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Thread #104378   Message #2370417
Posted By: Amos
19-Jun-08 - 11:16 PM
Thread Name: BS: Random Traces From All Over
Subject: RE: BS: Random Traces From All Over
Tech savvy British teens have found an innovative -- and illegal -- way to beat summer heat using Google Earth.

Teens scour through the aerial photographs available in the satellite imaging program to locate houses with pools. Once a target has been identified, the revelers use social networking sites like Bebo and Facebook to coordinate illicit pool parties when homeowners are away, according to U.K tech publication The Register.

Local law enforcement told a London entertainment guide that that the "pool-crashing" craze was discovered after multiple pool owners awoke up to find pools full of teens partying or came home from work to a backyard full of beer cans.

Owners of poolside property worry that the craze could spread as the weather gets hotter and homeowners prepare to leave for vacation.

Earlier this year, a water fight organized on Facebook caused thousands of dollars in damage at a public garden in the city of Leeds.