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This Guy Spends Hours Searching For The World’s Most Depressing Places, And The Results Are Hilarious
Damien Rudd is a 33-year-old Australian behind the Instagram account called "Sad topographies" where he collects Google Maps screenshots of the world‘s most depressing sounding places. It all began by accident when Rudd was searching for something and suddenly discovered Mount Hopeless in Australia.
"I typed hopeless into Google Maps to find other places called hopeless, then other synonyms for sadness,” Damien told WERTN magazine. "I screen captured the results and soon had the beginnings of my interesting maps collection.”
Rudd now has a pretty big collection of the world’s most joyless locations and he’s put all of these unfortunate names into a book of hand-drawn maps, together with their fascinating etymologies. When asked about his favorite place names, Damien replied: "Probably the ones in Antarctica are the most interesting. There is Shapeless Mountain which was named as none of the exploring party could agree on its shape. So shapeless was Shapeless Mountain that when a later expedition attempted to climb it, they scaled the wrong mountain entirely - which they then, in turn, had given the hilarious name of Mistake Mountain. There is also a Wrong Peak, which earned its funny name under similar circumstances. In 1963 Recoil Glacier was named by a geologist who was said to have "recoiled in disgust" at finding nothing of interest there."
Scroll down, check the funny maps and find out where "to go when you're feeling low," as states Sad Topographies Instagram account.
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America
Nah, I'm from South American and the rest of the continent is pretty sad too.
Load More Replies...Take it from a local: America DOES suck. I would probably be living in Japan right now if I could afford it.
uuh... If you were in many other countries, you would be in jail or worse for saying this. Wouldn’t that suck? Free speech FTW
Load More Replies...It makes me sad to see that this is how others view the US. I have spent my whole life being uprooted every few years and moved around the world to make my country a safer place. To see it here at the top of the list after all the sacrifices I’ve seen the men and women of our armed forces make to protect everyone in the states, is very disheartening.
It saddens me too that America has such a reputation. But is the reputation really that unfair? Trump sometimes calls NATO obsolete, then again not. Will you really protect us if necessary if the motto is America first? Is it a surprise when the world doubts? I'm sorry for everyone in the country who thinks it's unfair, but think about why this is so instead of complaining. And then do something about that reputation and make America really great again.
Load More Replies...Yes America can be depressing. As can anywhere. I wouldn't want to live anywhere else.
Ha I love it. I live in America and it's a pile of s**t run by bigger piles of s**t.
If you can survive another day without getting shot, you will be happy!
Load More Replies...USA might be a sad place sometimes. It's still far better than any other place on earth.
Japan: Amazing technology and nice toilets. - Canada: Free healthcare scented dollar bills and lots of maple syrup - Just to name a few
Load More Replies...Quit bashing on the USA. Yeah, we have our problems, but so do other countries. The only difference is that everyone here is yelling that much louder.
Maybe people wouldn't "bash" it as much if Americans had a sense of humor, instead of crying over stuff like this. Just a thought.
Load More Replies...If this is the case why is everyone trying to sneak into the country. And for those that don't like it, leave!
I don't care when Americans make fun of America but foreigners? You haven't earned it.
Don't you mean trump? (Please don't down vote if you like him this is only a joke)
I don't understand this joke. And it's not because of my feelings about Trump. I dislike him intensely.
Load More Replies...AMERICA... the Americas... the continent? Because I am from Mexico, I am an american also. It depress me more that USA people want to take over the "America" name for themselves. Annotation...5f-png.jpg
I don't think you have room to talk. Your country is on the verge of becoming a failed state so .....
Load More Replies...Ya know, we get enough political c**p in our everyday lives. I think that a lot of people visit sites like Boredpanda hoping to get a break from it, but more and more that isn't happening on BP. Of course, you also get some folks who will jump on every opportunity that presents itself to tell you how they love or hate Trump and/or the US. BTW, America isn't a continent. North America and South America are two separate continents. Citizens of Canada, the US and Mexico are North Americans, not Americans. People in the US are called Americans because America is part of the country's name and not because of ego.
Oh come on....apparently it's the new trend to dis America and to dis Trump.
Well he has kinda turned us into the laughing stock of the entire world so.....
Load More Replies...Why are you attacking me? 'Murca is a positive thing in my eyes. Its a patriotic and funny nickname to me.
Load More Replies...Sorry for bursting your bubble, but some people just can't afford to move. And they would definitely do it immediately.
