Observing the design of license plates, road signs that are only found in certain parts of the world, even noticing the position of the sun in the photograph to deduce the exact hemisphere he’s located in, are all part of his process that make it look way more scientific than instinct.
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But in an interview with FOX TV Stations, he said there’s a lot more to it. Regional geography on steroidsĪt first glance, Rainbolt may seem to be merely guessing his locations. Not only is he able to identify the most vague locations on the planet, he has a system to do it. This includes Rainbolt, who’s awe-inspiring TikTok account named "Georainbolt," has amassed 17.1 million likes as of June 21. "So you can be put in Kansas or you can be put in Indonesia and you just have to figure out where you are based on surrounding context clues."Īs the game became more and more popular, a community of geography wizards arrived to take it a tad more serious than the average player. "The game puts the user on any random Google Street View location and the goal is to find where you are in the world," Rainbolt explains. The game has exploded in popularity since the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced millions of people to stay at home and find some hobby to occupy their time. Players then attempt to deduce the exact part of the world they’re looking at based on the image. GeoGuessr is an internet guessing game available to anyone in which a player is shown an image from Google’s Street View. Mind you, the images that he guesses are beyond obscure, and the content he uploads showcasing his talents continue to amaze millions of viewers who flock to his social media pages to be reminded of the importance of geography knowledge. Take 23-year-old Trevor Rainbolt, for example - a TikTok-famous geography genius who wows the internet with his ability to accurately guess specific locations on Google maps in seconds, usually only being a few kilometres off. One man even confuses the continent of Africa for being a country.įor those of you who watched the segment with existential rage and confusion, there is an online game in which you can practice your geographic skills, and in appropriate internet-fashion, there are people who are experts in this field. It shows people failing to name even a single nation in the nondescript map.
One such video, which aired on Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show, garnered nearly 11 million views. The person fails to locate the obvious and everyone has a laugh at their expense. It usually involves an interviewer asking someone if they can point out the capital of the USA, or even something as simple as China on a map without labels. People being stumped by simple geography is a comedic theme commonly seen all over the internet.
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