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Another example would be the fake roads atlas makers used to insert to catch their competitors copying. They did get copied, and they didn't always get caught,
by TylerE 4y ago
Another example would be the fake roads atlas makers used to insert to catch their competitors copying.
They did get copied, and they didn't always get caught, and poof, the fake road is now real since it exists in multiple "independent" sources.
- MBCook 4y agoOh, yes, another great example. I think I heard a story once about an island people actually thought was real because it was created for that reason but people forgot.
- all2 4y agoThis was also done with towns. IIRC, more than one town was founded where a fake town was placed on a map.
- VBprogrammer 4y agoHaha, I can see how that could happen. Planning officer: you want to build 20 houses on the outskirts of [town Google made up]. Looks legit to me. Planning officer: you want to build 20 new houses in the middle of an agricultural area. Let me think on that.