Load More Replies...The stupidest comment I've seen. Patti for the win! (again)
Load More Replies...Bruh you mad? How is it unpatriotic if most of us don't live there
Load More Replies...Useless Islands, New Zealand
Why Me Lord Lane, Chester, USA
Divorce Beach, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
Road To Misery, Kennebunkport, Maine, USA
Disappointment Lake, California, USA
Nothing, Arizona, USA
All Alone Road, Bradford, UK
Mistake Island, Jonesport, USA
Mount Disappointment, Victoria, Australia
Maybe the australians thought they would climb it, found nothing there and......well you know the rest
Pain Lane/Suffering Lane, St. George's Island, Bermuda
Dead Woman Pond, Texas, USA
Broken Dreams Drive, Arivaca, Arizona, USA
Shades Of Death Road, New Jersey, USA
Pointless Mountain, Squamish-Lillooet, Canada
Failure Canyon, Samak, Utah, USA
Bucket Of Blood Street, Holbrook, Arizona, USA
Point No Point, Newark, USA
Suicide Bridge, Maryland, USA
Misery Island, Tasmania, Australia
Grandmother's Hole, Goa, India
Shit, Iran
Fail, UK
Road To Nowhere, Iqaluit, Canada
Lonesome Lake, Washington, USA
Murderers Creek, Murders Kill Road, Athen, New York, USA
Grumpy Lane, Lake Echo, Canada
Maybe it's a neighborhood with streets named after Snow White characters. I used to live near one like that in California.
Useless Loop, Western Australia
Terrible Mountain, Vermont, USA
Hell For Certain Road, Hyden Kentucky, USA
Die, France
World's End, Aylesbury, USA
Nasty Pond, Oregon, USA
Lake Of No Return, Osage Township, Ar, USA
Desperation Lake, Alaska, USA
Agony Island, Marshall Islands
Miserable Island, Banner Township, Illinois, USA
Depressed Lake, California, USA
Lonely Island, Ontario, Canada
Hopeless Road, Dandridge, USA
Ugly, West Bangal, India
Kill, Ireland
Suffering Street, Menzel Jemil, Tunisia
Hopeless Way, Bunkerville, Nevada, USA
Despair Island, Maine, USA
Pity Me, Durham, USA
I've been there, it's in UK, not US. Unless they copied the whole layout
Crying Child Island, Jacksonville Beach, Florida, USA
Lonelyville, Fire Island, New York, USA
Crack Is Wack Playground, Harlem, New York, USA
Heartache Rd, East Helena, USA
Massacre Island, Subd, Canada
Deception Island, Antartica
What Cheer, Iowa, USA
Murder Island, Argyle, Canada
Dead Women Crossing, Oklahoma, USA
Sad Lake, Oregon, USA
Accident, Maryland, USA
Worthless Road, Laytonville, USA
Hearts Desire Ave / Broken Heart St, Las Vegas, USA
Misery, France
Melancholy Waterhole, Sturt, Australia
Abandoned, Hartwick, New York State, USA
Murdering Beach Road, Heyward Point, New Zealand
Sadness Street, Jemil, Tunisia
Same place where you find Suffering Street; not really a lucky place it seems
Dubious Reservoir, Oregon, USA
Miserable Lake, Banner Township, Illinois, USA
Disappointment Road, Barbourville Ky, USA
you can walk down disappointment road or float down disappointment creek
Desperation Drive / Solitude Way, Shingle Springs, Ca, USA
You can either continue to be desperate or you can find happiness in your solitude!
Poverty Island, Michigan, USA
Haunted Lake, Francestown, New Hampshire, USA
Purgatory Pond, Dunbarton, USA
Labour In Vain Road, Stansted, UK
apparently a woman on the road side went into labour, but later turned out it was just outdated tacos..
