machine Fired Me by da_chicken on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @11:34AM (#17356338)
> people driving into lakes because their GPS told them to

That one has actually happened: http://bgr.com/2016/05/17/car-gps-mapping-directions-lake/

It's a little unfair, though. There was heavy rain, fog, and a second article [0] says it was also in the middle of the night. The photo there also does make it look easy to mistake as a road.

[0]: http://torontosun.com/2016/05/13/woman-follows-gps-ends-up-i...

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Re:The Machine Fired Me by at-fates-hands on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @11:51AM (#17356488)
Didn't this happen in an Office episode?

I remember Dwight and Michael arguing in Michael's car over whether the GPS was right as it kept telling them to go right which was directly into a lake.

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Re:The Machine Fired Me by checkdigit15 on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @11:56AM (#17356545)
Yep:

"Dunder Mifflin Infinity" - Season 4 Episode 3/4

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Re:The Machine Fired Me by kbenson on Wednesday June 20, 2018 @11:54AM (#17356514)
Oh, yeah. From that picture, it took me a second to realize I wasn't looking at a wet road-top and instead water in a lake, which is very close to the same height as the surrounding road.

I'm glad it wasn't me driving there at night and in the rain, I could see myself making the same very bad mistake.

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