Cyclist dabs for Google Maps camera, instantly becomes an internet hero

What a ledge.

Google Maps cameras are continually updating the world around us. So they're bound to catch something out of the ordinary, right?

Take, for example, this cyclist who found himself in the right place at exactly the right time.

A Twitter user noticed this Google Maps gem:

If you search Cecil Place, Melbourne in Google Maps, you'll find a cyclist who -- on one fateful day in December 2016 -- rounded a corner to happen upon a unique photo opportunity.

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Upon seeing the camera, he decided to dab the entire length of the street.

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The tweet went viral and the cyclist instantly become an internet star.

May we all aspire to this level of greatness.

Topics Google X/Twitter

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