Dead Dog Island, Killarney, Canada
Sorrow Islands, British Columbia, Canada
Nameless, Tennessee, USA
Little Hope Island, Nova Scotia, Canada
Disenchantment Bay, Alaska, USA
Hateful Hill, Vermont, USA
Terror Lake, Alaska
Repulse Bay, Canada
Suicide Bay, Tasmania, Australia
Sad, Slovenia
Pity, Haiti
Lake Torment, Annapolis, Subd, Canada
Crying Lady Rock, Washington, USA
Cape Disappointment, Ilwaco Wa, USA
Devastation Island, British Columbia, Canada
Nowhere Island, Rainy River, Canada
Alone, Brescia Province, Italy
Grief Island, Alaska, USA
Futile Lake, Kenora, Canada
Forlorn Lake, Nipissing, Canada
Doubtful Island, New Zealand
Hopeless Way, Bunkerville, USA
Doubtful Island, New Zealand
Abandoned, Svalbard
Broken Island, Washington, USA
Spiteful Geyser, Wyoming, USA
Point No Point, Hansville, USA
Little Hope, Wisconsin
Dog Slaughter Falls, Kentucky, USA
Starvation Heights, Oregon, USA
Defeated, Tennessee, USA
Blunder Pond, Northeast Piscataquis, Maine, USA
Despair Island, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA
Dead Woman Creek, Oklahoma, USA
Lost Boys Lane, Riverview, Florida, USA
Death Lake, Cochrane, Canada
Pain Lake, Ontario, Canada
Melancholy Lane, Dorset, USA
Disappointment Lake, Idaho, USA
Solitude Island, Ontario, Canada
Disappointment Cove, New Zealand
Did they take the buy now off of it? Or do the people reporting the buy now sticker just have adware installed? I am betting you guys need to clean your PCs.
Load More Replies...It's missing my favorite place, the Great Dismal Swamp in Camden County, North Carolina, USA
How didn't I find any of these? I spend hours on Google maps when I'm bored(sorry, Bored Panda)
Challenge: all my RPG people, let's make a world compiled of all of these and cast them into the void! ;-)
Will he also go for a list of happy places? Cause this was kinda fun :)
I was an exchange student in Vermont, and our home address was Weir Road. That is, the address was WEIR RD. Yup. https://www.google.com.br/search?q=weir+rd+williamstown+vt&oq=weir+rd+williamstown+vt+&aqs=chrome..69i57.24977j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 BTW, there was nothing weird about it, it was lovely. :)
i like this, it shows not everywhere is 'enchantment lake' or something, with the incredible possibilities in life there is the bad and boring - i like how these names represent that
I had to google Enchantment Lake. It's pretty!
Load More Replies...That Panda users voted the cheapest shot up to the first spot speaks volumes about this site.
What? That the world doesn't have the same opinion of America that America does?
Load More Replies...Here in NYC, we have Hell’s Gate , Great Kills, Fresh Kills and Dead Horse Bay.
Well, I did not look at the whole thing. Were there any posts from non-English-speaking countries? If most were in the USA, I can see why it is rated #1.
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Load More Replies...Well, if you have too much time on your hands, perhaps you should get a hobby.
Load More Replies...Americans think there #1 but to the rest of the world you're a giant #2
Load More Replies...Did they take the buy now off of it? Or do the people reporting the buy now sticker just have adware installed? I am betting you guys need to clean your PCs.
Load More Replies...It's missing my favorite place, the Great Dismal Swamp in Camden County, North Carolina, USA
How didn't I find any of these? I spend hours on Google maps when I'm bored(sorry, Bored Panda)
Challenge: all my RPG people, let's make a world compiled of all of these and cast them into the void! ;-)
Will he also go for a list of happy places? Cause this was kinda fun :)
I was an exchange student in Vermont, and our home address was Weir Road. That is, the address was WEIR RD. Yup. https://www.google.com.br/search?q=weir+rd+williamstown+vt&oq=weir+rd+williamstown+vt+&aqs=chrome..69i57.24977j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 BTW, there was nothing weird about it, it was lovely. :)
i like this, it shows not everywhere is 'enchantment lake' or something, with the incredible possibilities in life there is the bad and boring - i like how these names represent that
I had to google Enchantment Lake. It's pretty!
Load More Replies...That Panda users voted the cheapest shot up to the first spot speaks volumes about this site.
What? That the world doesn't have the same opinion of America that America does?
Load More Replies...Here in NYC, we have Hell’s Gate , Great Kills, Fresh Kills and Dead Horse Bay.
Well, I did not look at the whole thing. Were there any posts from non-English-speaking countries? If most were in the USA, I can see why it is rated #1.
Google paid each week on-line from home over $4000+ simply by operating merely on-line. Last month I actually have got paid $19523 simply by operating four weeks on-line. Its simply wonderful and my earnings ar currently far better than regular nine to five workplace job. This job is simply outstanding. attempt currently to induce additional money on-line from the small print here...... http://bit.ly/2mgS6mW
Good for you; we don't care! Take your spam elsewhere!
Load More Replies...Well, if you have too much time on your hands, perhaps you should get a hobby.
Load More Replies...Americans think there #1 but to the rest of the world you're a giant #2
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